ABOUT RERA
RERA Rwanda was born from a deeply personal experience. After becoming a mother, our founder experienced firsthand the tension many women face as they seek to be present for their children while pursuing their personal and professional aspirations. Despite having opportunities to grow professionally, she often found herself unable to show up fully in every area of life because the support systems she needed as a first-time mother were not always available.
This experience led her to become increasingly aware of the gaps in the support available to pregnant women, mothers, and families during the critical early years of a child's life. As she spoke with other parents, caregivers, and employers, it became clear that this was not an individual challenge, but a systemic one experienced by families across Rwanda and around the world. Families need stronger support networks, better trained and more professional caregivers, and more family friendly workplaces and policies.
RERA was established to help fill these gaps by strengthening the systems that surround mothers so that children thrive, households flourish, and women are empowered to reach their full potential, whether in the workplace, in leadership, in entrepreneurship, or within their families.
"No mother should have to navigate motherhood without the information or support systems that she and her family need to thrive."
Founder, RERA Rwanda
Our beliefEvery child thrives when mothers are supported.
The challengeChildren lack consistent, nurturing care when their mothers lack the support to balance caregiving and work
How we respondRERA Rwanda strengthens family support, professional caregiving, and family-friendly workplaces so children consistently receive nurturing care while women participate fully in education, employment, entrepreneurship, and leadership.
Mothers are most often the primary caregivers, and they carry the greatest share of caregiving while also pursuing education, work, enterprise, and leadership. Without the right support around them, families face difficult trade-offs. This is not simply a women's issue — it is a child development issue, an economic issue, and a societal issue.
Together, we can build stronger support systems for children, families, and communities
We work with employers, government institutions, development partners, foundations, early childhood and family
organisations, and community and faith leaders.