Bahoneza – Kinyarwanda, Rwanda Welfare, Social Welfare, Rwanda People, Nutrition and Diet, Rwanda Habitat, Living in Kigali

The administration of Hope and Homes for Children (HHC) says the process of transferring children from centres to families is going smoothly except for some limitations especially children who feel they are more comfortable staying in orphanage instead of families.

During the gathering with local leaders, security councils and justice councils, the director of HHC Claudine Nyinawagaga said their main limitation is preparing children to go into families when they prefer children centres more.

The director of HHC explaining about the program

 Nyinawagaga explains the concept of many people saying children in centres live a comfortable life. Though children in centres eat well and attain education, they need to learn love and family values and working experience in families.

According to the research conducted by HHC, 60% of the children in orphanages have both parents and close relatives which do not want them. Transferring children from orphanage centres back to their families is one of the solutions agreed upon by the ministers’ meeting as per 16^th.March.2012 and this program is set to last for 2 years.

Hope and Homes for Children and National Children Council (NCC) say they have already involved experts to prepare children and the families that will receive them on this transfer program.

The transfer process involves a lot and cannot be rushed like learning about a child, finding his/her family, learning about the family, deciding on transferring the child, preparing the child as well as the family, transferring the children and following hi/her up.

The transferred child is given some money at least Rwf3000 and they keep visiting him to find out if the child is interacting well with the family and if his life is worth being in that family.

Muhanga District officials have hailed the Belgian Nongovernmental organization (Protos) for its efforts to promote rural development activities especially providing clean water, protecting the environment and hygiene.

In a bid to implement these activities effectively, the project donated three brand new motorbikes to its partners as a way of facilitating the coordination of the activities in the rural areas of Muhanga district.

Protos conducts its activities through its key partners- COFORWA, UGAMA-CSC, DUHAMIC-ADRI- whose objectives and mission is to improve lives of rural residents.

Hakizimana Jean Pierre, the Protos project coordinator says that the project specifically aims to improve the living conditions of the rural population in Muhanga District

Some of the activities include construction, and in consultation with local partners, small gravity irrigation systems, protection of natural resources, and the construction of health infrastructure.

Other include the establishment of consultative bodies on the integrated management of water basins in local and district level, by encouraging the sustainable management of small water pipe systems and protected sources.

The Muhanga district vice mayor in charge of social affairs, Fortunée Mukagatana said that the activities of Protos should be emulated by other NGO’s in the district, since most of the work needed to improve lives of Rwandans is basically in the rural areas.

There are at least 104 NGO’s operating in Muhanga, and according to the representative of the NGO’s forum, Gonzague Biziyaremye, most of the organizations base their activities in the town centers, yet most of the workload on improving the social and economic welfare is highly needed in the rural areas.

The process of relocating residents from Bugarama marshlands has commenced with handfuls of families getting resettled in the newly constructed site located in Kibangira area.

The relocation process is part of the government’s program to improve the land usage, protect the environment and avoid natural disasters among communities living in areas which have been redeemed as risky.

During a general cleaning exercise, residents and local leaders joined hands to work on some of the paths at the new site, which will be used by at least 2500 families.

The Rusizi district, Nzeyimana Oscar, said that residents have already been prepared for the relocation and the process should start as soon as possible, while waiting for the installation of infrastructure such as electricity and water in the near future.

A Member of Parliament, Hon. Abas Mukama took part in the cleaning exercise which was held in Gitambi sector. He said recommended the development saying that residents should take the exercise seriously as a way of improving the village settlement programs in the district.

During the community meeting with local leaders, one of the outstanding cooperatives- Dutezimbere Iwacu- was recognized for its contribution to the community, in which the members had managed to contribute Rwf6millions for connecting electricity lines in the community.

Over 3000 Rwandan youths are have successfully been empowered with jobs skills and ready to join the labor market, after undergoing special training programs provided by youth livelihood project ‘Akazi Kanoze’

The youths received certificates of merit, on October 2, during a graduation was presided over by the Rwanda’s first lady Jeannette Kagame who said that the Akazi-Kanoze initiative is a vital contribution to the empowerment of the youths and nation building.

