Juliette Karitanyi

Juliette Karitanyi Juliette Karitanyi is a Rwandan communications specialist, women's-rights activist and gender-equality advocate. She has worked particularly on gender norms, women's rights, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and gender-based violence. Karitanyi became involved in feminist activism through communications and media. A 2023 profile by the PCR (Partners for Change Rwanda) describes her as a health communications specialist and women's-rights activist and says that she began her feminist activism as a radio presenter at Hot FM in 2015, where she raised awareness about issues including unpaid care work, rape, teenage pregnancy, child defilement, unsafe abortion, gender-based violence and intimate-partner violence. She subsequently worked with Health Development Initiative (HDI), a Rwandan nonprofit organization working on health, advocacy and community outreach. HDI publications identify her as its Director of Communications. Her work at HDI included communicating information about sexual and reproductive health and rights, challenging harmful social norms, and promoting gender equality. In 2022, The New Times described her as a feminist and Director of Communications at HDI during a workshop addressing social and gender norms. She has also written opinion pieces for The New Times, including articles on gender gaps, menstrual-product taxation, and the fight against gender-based violence. A 2024 Belgian Cooperation publication identifies her as a Communication and E-Learning Expert with APEFE Rwanda, showing her continuing work in communications and women's leadership/education initiatives. Her public advocacy has also included addressing online harassment. In a 2023 New Times article, she discussed how a 2019 social-media post led to severe online abuse and threats, and she explained how that experience changed the way she interacted online. Quotes I would dismantle patriarchy. It is the cause of all the problems. Women are not objects of pleasure, says activist Juliette Karitanyi the newtimes (October 6, 2026) We want women to be considered as human beings instead of objects of pleasure. Women are not objects of pleasure, says activist Juliette Karitanyi the newtimes (October 6, 2026) A woman who is educated and knows her rights. Women are not objects of pleasure, says activist Juliette Karitanyi the newtimes (October 6, 2026) We need to make equality a reality in our everyday lives, not just setting policies that no one practices. Women are not objects of pleasure, says activist Juliette Karitanyi the newtimes (October 6, 2026) For women, be financially literate and manage your own money. Women are not objects of pleasure, says activist Juliette Karitanyi the newtimes (October 6, 2026) If someone touches you uninvited, call it out. Women are not objects of pleasure, says activist Juliette Karitanyi the newtimes (October 6, 2026) The thing our society doesn't understand is that anger is a natural emotion even for women. Women are not objects of pleasure, says activist Juliette Karitanyi the newtimes (October 6, 2026) When we advocate, we educate men and the society at large. Women are not objects of pleasure, says activist Juliette Karitanyi the newtimes (October 6, 2026) There is a lot to be done and it’s not a woman’s job to remove biases. Women are not objects of pleasure, says activist Juliette Karitanyi the newtimes (October 6, 2026) We celebrate to conduct awareness, recognize milestones, but we also celebrate because we haven’t reached the climax. Women are not objects of pleasure, says activist Juliette Karitanyi the newtimes (October 6, 2026) Even though significant strides have been made towards the realization of gender equality in Rwanda there is so much work that remains to be done and gender norms are as important as laws and policies since they all shape society. HDI Newsletters Health development(October 6, 2026) The program provided CSOs with space to discuss the importance of advocacy in communication, share their experiences in terms of challenges and successes in communication, and enable them to advocate efficiently. HDI Newsletters Health development(October 6, 2026) Children are being forced to undergo this harmful process(labia elongation/gukuna), and as a society, we need to stop this. FEATURED: Activists stress the implication of labia elongation on women and the girl child the newtimes (October 6, 2026) They wanted to discourage me, but I had decided not to be discouraged by people's bad words or threats. Ikoranabuhanga na Murandasi: Indiri nshya y’ihohoterwa rikorerwa abagore n’abakobwa? Rwanda Magazine (October 6, 2026)