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19 years after surviving the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis that shook all the pillars of their lives, they are fine just because they have been striving for self reliance.

This was said by genocide survivors in Burera district who say their remaining problem is their children who finish secondary school but fail to get means to get to the universities.

Fabien Niyonsenga the coordinator of IBUKA in Burera district

Fabien Niyonsenga the coordinator of IBUKA in Burera district says for Rwanda to stand against and fight the effects of genocide that was perpetrated against Tutsi in 1994 permanently, it needs to prepare the youth.

Most of the genocide survivors’ youth in this district finish secondary schools and those who fail to get the government pass mark for the scholarship fail to get means for higher education. “We need support for the education of our youth who cannot provide for themselves for them to be able to compete on international job markets with other Rwandans.”

Samuel Sembagare the mayor of Burera district promised the district’s continuous support to survivors of 1994 genocide against Tutsis in any possible way. He asked genocide survivors to be strong while commemorating striving to be self reliant.

In order to stop Violation of children’s rights, ADEPE (Action Pour le Development du Peuple) has organized a meeting with education concerned authorities recently to discuss the matter.

The meeting saw the turn up of different sector education officials, teachers, lawyer in charge of women and children violence, religious leaders and others.

Among the topics discussed in the meeting after forming groups was about people who engage children in hard labour, which results into school dropout, physical harm and development problems.

The case in point was children who work in mines and tea plantations in Ngororero district. The groups discussed on the type of work, if cultural beliefs promote child labour, consequences on children life and the measures that can be taken to stop child labour.

However, education officials in Ngororero district say that dividing children into small groups so that the teacher helps them all, policing community, sensitizing residents on the importance of their children’s education and others have been done to reduce on the biggest number of children that had dropped out of schools.

Main speaker of the meeting, Eugene Rwandarwejo in charge of coordinating residents and Communication in ADEPE, explains that the aim of this project is to identify problems, provide advocacy on sponsors so that they are included in the budget.

Although some participants note that child labour is done in rural areas secretly, there are some children that are traced in towns working for business people when they should be at school.

Participants and concerned authorities in Ngororero said they will fight the problem before the end of June because international children rights also apply to Rwandan children.

Civic education given to Rwandans at different levels should base on examples, Charles Munyaneza; executive secretary of National Electoral Commission (NEC) has remarked.

This was revealed this May 2012, by executive secretary of National Electoral Commission (NEC) Charles Munyaneza, during the event to give four cows that NEC volunteers bought for genocide orphans.

The beneficiaries are genocide orphans that make “Dufite umurengezi Family” from Bibungo cell, Nyamiyaga sector in Kamonyi district.

Munyaneza narrates “Actions speak louder than words. Civic education should base on examples.”

It could never be fair to tell a starving Rwandan to go voting; instead the one teaching him or her should make sure he is okay socially. When you help that person, he or she follows every program you require of them,” adds Munyaneza.

Maurice Musoni, in charge of civic education in Kamonyi district stresses that the district gave 16 goats to help vulnerable genocide survivors in Kayumbu, Mugina and Rukoma sectors.

Musoni emphasizes that they do everything to help shape the future of genocide survivors basing on 18^th genocide commemoration theme “Learning from history to build a bright future”.

Health experts say that child labour has been found to be one of causes of stunted growth.

(Photo /Ernest)

A paediatrician Emmanuel Bajyambere has called parents and employers to avoid engaging young girls and boys in any work that requires much energy or time taking, saying that most of the African youth who are found to be stunted were over worked during their early ages.

According to research Children’s participation in the labour force is endlessly varied and infinitely volatile, responding to changing market and social conditions; this context is matched by the flexibility of the large, unprotected, potential child labour force. Poverty and social exclusion, labour mobility, discrimination and lack of adequate social protection and educational opportunity all come into play in influencing child labour outcomes.

African children are reportedly involved in different hardships including , mining, quarry, agriculture , man power , wars and sometimes engaged in prostitution and other sexual molesting (harassment)  all resulting from inadequate social protection and poverty . However, Bajyambere revealed that all these can be fought and ended in Africa, he went on to say that though Rwanda has tried to combat the insurgency against children, there are still some atrocities of child labour especially in villages.

Child labour does more than deprive children of their education and mental and physical development – their childhood is stolen.  Immature and inexperienced child labourers may be completely unaware of the short and long term risks involved in their work.

Working long hours, child labourers are often denied a basic school education, normal social interaction, personal development and emotional support from their families. Beside these problems, children face many physical dangers – and death – from forced labour.

Nyamagabe district authorities have announced the intention to crackdown on all idlers and street children seen in the towns and trading centers with an aim of rehabilitating them and equiping them with skills.

