A center for tourism. En-route to the gates to Akagera National Park, the Urugo Women’s Opportunity Center is well positioned to bring tourism to Eastern Province. Guests enjoy comfortable accommodations, dining, shopping, and cultural experiences while supporting women’s economic development.

A resource for the community. The center conducts community outreach activities to help meet the social and economic needs of the Kayonza community and to establish the Urugo Women’s Opportunity Center as a vibrant place for women, children and men in the community to learn new skills and improve their well-being. Outreach services include monthly HIV/AIDS testing and counseling, Sexual Reproductive Health campaigns, family planning services, Gender-Based Violence prevention campaigns, evening forums for parents, hygiene and nutrition demonstrations and discussions, and counseling and support services for women and girls.

A model of environmentally conscious design. The striking campus, conceived by architect Sharon Davis, was built using 450,000 clay bricks handcrafted by a local women’s cooperative run by Women for Women International program graduate Angelique Mukankubana. On-site solar power generation, rainwater harvesting, bio-gas cooking fuel, and composting toilets help minimize the Center’s environmental impact. The center is a permanent haven where formerly excluded women can inspire their still aspiring sisters to advance themselves, their families, their communities and the nation, brick by brick.