Rural Young Women Support Network:
Rural Young Women Support Network is a young women-led and oriented organization that works with rural communities in championing democracy, sustainable livelihoods and advocacy on sexual reproductive health rights, informed by the lived realities of rural young women.
The inception of the network came as a community-based response to the continued violation of rural young women’s rights, sustained gender inequality, discrimination and the exclusion and marginalization of rural young women in governance and development of communities. The organization is committed to challenging patriarchy and other harmful stereotypes that oppress young women in rural areas and empower them to achieve their full potential.
Our Mission
To support and empower rural young women through interventions that strategically positions them as active agents of transformation and community development in rural and marginalized areas.Our Vision
Rural Young Women Support Network envisions a society in which rural young women and girls have equal opportunities and are empowered to make decisions in their socio-economic and political aspects of life.Objectives
- To enhance the leadership and active participation of rural young women in socio-economic and political decision-making processes.
- To promote equitable access to opportunities for decent livelihoods and advocacy on socio-economic justice.
- To improve the sexual and reproductive health of rural young women
