Overview

Mission:

FERWAHAND  is  a  non-profit  organization  whose  mission  is  to  contribute  to  self-fulfillment,  social cohesion, improving the social welfare of Rwandans through the practice, diffusion of collective handball and the promotion of high level handball.

Vision:

Prepare a bright future where handball will be played by all categories of age in all corners of Rwanda in appropriate conditions.

FERWAHAND tournament

The handball is played everywhere in Rwanda with various categories of ages regardless on sex now FERWAHAND have 20 active members  and two my-pharm-blog.com of Handball are taken into account namely indoor Handball and Beach Handball.

FERWAHAND organizes the national championship category Men and Ladies; it also organizes various tournaments throughout the sporting year, training and technical courses for coaches, referees and also to the members of the committee of the club, association affiliated.

Among these tournaments we can mention the following:

  1. National championship
  2. Rwanda Hero’s Tournament
  3. Rwanda U18 championship
  4. Handball Genocide Memorial Tournament
  5. Carre d’As (Final Four)
  6. Rwanda Beach Handball Tournament

Clubs and the national handball teams participate occasionally in regional and continental competitions.

Historical background

Handball was introduced in Rwanda by the German Brothers of charities and white Father. The first official Handball match known was played at G.S de la SALLE/ Byumba in 1983 between the two teams Groupe Scolaire de Zaza and Groupe Scolaire De La Salle Byumba. With the support of  these  German  Brothers  and  white  Fathers,  handball  spread  gradually  in  other  parts  of  the country especially in secondary schools. Despite the presence of many teams were in 1985, the Rwandan Handball Federation (FERWAHAND) was established and the first president was voted in  1988  and  then  in  1992  the  Federation  was  officially  recognized  by  the  Rwanda  National Olympic  Committee  (CNOR),  the  Ministry  of  Justice  in  the  time  that  had  in  its  attributions Federations and Sports in general, the African Handball Confederation (CAHB), the International Handball Federation (IHF) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Contact

Office Address: B.P 1044 Kigali

Tel: +250 788 53 90 89/ +250 728 53 9089

+250 788 35 23 98/ +250 788 522398

E-mail: [email protected]

Street: Rue 17 av  Amahoro Stadium

For more information

Website: www.ferwahand.rw   

Twitter: @ferwahandinfo

Facebook: FERWAHAND