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Rwanda's Soccer Sisterhood

Megan Specia Erica Berenstein Robin Lindsay

June 04, 2017 |

The New York Times |

Video |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Rwanda

In Rwanda, women are breaking gender stereotypes by playing soccer. After the Rwandan genocide of 1994, Felicite Rwemarika used her own money to fund the organization Women in Sport. Since then, it’s helped women process their trauma, and challenge traditional gender roles in the country.

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