Akazi Kanoze project is a USAID funded program designed to improve the employability skills of Rwandan youth between the ages 14-24 years and it is implemented by Education Development Centre (EDC) for a period of 4 years.

By creating strong partnership with the private sector industry, the Akazi Kanoze program is aiming at reinforcing youth skills through on-the job training, acquisition of market relevant skills and support them to transition into internship, employment and other economic opportunities for Rwandan youths today.

The project enables youth to be more capable of earning a livelihood, through appropriate and relevant connections to life and work readiness training, opportunities, market actors, and skills.

Toward this end, Akazi Kanoze graduates have the opportunity to pursue a better livelihood by engaging in one or more of the following livelihood pathways: return to formal and/or non-formal education; gainful employment through a job or internship; or, starting a business and entering into further training to advance their livelihood pursuits.

One of the graduating students, Solange Ngirabakunzi, 21, a student of Integrated Polytechnic Regional Centre (IPRC) in Kicukiro District says that she has benefited from the programme and through a loan of Rwf500.000 she started a service center for water and electricity payment point- which earns her atleast Rwf80.000- which she uses for school fees and upkeep.

Before training at Akazi Kanoze, Ngirabakunzi didn’t have any job market skills and didn’t believe she could create a job opportunity for herself, but she now sees a bright future of completing her education. She urges other youths to join the programme, which she says inspired her to start something of her own.

Speaking at the graduation, Madam Kagame told the youth to be exemplary and showcase a high level of service provision in the labor market, since the project has equipped them with a strong foundation of values of personal development; inter personal communication, management of finance among others.

The First Lady also appreciated the support from USAID and other stakeholders who have played a significant role and contributed to the empowerment of young people in Rwanda, which is an added value to the government’s objective of empowering youths with skills and creating more jobs.

The graduating students were selected from the districts of Kicukiro, Gasabo na Nyarugenge. Out of the 3000 students, 1,515 of them were girls. The whole class was grouped and training in 19 teams, who also received special trainings from organizations such as: RDB, Caritas, Yes Rwanda, PAJER, JOC, COATB, S.O.S; among many other partners.

The Minister of Education, Dr. Vincent Biruta, called upon the youth to create their own jobs instead of waiting for other people to employ them. He also told them to get over the misconception that technical education is for failures in conventional education, stressing that vocational skills were equally important.

The Director of EDC/Akazi Kanoze project, Melanie Sany, says that the project has a target of training more youths and works closely with its partners- in the private sector, government and other international development partners- to provide technical support and training for the youths.

Jeannette Kagame

Paul Kagame and Jeannette Kagame

Nubwo abanyarwanda n’abarutuye bashishikarizwa kwita ku isuku y’imyambaro ndetse ubu bikaba bigaragara ko amasomo yafashe nkiyo urebye ahantu hateranira abantu benshi, usanga abantu bamabaye imyenda ikeye buri wese kurwego rwe cyangwa mukazi arimo gukora ako kanya ariko iyo ureba hirya no hino mungo uko imyenda isukurwa usanga bikiri hasi.

Mu karere ka Ngororero ni hamwe muhageze gahunda y’isuku n’isukura bikorwa n’inzego zinyuranye, ariko henshi mungo cyane cyane iziri mucyaro usanga bamesa imyenda hanyuma bakayanika ahantu byoroshye ko ihura n’undi mwanda cyangwa mikorobe zitandukanye bityo ukaba wakwibaza inyungu yo kumesa iyo ariyo.

Abazi iby’indwara zifata kuruhu rw’umuntu, bavuga ko mikorobe zinjira mumyenda igihe yanitse ahantu handuye cyane cyane imyenda itose zishobora gutera indwara zo kuruhu cyangwa bikaba indandaro y’indwara z’inzoka kubana batoya.

Ubusanzwe umwenda ugomba kwanikwa ahantu humutse kandi hatakeye ndetse kuburyo nta mikorobe ziva kubutaka ngo zigere kumwenda, ndetse ababishoboye bakagirwa inama yo gutera ipasi mbere yo kwambara imyenda cyane cyane kumyenda ikora kumubiri ndetse n’imyenda y’abana bato nkuko umukozi ushinzwe isuku n’isukura muri Caritas ya Diyosezi ya Nyundo yabidutangarije.

