Rebuilding hope: Polyclinic of Hope care and treatment project
Category
HIV and AIDS, Violence Against Women and Girls
Publication Subtitle
A Holistic Approach for HIV-Positive Women Survivors of the Rwandan Genocide
Publication year
2011
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The Polyclinic of Hope in Rwanda takes a comprehensive approach to combating gender-based violence for genocide survivors affected by HIV by facilitating support groups, encouraging income generation activities and providing HIV testing and treatment services.
This case study was prepared by the AIDSTAR-One project. As an AIDSTAR-One partner organization, ICRW provided technical oversight on this publication. The full case studies series and findings are available at AIDSTAR-One.
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