How Ndarinzwe Helps You Stay on Track
How does the Ndarinzwe platform support your antenatal care journey from registration to delivery?
18/08/2026
What Ndarinzwe Is
Ndarinzwe — a Kinyarwanda word meaning "I am cared for" — is a maternal health platform designed specifically for pregnant and postpartum mothers in Rwanda. It works alongside Rwanda's formal health system, connecting you to your Community Health Worker (Abajyanama b'ubuzima) and providing evidence-based information and tools to support your pregnancy journey between clinic visits.
Ndarinzwe does not replace your ANC visits or your health provider — it complements them. For any clinical concern, medical assessment, or emergency, you must attend your nearest health facility. Ndarinzwe is a support and information tool that helps you arrive at each visit informed, prepared, and engaged in your own care.
Your Dynamic Dashboard
Your Ndarinzwe dashboard updates dynamically based on your stage of pregnancy — or, after your due date, based on your baby's age. During pregnancy, your dashboard shows your current week and progress, your upcoming ANC milestones, links to your birth plan and baby names tools, your nearest health facilities, your care team messages, and relevant health resources.
After your due date passes, your dashboard transitions to postpartum mode — showing your baby's approximate age, key developmental milestones for your baby, the Rwanda EPI immunisation schedule with upcoming vaccination dates, and postnatal care tips for your own recovery. This dynamic design ensures the information you see is always relevant to where you are in your journey.
CHW Messaging
Ndarinzwe includes a secure messaging system through which your Community Health Worker (Umujyanama w'ubuzima) can send you care messages, appointment reminders, health updates, and follow-up notes based on your health data and their visits with you. This system is designed to make CHW support proactive — your CHW reaches out to you, rather than waiting for you to seek them out.
The messaging system is CHW-initiated. This design choice reflects the professional role of CHWs: trained community health advisors who send evidence-based guidance to the mothers they support. It is not a general communication channel — it is a care delivery tool for your CHW.
Tools to Help You Prepare
Ndarinzwe includes practical tools to help you prepare for key moments in your pregnancy. The Birth Plan tool allows you to document your preferences for delivery — where you will give birth, how you will get there, who will support you, and what you need to bring — and save this plan for sharing with your care team. The Baby Names tool lets you browse meaningful Kinyarwanda names with their meanings and save your favourites. The Nearest Health Facilities page shows your closest hospitals with contact details and a direct link to directions.
These tools are not standalone — they work best when used in conjunction with your ANC appointments, where your health provider can review your birth plan and discuss it with you in detail.
Resources and Education
Ndarinzwe's Resources section provides evidence-based articles on all aspects of pregnancy and antenatal care — written specifically for Rwandan mothers using Rwanda MoH, WHO, and peer-reviewed research as their foundation. Articles are accessible without logging in, so that any mother — registered or not — can access pregnancy health information.
The articles are organised into categories including My Pregnancy Journey and Antenatal Care, and each article addresses a specific question or topic that mothers commonly have between clinic visits. They are written to complement the counselling you receive at ANC — not to replace it. If an article raises a question or concern, bring it to your health provider at your next visit.
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