Si mukarere ka Ngororero gusa hagaragara iyo myitwarire kuko nahandi henshi bihagaragara, aho usanga imyenda yanitse hasi kubutaka, mubyatsi, kumabuye cyangwa amatafari yubatse urugo adatwikiriye ndetse n’ibindi birunze hasi maze umuntu akibwira ko yakoze isuku.

Nyamara hari uburyo bworoshye bwo kwanika imyenda ahantu heza hamanikwa imigozi ifashe ku biti cyangwa kubindi bintu kandi buri munyarwanda wese akaba ashobora kwikorera ibyo bintu nafaranga na rimwe asohoye mumufukawe, ariko ugasanga kutagira ubwanikiro bw’imyenda nabyo byitirirwa ubukene. Abantu bakwiye kumva ko isuku yabo aribo bambere ifitiye akamaro kuruta uko igafitiye abayobozi.

Ababana n’ubumuga bwo kutunva ntibanavuge, bemeza ko bashobora gukora imirimo imwe n’imwe, nk’iyo abantu batabana n’ubumuga bakora.

Umubyeyi witwa Bakundinka Savera utuye mu kagari ka kigarama umurenge wa kisaro, ukunze kubana nabo bantu avuga ko ari abantu bashoboye gukora nk’abandi.

Ati” jye ukunze kubaba hafi mbibonera mu byo bakora, nkubu bazi kwandika, barahinga ,barorora mbese bakora imirimo yose nubwo baba bafite ubwo bumuga.

Uyu mubyeyi ngo abigisha abintu bitandukanye ati”kubera urukundo rwanjemo kuko ndi umuntu w’Imana nihaye gahunda yo kubegera nkabaha urukundo.Mbigisha kwandika ,mbigisha  ibijyanye no kwiteza imbere birimo ubuhinzi ,ubworozi nkoresheje amarenga.”

Uyu mubyeyi akomeza avuga ko aba bantu babana  n’ubumuga bwo kutunva no kutavuga ,baba bagoye ngo kuko usanga akenshi baba badashaka kwegera abandi .

Ati”aba bantu ntibaba bashaka kwegera abandi bahora bihisha. Jyewe umwana wanjye abana n’ubwo bumuga ,ariko iyo ntari hafi aho, usanga adashobora kwisanzura ngo ajye hanze ahure nabandi.”

Avuga ko ibyo byose ariko abifashwamo n’umwana we wundi wize amarenga akoreshwa n’ababana n’ubwo bumuga.

Uyu mwana witwa Niyomana ferdinand ,wiga mu wa gatandatu w’amashuri abanza,afite ubuhanga budasanzwe mu gufatanya na mama we kwigisha abo bantu hakoreshejwe amarenga,dore ko  harimo abamaze kumenya  kwandika.

Ati jye nabyigishijwe na mukuru wanjye utavuga ntiyunve. We yagiye anyereka amarenga ,nanjye nkabiheraho mbisubiramo bigeze aho mbona narabimenye byose, ubu nta kintu nakimwe cyananira kucyerekana nkoresheje amarenga.

Uyu mwana ngo iyo haje umushyitsi waje kubasura niwe ubasobanurira.Gusa uyu mubyeyi wabo, avuga ko ubuyobozi buramutse bumuhaye ubufasha burimo infashanyigisho byamufasha.

Ati nk’ubu nkenera ibikoresho bimwe na bimwe byo kwifashisha nkabibura kubera amakiro make ,nkaba numva bishobotse ubuyobozi bwamfasha kugira ngo ababana n’ubumuga nabo bave mu bujiji”

Bamwe muri aba bana babana n’ubumuga bwo kutumva ntibavuge bo mu murenge wa kisaro, akarere ka Rulindo, bakaba barahawe impamyabumenyi ku munsi mpuzamahanga wo kurwanya ubujiji. Ibi ngo bikaba byarakozwe mu rwego rwo kwerekana ko nabo bashobora gukora ibintu byose.

