{"id":152,"date":"2025-08-20T13:51:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devepr.hiro.rw\/?post_type=epr_news&#038;p=152"},"modified":"2026-11-04T22:48:42","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T22:48:42","slug":"youth-forum-for-students-with-disabilities-opens-at-cpaj-center-in-kigali","status":"publish","type":"epr_news","link":"https:\/\/devepr.hiro.rw\/?epr_news=youth-forum-for-students-with-disabilities-opens-at-cpaj-center-in-kigali","title":{"rendered":"Youth Forum for Students with Disabilities Opens at CPAJ Center in Kigali"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-cat-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epr.rw\/category\/activities\/diakonia-and-development-department\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Diakonia and Development Department<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/epr.rw\/category\/events\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Events<\/a><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Youth Forum for Students with Disabilities Opens at CPAJ Center in Kigali<\/h1>\n<ul class=\"entry-meta\">\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-20T15:51:31+02:00\">Posted on August 20, 2025<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<span>by <\/span><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/epr.rw\/author\/evariste\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e63733c1326add194a1bcb020e46823eaa0abe6c5d07b21e71ae162be53df43e?s=22&amp;d=mm&amp;r=g\" class=\"avatar avatar-22 photo\" height=\"22\" width=\"22\"> Evariste Nsabimana<\/a>\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/epr.rw\/youth-forum-for-students-with-disabilities-opens-at-cpaj-center-in-kigali\/#respond\">No Comments<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> on Youth Forum for Students with Disabilities Opens at CPAJ Center in Kigali<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"entry-content-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Youth Forum for Students with Disabilities, jointly organized by the Presbyterian Church in Rwanda (EPR) and the National Union of Disability Organizations of Rwanda (NUDOR), is currently taking place at CPAJ Center from August 19\u201322, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the opening sessions, various leaders encouraged the students to build self-confidence, work harder in their studies, and set clear goals for their personal development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similar forums are being held across all provinces of the country, bringing together a total of 198 participants. Most of the attendees are senior secondary school students in their final two years (S5 &amp; S6), along with university students. In Kigali, the event at CPAJ was officially launched by <strong>Dr. Betty Mukarwego<\/strong>, Chairperson of NUDOR, together with the <strong>Vice President of EPR<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his remarks, the EPR Vice President thanked NUDOR\u2019s leadership for its collaboration with the Church through the <em>CBID Tujyanemo<\/em> (Community-Based Inclusive Development) program. He underlined the Church\u2019s ongoing role in supporting persons with disabilities and highlighted the challenges they continue to face. He reminded participants that the forum provides a valuable opportunity to jointly seek shared solutions and reaffirmed that people with disabilities have an equal place in the Church, in society, and in the nation, deserving of recognition as God\u2019s children and full citizens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Mukarwego chairperson of NUDOR, emphasized the opportunities now available thanks to both government policies and Church initiatives promoting inclusive education. She recalled that, in the past, people with disabilities were often excluded and undervalued. She urged the students to make the most of their studies and the opportunities they have today, describing them as a true blessing. She encouraged them to embrace all the guidance provided throughout the forum and wished them a fruitful training experience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The forum was officially launched and opened by the <strong>Vice President of EPR<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/devepr.hiro.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cp5-2048x1365-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Photograph accompanying Youth Forum for Students with Disabilities Opens at CPAJ Center in Kigali.\" class=\"wp-image-21167\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Vice President of EPR<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/devepr.hiro.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cp6-2048x1365-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Photograph accompanying Youth Forum for Students with Disabilities Opens at CPAJ Center in Kigali.\" class=\"wp-image-21168\" style=\"width:823px;height:auto\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>The Chairperson of NUDOR<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/devepr.hiro.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/cp4-2048x1365-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Photograph accompanying Youth Forum for Students with Disabilities Opens at CPAJ Center in Kigali.\" class=\"wp-image-21169\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/devepr.hiro.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DSC_1587-2048x1365-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Photograph accompanying Youth Forum for Students with Disabilities Opens at CPAJ Center in Kigali.\" class=\"wp-image-21170\"><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-footer\">\n<div class=\"entry-social-share\">\n  <span>Share: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/epr.rw\/youth-forum-for-students-with-disabilities-opens-at-cpaj-center-in-kigali\/\" class=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=https:\/\/epr.rw\/youth-forum-for-students-with-disabilities-opens-at-cpaj-center-in-kigali\/\" class=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https:\/\/epr.rw\/youth-forum-for-students-with-disabilities-opens-at-cpaj-center-in-kigali\/&amp;media=&amp;description=\" class=\"pinterest\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:info@websiteplanet.com?&amp;subject=https:\/\/epr.rw\/youth-forum-for-students-with-disabilities-opens-at-cpaj-center-in-kigali\/&amp;body=Hi%20guys,%20%0AJust%20wanted%20to%20say%20you%20created%20an%20amazing%20theme,%20i%20love%20it.%20Well%20done!https:\/\/epr.rw\/youth-forum-for-students-with-disabilities-opens-at-cpaj-center-in-kigali\/\" class=\"mail\"><\/a>  <\/div>\n<p><!-- .socials-share -->\n  \t\t\t<\/div>\n<p class=\"epr-source-note\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/epr.rw\/youth-forum-for-students-with-disabilities-opens-at-cpaj-center-in-kigali\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Official EPR article<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Youth Forum for Students with Disabilities, jointly organized by the Presbyterian Church in Rwanda (EPR) and the National Union of Disability Organizations of Rwanda (NUDOR), took place at CPAJ Center from 19\u201322 August 2025. Similar forums were held across Rwanda\u2019s provinces, bringing together 198&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3033,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"epr_news_category":[],"epr_news_topic":[],"class_list":["post-152","epr_news","type-epr_news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Youth Forum for Students with Disabilities Opens at CPAJ Center in Kigali - Eglise Presbyterienne Au Rwanda<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/devepr.hiro.rw\/?epr_news=youth-forum-for-students-with-disabilities-opens-at-cpaj-center-in-kigali\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Youth Forum for Students with Disabilities Opens at CPAJ Center in Kigali - Eglise Presbyterienne Au Rwanda\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Youth Forum for Students with Disabilities, jointly organized by the Presbyterian Church in Rwanda (EPR) and the National Union of Disability Organizations of Rwanda (NUDOR), took place at CPAJ Center from 19\u201322 August 2025. 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