Unabu

We are a diverse group of women; we believe women with disabilities are women first .

Our Vision

Women with disabilities enjoy equal and equitable opportunities and actively participate in the country’s development.

Our Mission

Promoting Gender equality and removal of various barriers which prevent women with any type of disability to participate in the country development programme.

UNABU mission and vision

Our Values

Participation- Uruhare rwa buriwese

Participation- Uruhare rwa buriwese

Non- discrimination- Kudaheza

Non- discrimination- Kudaheza

Transparency- Gukorera mu mucyo

Transparency- Gukorera mu mucyo

Good governance- Imiyoboreremyiza

Good governance- Imiyoboreremyiza

Rights- based- Bishingiyekuburenganzira

Rights- based- Bishingiyekuburenganzira

Excellence- Kubaindashyikirwa

Excellence- Kubaindashyikirwa

Sustainability- Impindukazirambye

Sustainability- Impindukazirambye

Who We Are

who we are

UNABU is a non-governmental organization standing for Umuryango Nyarwandaw’Abagore BafiteUbumuga and translated in English as the Rwandan Organization of Women with disabilities.

It was established in 2004 by 14 women with various disabilities for women with disabilities.

We are registered with Rwanda Governance Board with registration No06/RGB/NGO/2017.

UNABU remains the sole organization of women with various disabilities envisioning a society where women with all types of disabilities enjoy equal and equitable opportunities and actively participate in the country’s development”.

Our impacts

Girls and women with disabilities

Self-advocacy groups

Girls and women with disabilities change makers

Trained Nontraditional SRH R& GBV allies

Community awareness

Our  Partners

Since our creation, UNABU implemented advocacy and disability rights projects focusing on Gender Based Violence (GBV) prevention and response, economic empowerment, Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) and young girls’ leadership programs in partnership with various partners