Katabarwa Augustin ukuriye Urugaga rw’amakoperative asanga guhuza imbaraga n’abandi muri koperative byihutisha iterambere

Umuntu wese wifuza gutera imbere vuba kandi atekanye ngo akwiye guhuriza imbaraga hamwe n’abandi kuko aribwo iterambere ryihuta kandi imbaraga zihuriye hamwe zikarinda igihombo no gucika intege.

Ibi biremezwa na Katabarwa Augustin ukuriye Urugaga rw’amakoperative mu Rwanda, unasaba Abanyarwanda gucika ku ngeso yo kuba nyamwigendaho, bagafatanya n’abandi guhuza imbaraga, ibitekerezo n’ubushobozi.

Ubwo yahuraga n’abakora umwuga wo gutwara abantu ku mapikipiki mu Karere ka Rwamagana, Bwana Katabarwa yabasobanuriye inyungu nini ziri mu gukorera hamwe muri koperative ku bantu bahuje umwuga, ndetse anabasobanurira imikorere n’imicungire myiza yak operative igamije guteza imbere abanyamuryango bayo.

Katabarwa avuga ko nta mpamvu n’imwe umuntu yabona iki gihe yo kwifungirana no gukora utuntu duto twa wenyine kandi hari bagenzi be bashobora guhuza imbaraga bakagera kuri byinshi.

Bwana Katabarwa ati “Ni igihombo gikomeye kwirengagiza gukorana n’abandi, umuntu akibwira ko azakora ari nyamwigendaho agatera imbere kurusha abishyize hamwe.”

Abatwara abagenzi ku mapikipiki bamwe bavugaga ko imikorere y’amakoperative itaragera ku rwego rwiza rugaragariza abazitabiriye inyungu, ahubwo ngo henshi abayoboye za koperative bazigira akarima kabo, bagakoresha izo mbaraga abanyamuryango baba bashyize hamwe mu nyungu zabo bwite.

Ku kibazo cy’imicungire ya koperative, Katabarwa avuga ko biterwa n’amakosa y’abanyamuryango bashyiraho abayobozi b’amakoperative ntibabakurikirane neza, ndetse ngo banakore amagenzura kenshi kandi ugaragayeho amakosa ahanwe.

Aha kandi ngo hakoreshwa ibihano ku buryo bunyuranye kuko buri koperative yose ifite uburenganzira mu mategeko bwo gushyiriraho ibihano umunyamuryango n’umukozi wayo utubahirije ibijyanye n’inyungu za koperative, ndetse hakabaho n’amakosa aba yajyanwa mu nzego z’ubuyobozi n’ubutabera busanzwe.

Ibi ariko ngo ntibikorwa kuko usanga ahagaragara amakosa abanyamuryango bijujuta ariko ntibageze iibibazo byaho aho byakemurwa neza kandi burundu.

Kwitabira uturima tw’igikoni no gutera ibiti by’imbuto ziribwa ni bumwe mu buryo bwashyizweho buzajya bufasha abantu kubitegura ku meza yabo mu buryo butabagoye

Umubiri w’umuntu ukenera indyo yuzuye kugira ngo ukomeze kumererwa neza uzira umuze. Umuntu ufata indyo yuzuye akunda kugira umubiri uzira indwara za hato na hato kandi uguwe neza nk’uko Mukambungo Esperance,umujyanama w’ubuzima yabidutangarije.

Imbuto n’imboga ni bimwe mu by’ingenzi buri muntu wese agomba gufata mu rwego rwo kurinda umubiri we kuba wafatwa n’indwara uko wiboneye. Ibi biribwa bikaba binabarirwa mu birinda indwara. Nk’uko tubikesha igitabo “guide des aliments et leurs pouvoirs curatifs” cyanditswe na Georges Pamplona,imboga n’imbuto ni bimwe mu by’ingenzi ndetse by’ibanze umubiri ukenera.

