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Bureau pour le Volontariat au service de l’Enfance et de la Sante (BVES)



The Bureau pour le Volontariat au service de l’Enfance et de la Sante (BVES) operates with the the mission of promoting, protecting, and defending the rights of the children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (and in the region of the African Great Lakes).  BVES works with child victims of economic and social marginalization along with child victims of armed conflict (street children, child refugees or displaced non-accompanied minors, child victims of exploitation or rape and sexual violence, children released from prison, demobilized child soldiers, etc.). 



BVES, a non-profit organization, was created in 1992 to provide food, medical care, and shelter to the children fleeing the nearby Rwandan genocide.  Since its inception, the organization has grown to become an important organization addressing child-focused human rights in a region riddled with violent conflict, which has resulted in high numbers of child enlistment as soldiers, porters, and sexual slaves.



BVES coordinates programs in support of health, education, and the protection of children.



Furthermore, BVES works to protect child rights through the following mechanisms:



Reports


The BVES is one NGO of a network. It inspires the creation of not only many other associations but also networks, working groups, and community cores for the protection of children’s rights, acting in different corners of the DR of the Congo:




Contact:
Murhabazi Namegabe, Director
Bukavu,Sud-Kive RD Congo
c/o B.P. 529 Cyangugu, Rwanda
Phone : +243 813 18 5450
Email : BVES

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