AVSI Foundation, created in 1972 in Italy, is a not-for-profit organization which carries out development cooperation and humanitarian aid projects throughout the world. AVSI started intervening in Rwanda in 1994 after the genocide against Tutsi with emergency operations. Now its affiliate body AVSI Rwanda transitioned to long-term development interventions that contribute to the socio-economic transformation of the country and registered at Rwanda Government Board (RGB) as local NGO under Reg.N°:717/RGB/NGO/LP/12/2020. Its mission is to promote the dignity of the person through development cooperation activities.