Iwawa

Iwawa is an island in Rutsiro District, Western Province, Rwanda on Lake Kivu. It is the site of the Iwawa Rehabilitation and Vocational Skills and Development Center (Iwawa RC), a rehabilitation center established in 2010. The center, which is operated by the Rwanda National Rehabilitation Service, has been accused of being a prison camp for homeless people, drug users and street children.[1][2][3][4][5] Vaccinations were carried out at the center in September 2021.[6]

In 1995, it was the site of a Hutu militia camp which was attacked by the Rwandan Patriotic Front of Paul Kagame.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Iwawa RC". www.nrs.gov.rw. Archived from the original on 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  2. ^ "Rwanda Pursues Dissenters and the Homeless (Published 2010)". 2010-04-30. Archived from the original on 2024-12-20. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  3. ^ Agency, Rwanda Broadcasting. "'From Saul to Paul'; A story of Iwawa's relentless drug rehabilitation path". RBA news. Archived from the original on 2025-02-23. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  4. ^ "Rwanda's controversial Iwawa Island". The World from PRX. 2016-08-02. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  5. ^ "Rwanda island rehab haven has dark side". News24. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  6. ^ Tabaro, Jean de la Croix (2021-09-16). "COVID-19: Vaccination Goes to Iwawa Island". KT PRESS. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  7. ^ lesoir.be. "Partners - lesoir.be". lesoir.be. Archived from the original on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
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