{"id":2599,"date":"2026-05-22T17:10:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lona-project.org\/prevention-in-rwanda\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T14:40:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T12:40:31","slug":"prevention-in-rwanda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lona-project.org\/en\/prevention-in-rwanda\/","title":{"rendered":"Prevention in Rwanda"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2599\" class=\"elementor elementor-2599 elementor-2568\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d69bd6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d69bd6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f952e15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f952e15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-200a301 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"200a301\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">An Unexpected Partnership Brings Light<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea744d3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ea744d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66c3e02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66c3e02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">In Rwanda, thanks to a partnership with Campus for Christ Rwanda, we were unexpectedly able to conduct a \u201cTraining for Trainers\u201d on human trafficking with SAYE director Amina Umuhoza. Her organization is already doing important educational work in schools. Despite the short preparation time, Mich\u00e8le and Amina shared the content of the prevention program, with Mich\u00e8le providing background information and Amina offering cultural context. It was a wonderful collaboration.   <\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Heartfelt Feedback<\/span><\/span><br\/>The feedback from the trainers is moving: <span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u201cI used to think that women in prostitution had chosen this path themselves and were to blame for the consequences. Now I understand the complexity and the underlying reasons much better.\u201d<\/span> <\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Lona lives up to her name<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The name Lona (\u201cthe light-bringer\u201d) proved to be fitting, as the participants experienced moments of enlightenment. They are eager to expand the program to public schools. To reach students from poorer families with limited English proficiency, the program is now being translated into the local language, Kinyarwanda\u2014an important step in expanding the reach of the human trafficking prevention program.   <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Together for Hope and Freedom <\/span>\u2013 <span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">together for hope and freedom.<\/span><\/p><p><em><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Mich\u00e8le Marti, Lona Project Staff Member<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-109df30 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"109df30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d853a2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d853a2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/lona-project.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6704-768x575.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2571\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lona-project.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6704-768x575.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/lona-project.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6704-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lona-project.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6704-1024x767.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/lona-project.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6704-1536x1150.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/lona-project.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6704-2048x1533.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Unexpected Partnership Brings Light In Rwanda, thanks to a partnership with Campus for Christ Rwanda, we were unexpectedly able to conduct a \u201cTraining for Trainers\u201d on human trafficking with SAYE director Amina Umuhoza. Her organization is already doing important educational work in schools. 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