African project
Rwandan Share Houses
hope, create a village within this village. “
Each building of the two buildings houses eight doctors or nurses for a total of 16
people for the two buildings. This housing project is immediately adjacent to the
local 110-bed Rwinkwayu Hospital. In 2005, as part of its post-war rebuilding effort,
the Rwandan government asked Partners In Health to help strengthen the public
health system in two underserved districts in the eastern province. PIH has already
built doctor’s housing in Butaro; the 150-bed Butaro District Hospital opened in
January 2011 and brings medical care to a district that previously did not have a
functional hospital, and serves as a centre for medical education for East Africa. PIH
now also supports the Rwandan government in providing services to more than
865 000 people at three hospitals and 41 health centres, including Rwinkwavu
Hospital.
This is Sharon Davis’ second important built project in Rwanda. Her Women’s
Opportunity Center in Kayonza – a sustainably designed and constructed village for
vocational training and community development that opened in 2013 – won her
accolades and awards from across the globe. Sharon Davis is also currently working
on a project to transform a church in Ntarama into a memorial and learning centre
about the Rwandan genocide. AD
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