Rwanda Assistive Technology Access (RATA) is a local non-governmental organization operating in Rwanda under the law N0 552/RGB/NGO/LP/10/2019 founded on 4th January 2018 to foster Assistive technology in Rwanda after realizing that there’s a gap for Persons with disabilities in Rwanda, in accessing Assistive Technology.
RATA was respectively recommended and recognized by Rwanda Education Board (REB) on 5th May 2018 and by the National Council of Persons with Disabilities (NCPD) on 6th June 2018. Its headquarters is located at Remera-Gasabo, 9 KG 626 St .
RATA contributes to a society where persons with disabilities are able to study in order to live independently through the use of Assistive Technology
The Mission of the Organization is to ensure accessible Assistive technologies for people with disabilities mainly in education and expanding access to these technologies.
Dignity , Passion , Humility , Integrity , Compassion
Contact UsBeneficiary
“ My names are Perlin Mujyambere In 2019, I was fortunate to participate in a training on Assistive Technology conducted by RATA which inspired me to establish an Assistive Technology club at the University of Rwanda- Huye Campus this year. I am hope that this club will help students with disabilities at our campus who need such technologies not only to our campus...”
Teacher at HVP Gatagara School
“I'm very grateful for the skills I gained during RATA training. As a language teacher, I learned how to make comprehension texts more accessible for my students by turning them into audio recordings. Additionally, I also developed skills on how to confidently create school materials and resources that students with visual impairments will find easy to use."
Teacher at HVP Gatagara School
“ We had particular difficulties while teaching using maps and images. In this training, I have acquired the skills that help to deal with that. I am confident that I can teach my students without these challenges. Also, notes used to be printed poorly without a title, but due to the skills that I now possess, Word documents will be published well and quickly converted to Braille.
Resource room facilitator at UR
“As a resource room facilitator at University of Rwanda-Nyagatare Campus, I often faced challenges while facilitating students with disabilities like how to make accessible documents, using braille displays, victor readers, braille embossers,... but after attending RATA training on Assistive Technology , I am now able to overcome such challenges ”