The Millennium Villages Project in Rwanda

http://www.millenniumvillages.org/aboutmv/mv_mayange.htm

The Millennium Villages Project in Rwanda works with 25,000 people in the Mayange sector of Bugesera district, collaborating with the community to provide a holistic package of proven interventions designed to lift communities out of the cycle of poverty. By applying scientific knowledge and facilitating community leadership, Millennium Village interventions in agriculture, business development, health, education, environment, water, gender, energy and other domains are helping poor Rwandans to end the cycle of poverty. The Millennium Villages project in Rwanda is supported by the Stephen Lewis Foundation, the M.A.C. AIDS Fund, and Millennium Promise.

The Global Network for Neglected Tropical Disease Control

http://gnntdc.sabin.org/

The Global Network for Neglected Tropical Disease Control is a partnership formed to reduce the suffering and death caused by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) among the world’s poorest populations. The Neglected Tropical Diseases Control Program in Rwanda, in close collaboration with the Access Project, is working with the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education and the World Health Organization to develop a national plan for carrying out necessary interventions against five NTDs: soil transmitted helminth infections, schistosomiasis, onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis, and trachoma.

Rwanda Community Works

http://www.rwandacommunityworks.org

Rwanda Community Works (RCW) is a new non-profit focused on enabling development and prosperity in Rwanda. Beginning in the Bugesera district, RCW will combine proven interventions in health and education with intensive enterprise development to build a basis for sustained economic growth and prosperity.

The Rwanda Ministry of Health

http://www.moh.gov.rw

The Rwanda Ministry of Health is committed to improving Rwandans’ health by improving the quality of service delivered and providing access to treatment through universal health insurance coverage (mutuelles de santé). TRAC Plus, an autonomous unit of the Ministry of Health, will take primary responsibility for NTD activities.

Malaria No More

http://www.malarianomore.org

Malaria No More works to raise the profile of the disease among the public, policymakers, and businesses, while engaging the private sector to provide life-saving mosquito nets and other critical interventions to families throughout Africa.

New Dawn Associates

http://www.newdawnassociates.com

New Dawn Associates is an international partnership that is using a responsible approach to tourism in Bugesera District and throughout Rwanda. In collaboration with a newly formed tourism cooperative in Bugesera, NDA has initiated and implemented an excursion that focuses on the development challenges of southeastern Rwanda and the successful interventions of the Millennium Villages Project. Community members and business cooperatives participate in the tour, with approximately 70% of tour profits going to the community.

The Center for Global Health and Economic Development

http://www.cghed.columbia.edu

The Center for Global Health and Economic Development (CGHED) at Columbia University’s Earth Institute mobilizes global health programs that enable low-resource countries to develop quality health systems for the poor, promote sustainable economic development and achieve the Millennium Development Goals. The Access Project is CGHED’s flagship project. 

The Earth Institute

http://www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu

The Earth Institute at Columbia University in New York City is helping to advance nine interconnected global issues: climate and society, water, energy, poverty, ecosystems, public health, food and nutrition, hazards, and urbanization. It uses scientific research, education, and the practical application of research for solving real-world challenges and helping achieve sustainable development primarily by expanding the world’s understanding of Earth as one integrated system. 

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation

http://www.pedaids.org

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) seeks to prevent pediatric HIV infection and to eradicate pediatric AIDS through research, advocacy, and prevention and treatment programs. The Access Project in Rwanda is working closely with EGPAF to implement and improve HIV and AIDS services in a number of health centers.

Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International

http://www.gorillafund.org

The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International is dedicated to the conservation and protection of gorillas and their habitats in Africa, promotes continued research on their threatened ecosystems, and provides assistance to local communities through education, health, training, and economic development initiatives. The Access Project is working with the organization to improve Bisate Health Center, which serves the people that live near the gorilla habitat in the Virunga mountains.

Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria partners with governments, civil society, the private sector, and affected communities to dramatically increase resources to fight three of the world’s most devastating diseases, and to direct those resources to areas of greatest need. The Access Project has worked with the Global Fund and multiple recipient countries since both initiatives began in 2002. The Global Fund is a key partner in Rwanda for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria programs, as well as for support to the mutuelles and for health center management.

IntraHealth

http://www.intrahealth.org

IntraHealth has worked in more than 50 countries, with the support of the U.S. Government, foundations, corporations, and individuals to mobilize local talent to create sustainable and accessible health care in three key areas: improving policies and systems for a strong workforce, supporting providers to succeed, and extending health services to communities. IntraHealth and the Access Project collaborate in Rwanda, where IntraHealth’s Twubakane ("Let’s build together") Decentralization and Health Program supports the Government of Rwanda in addressing the many challenges it faces in meeting the growing population’s priority health care needs.

“Our partnership [with Access] is really important. We both focus on capacity building of a health sector that was destroyed during the genocide. This involves capacity building of clinic and management...The only way we can control the AIDS epidemic is to get people to use the health care services.” Laura Hoemeke, Project Director, Twubakane