Amahoro

Amahoro (Peace) Ladies Cooperative

Amahoro Women's Co-op is based in Nyanza, Rwanda. Amahoro means "peace" in Kinyarwandan. 

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After the genocide, many people struggled to find peace. A group of ladies started meeting together at the home of Denis and Dative Mugabo on the Peace International School Compound, where Dative offered a place to build community and peace.

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In 2019 a group from Emmanuel Community Church in Edmonton Alberta was impacted by the reality of their poverty. Gord & Joyce Graham began funding training in hairdressing and manicures. In 2023 Irene Apon began working with these women. With the purchase of a sewing machine, Irene began teaching the construction of bags, also jewelry making from recycled materials, and other products.

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This was the birth of the women's cooperative.

The purchase of any items puts food on the tables of these families.