Iyo umuntu ariye imboga n’imbuto kenshi ngo bimurinda indwara  z’amaso n’amenyo ziterwa no kubura vitamine A na C. Byongeye kandi imboga zirwanya indwara yo kubura amaraso ahagije, iterwa no kubura umunyu witwa Fer (anémie nutritionnelle) mu biribwa bya buri munsi, cyane cyane mu bantu badakoresha kenshi ibiribwa bikomoka ku nyamaswa kubera amikoro macye. Kubera ko vitamin C ishonga mu mazi, itinya ubushyuhe kandi ikononekara mu mwuka usanzwe, ni byiza kuronga imboga mbere yo kuziteka, kuzibika ahakonje, kuziteka igihe gito kandi mu mazi aringaniye kugira ngo zidatakaza vitamini C nyinshi igihe bazitegura.

Imboga  zigitoshye nizo ahanini ngo ziba zikenewe cyane mu mubiri kandi zikawugirira akamaro kanini.  Ni ukuvuga izitaruma cyangwa ngo zirabe muri make zigifite itoto n’ibara ryazo mwimereri. Izo mboga zikaba zituma indwara nk’umutima,Kanseri n’izindi zidapfa kwibasira umubiri w’umuntu zitamugeraho byoroshye. Imboga ziboneka cyane mu Rwanda zakwifashishwa ni nka Karoti,inyanya,pavuro,imboga za dodo,epinari,n’izindi.

Nk’uko bigaragazwa n’ubushakashatsi bwakorewe mu gihugu cy’Ubufaransa mu mwaka wa 2000, umuntu ukunda gukoresha imbuto n’imboga cyane ngo bituma agira ubwirinzi bw’indwara ya Kanseri kuri 25%. Ni ukuvuga ko kurya imbuto n’imboga bituma umubiri w’uziriye ubasha kugira ubudahangarwa bwo guhangana n’indwara zitandukanye. Imboga n’imbuto kandi zituma Acide Desoxyribo Nucleique”ADN” yikora mu mubiri nta mbogamizi bigatuma umubiri udasaza imburagihe.Imboga kandi zigirira akamaro imyakura,imyanya y’ubuhumekero ndetse n’urwungano rw’amaraso.

Ababyeyi bahabwa inyigisho zibashishikariza gutegura indyo yuzuye mu ngo zabo ndetse bakita no ku bana babo by’umwihariko,gukoresha imbuto n’imboga bikaba bigarukwaho ahanini n’abajyanama b’ubuzima bakunze gutanga ayo masomo

Ahanini mu Rwanda Abanyarwanda bakaba bararushijeho gukangurirwa gukoresha imbuto n’imboga mu mirire yabo,aho bakanguriwe kugira  uturima tw’igikoni no gutera ibiti by’imbuto ziribwa nibura buri rugo rukagira bene icyo giti. Ikindi kandi hashyizweho gahunda z’igikoni cy’umudugudu,aho abaturage bigisha bagenzi babo gutegura indyo yuzuye no kunoza imirire cyane cyane iy’abana.

The Rwanda Hotel & Restaurant Association (RHRA)- a national non-profit trade association for the hospitality industry, which is charged with the responsibility of working with the civil, public and private sectors in promoting & protecting the interests of its members, influencing key industry decision makers & helping to shape policy & minimize the burden of new legislation, has declared that its ready to enter into discussions with local authorities in a bid to allay the sudden closures of their members’ businesses over purported or real violation of regulations.

The Chairman of the Rwanda Hotels Association Dennis Karera observed that there is need for local authorities to be more considerate in dealing with hoteliers to avoid such shortcomings that might arise from violation of some set principles.

“As much as some of our members could not meet some laws as provided by the local authorities, there is need for leniency and understanding before the local authorities take stern actions such as closing down the businesses without prior talks on the cause of closure,” Karera noted. Also present at the discussion was RDB’S acting CEO Clare Akamanzi who also called for cooperation between the hoteliers and local authorities to avoid such ugly scenarios.

The association will meet with mayors and other relevant administration officials in an attempt to fortify closer ties between the business association, the membership at large and local public officials, to uphold unvarying dialogue and exchange of views.

Karera, added that cooperation between the hotel and bar owners and the authorities will bring about proper harmonization to even take tougher measures against owners who obstinately break minimum set standards.

The mayor of Kigali Fidele Ndayisaba, he said that he hopes that the set negotiations will solve amicably identified issues and bring to an end the closure of businesses, with cooperation from the hospitality sector.  “We are ready to go into discussions with the hoteliers, listen to their grievances and look for solutions that will serve as both good,” the mayor noted.