They are seen smoking near the market every morning

The Vice Mayor in charge of social affairs Emile Byiringiro says that the problem of idlers comes up every time there is a security meeting which shows that they are a threat to security efforts.

“We have always called upon the idlers to look for jobs and get off the streets and also form associations, those who heeded our advice did so, but the problem is that new others are coming in,” said Byiringiro.

But he says that with the help of security agencies, they hope to do away with the problem in the shortest time possible.

The biggest number of idlers are children under the age of twelve who runa away from their homes. The strong ones live off carrying people’s luggage while others move around begging for money from sympathizers. At night they are found on the road sides and verandas sleeping on boxes.

Some of these children say that the main reason for running away from home is abject poverty or domestic violence.

Les autorités du district de Nyamagabe déclarent que le problème récurrent des enfants de la rue dans les villes et centres ne sera plus toléré. Des mesures sont envisagées entre autres des rafles qui permettront de diminuer le nombre de ces enfants et de leur permettre de retourner dans la vie civile.

Quelques enfants de la rue en train de fumer.

Le vice maire du district charge des affaires sociales, Emile Byiringiro, affirme que le problème des enfants de la rue est souvent cité lors des réunions de sécurité.

Il avance que les autorités ont incité ces enfants d’explorer de nouveaux horizons où ils seront pris en charge en coopératives et associations. Certains d’entres eux ont répondu à ces appels tandis que d’autres ont ignoré ces invitations.

Mr Byiringiro déclare que ce problème sera résolu avec la collaboration des autorités du district et les instances de sécurité.

On remarque que ces enfants de la rue communément appelé « Mayibobo » sont âgés de moins de 12 ans. Ces enfants s’échappent de leurs maisons familiales pour venir exécuter des petits travaux manuels. A la tombée de la nuit, ils dorment en se protégeant du froid  avec des cartons dans des buissons… Ces enfants déclarent choisir vivre ce mode de vie soit à cause de la pauvreté dans leurs foyers soit aussi de la mésentente parentale.

Ubuyobozi bwa karere ka Nyamagabe buvuga ko abantu b’inzererezi bakigaragara mu mijyi no mu dusantire dutandukanye ko batazakomeza kwihanganirwa, hakaba hagiye kujyaho imikwabo y’inzego zishinzwe umutekano batabwe muri yombi hanyuma bafashwe gusubira mu buzima busanzwe kandi bige ibyabateza imbere..

Mu gihe cya mugitondo ubasanga hafi y’isoko batumura agatabi

Umuyobozi w’akarere ka Nyamagabe wungirije ushinzwe imibereho myiza y’abaturage Emile Byiringiro, avuga ko buri gihe mu nama z’umutekano hahora hagaruka ikibazo k’inzererezi zikigaragara mu mijyi n’udusantire.

Avuga ko inshuro nyinshi ubuyobozi bwagiye bukangurira inzererezi gushaka imirimo zikora ndetse zikanafashwa kwishyirahamwe. Bamwe bashoboye kubyumva babivamo ariko uko bucya n’uko bwira hagenda havuka izindi.

Byiringiro avuga ko k’ubufatanye n’inzego z’umutekano zifatanyije n’ubuyobozi ngo iki kibazo kigiye kuvugutirwa umuti.

Kugeza ubu usanga inzererezi nyinshi ari abana bari munsi y’imyaka 12 y’amavuka ”mayibobo” bataye iwabo bagahitamo kwirirwa basabiriza mu mijyi, abafite imbaraga bagatwaza imizigo abantu. Mu gihe cyo kuryama usanga hari ahantu bashashe amakarito nko mu bihuru no munsi y’imikingo.

Aba bana bo bavuga ko akenshi babiterwa n’ubukina buba bwaribasiye iwabo cyangwa bigaturuka ku makimbirane y’ababyeyi babo.

Animal keeping at schools is part of school curriculum that the Ministry of education has found fit for young scholars in the country whereby schools must keep domestic animals.

In this program just the same as other districts, Heads of schools in Ngororero district are asked to keep rabbits as one of the animals easy to keep and less expensive. This intends to have quick products and be able to give a rabbit for every student in a short time.

In the meeting held by the school inspector in the district with the heads of schools district; doubts were expressed as they thought that the program could be difficult and even impossible.

Some of the leaders said that the area is a low temperature area, a weather that according to them, do not favor rabbit keeping.   One of school heads located in Nyange Sector gave his living example that he had kept rabbits successfully earlier that he had started the project in 2010 with 100rabbits and reached to 300rabbits in a period of one year and a half.

