Association pour le Soutien des Orphelins du Genocide au Mayaga is a non-profit organization created in the wake of genocide to support the orphaned Youth and Genocide survivors of Mayaga region. It has been in operation since October 1998, and is registered in the sector of NYAMURE and the municipal district of NYANZA in the Southern Province of the Republic of Rwanda. The main goal of the association is to promote sustainable development in the region and to develop the welfare of the youth by reducing poverty and by integrating for them necessary linkages to bridge the gap between their community and the larger society. ASOGM also strives to initiate conflict resolution and to promote peace through educational programs that assist young survivors to recognize their fundamental human rights. This entails building their human capacities and offering them opportunities that would fulfill their socio economic and emotional primary needs. ASOGM believes in a participative approach at all levels (planning, implementation and evaluation) and by all actors including local government, Members of ASOGM and the beneficiaries of the program namely the youth orphaned by genocide in Mayaga).