The Brazilian delegation is in Rwanda to make consultations with various Government institutions in the process of assisting Rwanda to develop its home grown school feeding programme. The process is supported by the World Food Programme centre of excellence against hunger in Brazil and looks forward to continue working with the Government of Rwanda in designing and piloting a nationally owned school feeding programme.

Since 2002, WFP is providing hot lunch to over 350,000 primary school children in Rwanda, WFP’s school feeding programme has increased school attendance rate, reduced dropout rate and increased school performances in all 300 assisted schools.

The Brazilian delegation is in Rwanda to make consultations with various Government institutions in the process of assisting Rwanda to develop its home grown school feeding programme. The process is supported by the World Food Programme centre of excellence against hunger in Brazil and looks forward to continue working with the Government of Rwanda in designing and piloting a nationally owned school feeding programme.

The Brazilian delegation to Rwanda is following on the study tour of Rwanda’s inter-ministerial team to Brazil in April 2012. To facilitate this, a modelling workshop is planned in September 2012 to ensure a common understanding of school feeding across ministries and sectors, develop a vision and objectives for a nationally owned school feeding programme, and define the programme model that the Government of Rwanda sees as appropriate to scaling up a nationally owned programme.

“In addition to the educational, health, and nutrition benefits of school feeding, the home grown school feeding can contribute to the agriculture sector development, poverty reduction, and Country’s economic development can be dramatically achieved as in line with vision 2020 and Economic Development for Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS)” said Abdoulaye Balde, WFP Rwanda Country Director.

The Brazilian national school feeding programme was a main strategy in achieving the current educational, social and economic progress of Brazil. The strategy relies heavily upon family farmers and the structured demand the programme has created, coupled with appropriate technical assistance to individual farmers and cooperatives, has done much in lifting significant portions of the population out of poverty over the last decade, while catalysing the strengthening of cooperatives and agribusiness endeavours.

The Government of Rwanda has stated its desire to develop a nationally owned home-grown school feeding programme with a high degree of community ownership and gradually reduce its current reliance on external support. The nationally owned home-grown school feeding programme would develop a linkage to the One Cup of Milk per Child programme, the Girinka Project and other initiatives.

Since 2002, WFP is providing hot lunch to over 350,000 primary school children in Rwanda, WFP’s school feeding programme has increased school attendance rate, reduced dropout rate and increased school performances in all 300 assisted schools.

On 16th August 2012, the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister Dr. Pierre Damien Habumuremyi received a delegation from Brazil, led by Daniel Silva Balaban, the Director and representative of the Centre of Excellence against Hunger.

The Home-grown school feeding programme is an international initiative led by the UN World Food Programme (WFP), and shows a unique institutional experiment in promoting a green economy by linking public sector food procurement to sustainable agriculture.

WFP’s focus on promoting ‘home-grown’ elements in school meals intends to link people’s concerns about the quality of school meals and education to sustainable agricultural development. In particular, the programme aims to promote “localization” of food production, distribution and consumption, and significant empowerment of consumers (such as parents and teachers) and local farmers so that they can start to negotiate with local authorities to procure local produce for school meals. From an environmental sustainability perspective, localisation is also recommended given that it reduces food’s ecological footprint.

“We are here to show the Brazilian experience in Zero hunger and its strategies in the contribution to the economy growth, and its uses in maintaining children to school” said Daniel Silva Balaban (shortly after the audience), Director of Centre of Excellence against Hunger in Brazil.

Rwanda- Brazil partnership will provide support in technical cooperation because the school feeding program in Brazil has been implemented for 55 years commencing in nursery public schools where they are feeding 47 millions school children countrywide.

“School feeding helps a country develop its citizens in rural areas, and avoid urban migration so we are jointly planning on how Rwanda can adopt the program” said Agnes Kalibata Minister of Agriculture.

Brazil is considered to have an exemplary home-grown school feeding programme. It has successfully rearranged public and private institutions in such a way as to empower social actors like consumers, farmers and public authorities at various levels to define their own terms of engagement to improve the quality of school meals.