He proceeded saying that he was even awarded as a good example in the district level but those rabbits died later when given to students. To him rabbit keeping is not beneficial. Musabyingabire Petronille the official in charge of education in the district commented that it is a must for the program to be done but advised that if a school do not want rabbits, then it should present the project showing the type of possible rearing in the area so that experts be consulted.

Korora ku bigo byamashuli ngo biri mu mabwiriza yatanzwe na minisiteri ifite uburezi mu nshingano zayo, amashuli akaba agomba gukora ubworozi bwamatungo magufi kandi yororoka vuba, kugira ngo boroze abanyeshuli.

Muri iyi gahunda, kimwe no mutundi turere, abayobozi bibigo byamashuli yo mu karere ka ngororero basabwe korora inkwavu kuko zidahenda kandi zikororoka vuba, kugira ngo gahunda y’urukwavu rumwe kuri buri mwana izagerweho.

Mu nama aba bayobozi b’amashuli bagiranye n’umuyobozi ushinzwe uburezi mu karere ka Ngororero bagaragaje impungenge z’ubu bworozi, ndetse bamwe bavuga ko bidashoboka.

Abo bayobozi basobanura ko ikibitera ari ubukonje bwinshi bugaragara mu mirenge imwe n’imwe y’aka karere, inkwavu zikaba zitihanganira bene ubu bukonje.

Umwe mu bayobozi b’ibigo wo mu murenge wa Nyange, yatanze urugero ko yigeze kugeregeza ubu bworozi mu mwaka wa 2010, ndetse akabihererwa n’igihembo mu rwego rw’akarere kuko yari yaratangiriye ku nkwavu ijana, akagera kuri Magana atanu mu mwaka umwe n’igice, ariko nyuma yo guha izo nkwavu abanyeshuli zikaba zarapfuye zigashira kubera indwara. Kuri we ngo nta musaruro zitanga.

Ubuyobozi bwifuza ko inkwavu ari zo zakororwa kubera ko zororoka vuba kandi zikaba zitarushya cyane ugereranyije n’andi matungo. Gusa umuyobozi ushinzwe uburezi, Musabyingabire Petronille, yavuze ko abazagaragaza ko inkwavu batazishobora bagomba kuzerekana undi mushinga w’ubworozi bafitiye ubushobozi bakagirwa inama y’uko babikora.

Yongeyeho ko uko byagenda kose buri kigo kigomba kugira umuhigo w’ubworozi kuko bizagifasha gutera imbere no guteza imbere abana barera, bityo n’imiryango yabo ikabyungukiramo.

Ndabunguye Prince umwana muto wo mu murenge wa Ngarama amaze umwaka yicaye kubera kubura amafaranga y’ishuri mu gihe leta ivuga ko kwiga ari ubuntu ndetse nta mwana ukwiye kwirukanwa ku ishuri kubera ko yabuze amafaranga.

Ndabunguye avuga ko yatsindiye kujya mu mashuri yisumbuye mu mwaka wa 2011 akoherezwa kwiga mu ishuri ryisumbuye rya APEC Tumba  riri mu karere ka Rulindo, Uretse kuba byari bigoye kuva muri gatsibo ukajya kwiga Tumba avuga ko n’ubushobozi bw’iwabo butamwemereye gukomeza amasomo ye kuko nyuma y’igihembwe kimwe ayo kwishyura igihembwe cya kabiri yabuze bigatuma ahagarara kwiga ndetse yasaba n’indangamanota kugira ngo yigire mu mashuri rusange y’imyaka icyenda yiga ataha akimwa indangamanota.

Ndabunguye avuga ko yicaye kandi asaba ubuyobozi kumufasha gusubira ku ishuri, nubwo uyu ariwe watinyutse kugaragaza iki kibazo biboneka ko hari abandi bana batashoboye kujya ku ishuri bitewe n’ubushobozi bw’ababyeyi batabafasha kubona ibyangombwa, abandi bagera ku ishuri bakakwa amafaranga y’agahimbazamusyi y’abarimu bakayabura bitewe n’uko ababyeyi bishyizemo ko kwiga ari ubuntu.

Iki kibazo cyo gufashwa gusubira ku ishuri Ndabunguye yasabye Guverineri w’intara y’iburasirazuba akaba yaravuze ko nta mwana ukwiye kurengana ngo abure ishuri kandi leta y’u Rwanda irimo kongera umubare w’amashuri ngo abana bige, umuyobozi wungirije w’akarere ka gatsibo, uwimpuhwe Esperance akaba yarahise amusaba ko yamwegera akamufasha kubona ishuri mu gihe abanyeshuri batangira umwaka w ambere bazaba batangiye.