The 1994 genocide in Rwanda led to the violent death of an estimated one million Tutsis and moderate Hutus in just 100 days.

Sadly the misery continues for thousands who live in untold hardship.

AVEGA-AGAHOZO was formed to address the needs of these people, including:

• Widows
• Orphans
• Children who have become the heads of household
• Those who have lost some or all of their children
• The elderly
• The handicapped
  
  AVEGA-AGAHOZO, is a non-profit organisation conceived and finally created on January 15th 1995 , by 50 widows who themselves are genocide survivors. The association was approved by Ministerial decree n°156/05 on 30th October 1995.
  
  Its members include:

1. The founder members
2. Registered members
3. Honorary members
4. Sympathisers

Decentralisation

AVEGA'S head office is based in the Remera area of Kigali . However a strategy of decentralisation, which aims to help AVEGA meet the needs of its members all over the country,
has led to the establishment of two regional offices.