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Some of the youth residing on Bushongo Island on Lake Burera in Rugarama sector in Burera District say that their lack of development is mostly due to lack of transportation facilities at this island.

If by chance the youth can move over to the inland away from this island, they can do trade and develop themselves which is not so easy on the island as one of them Bonavanture Sebatware explains.

Bushongo islanders listening to their leaders

“I would like to trade but I cannot manage it here on the island. Transporting goods from the other side to this island needs me to have a boat, a lifesaving suit which I don’t have” says Sebwatare.

The Marine Police that operates in Lake Burera has a law that a boat without an engine cannot carry more than 3 people and the 3 have to be putting on lifesaving jackets. This law makes life difficult for the islanders as whoever goes against it is fined with Rwf20.000.

“Apart from complications one can pass through to get to do something like trade, getting customers at this island is not possible and that would be ultimate loss” says Maniraguha. “Islanders like buying their goods off the island and with their small number, trading here would not be successful.”

The youth on this island usually do farming and with good climate, they produce enough and sell them off the island and live on that.  They say for them to do any other kind of business, they need to do so out of the island which is much more difficult.

Bushongo Island from a distance

Bushonga Island is in Burera district with about 10 hectares. It is resided by 68 families with 386 people in Rurembo cell and Rugarama sector.

There are no infrastructure on this island, for medical services, water, electricity and other services; they access that after an hour’s journey through the water to the neighboring area.

Rugarama sector as well as Burera district administrations is planning on soliciting investors to buy this area for investment and expropriate these families.

Bushongo Islanders say they have heard this story of being expropriated for a long time and they no longer believe it.

Intore ziri ku rugerero mu karere ka Rulindo ngo zaba zirimo guhindura imyunvira ya benshi ku bijyanye no kunva no kumenyekenisha urukundo no gukorera igihugu.

Kuri uyu wa kane tariki 21/2/2013 ubwo bari basuwe n’umukozi w’itorero  ku rwego rw’igihugu ushinzwe ibikorwa by’itorero ,izi ntore zamubwiye kandi zimugaragariza ko zirimo gukora ibikorwa byiza byo kubaka igihugu.

Intore ziri ku rugerero mu murenge wa Base , zavuze  ariko ko hakiri inzitizi ku bijyanye n’imyunvire muri uyu murenge ,aho bavuze ko bamwe mu baturage bakifitemo imyunvire itari myiza.

zatangaje ko hari abaturage banga ko babafasha mu bikorwa bimwe na bimwe birimo nko kububakira uturima tw’igikoni, ngo bakavuga ko ari imburamukoro.

Intore ziri ku rugerero ariko zivuga ko bajyenda barushaho kubunvisha akamaro kabyo, bityo ngo abaturage bazajya bajyenda barushaho kubyunva gahoro gahoro.

Kanyamuhanda Donatien intore iri ku rugerero mu murenge wa Base,

yagize ati”muri uyu murenge ibikorwa by’intore biragenda neza ,ariko hari inzitizi imwe ikunze kutubangamira y’uko imyunvire y’abaturage bo muri uyu murenge batarunva neza akamaro k’ibikorwa turimo.Hari bamwe mu baturage batemera ko tubafasha kubaka akarima k’igikoni,kandi biri mu nyungu zabo.”

Iyi ntore ikomeza ivuga ko ikindi kibazo bafite ari ikijyanye n’uko urugendo rujya rubabana rurerure,ngo kubera imisozi igize aka karere.Ariko ngo byo si ikibazo kuko bagomba kurangiza ibyo biyemeje,birimo cyane cyane guhindura imyunvire itari myiza ku baturage b’uyu murenge.

Ahandi hasuwe ni mu murenge wa Bushoki,muri uyu murenge intore zagaragaje ibikorwa by’indashyikirwa zimaze kugeraho,aho bamaze gutera ibiti ku nkengero z’umuhanda bingana ni 135,babaruye abaturage batazi gusoma no kwandika n’ibindi.

Niwemukobwa Aline umukozi wo mu itorero ku rwego rw’igihugu ushinzwe ibikorwa by’intore yashimye intore zo mu karere ka Rulindo ,ko zikomeje kugaragaza ibikorwa byiza,aho yabijeje ko ubuyobozi bubari hafi kandi ko ibyo bakora bihabwa agaciro gakomeye.

Muri iki gikorwa hakaba hasuwe intore ziri ku rugerero mu mirenge ibiri ari yo ya Base ,ifite intore 69 na Bushoki ifite intore 67,ziri ku rugerero.

NYAGATARE: Guha agaciro ibikorwa barimo no gukora ibikorwa bizarangira bikaba urwibutso rwiza ni bumwe mu butumwa bwatanzwe ku ntore ziri ku rugerero mu mirenge ya Nyagatare na Karangazi mu karere ka Nyagatare.

Ni mu biganiro byahuje izi ntore na Bwana William Ntidendereza umuyobozi wungirije w’itorero ku rwego rw’igihugu.

Usibye ibikorwa by’ubukangurambaga kuri gahunda za Leta biranga izi ntore hirya no hino mu mirenge, bamwe muri uru rubyiruko bahisemo gushora imbaraga mu bikorwa bigamije iterambere n’imibereho myiza y’abaturage.

Nimuri uru rwego intore z’umurenge wa Nyagatare zubatse uturima tw’igikoni mu kagari ka Nyagatare mu mudugudu wa Mirama ya mbere.Ni igikorwa kizabyara umusaruro mboneza mirire ku batuye uyu mudugudu, kuko babonye uburyo bwo kwikungahaza ku mboga.

Bamwe mu bagenerwabikorwa b’uru urugerero barimo Uwamariya Odette, batangaje ko ibi ari ibintu baha agaciro bashingiye ku kuba bizagira uruhare mu kuzamura imibereho yabo.

Abandi barimo abakecuru b’imbaraga nke batangaje ko uru rubyiruko rubafashije kuko nibura kubaka akarima k’igikoni kamwe bitwara amafaranga ibihumbi icumi, bakaba bashima uyu musanzu w’imbarga bahawe n’urubyiruko.

Mu murenge wa karangazi mu kagari ka Rwisirabo ho intore zakoze igikorwa cyo gusibura umuhanda. Mu kiganiro bagiranye na Bwana William Ntidendereza yashimangiye ko ibi bikorwa barimo ari iby’agaciro abamenyesha ko ari uburyo bwo kubaka izina.

Aha yababwiye ko no mu bihugu by’ibihangange iyi gahunda yimakajwe kandi ikabyara umusaruro.

Aganira n’uru rubyiruko yabahaye urugero ko nko muri za kaminuza zo mubihugu byateye imbere usanga mu gutanga imyanya ngo abantu bige basaba ko umunyesuri agaragaza igikorwa cy’ubwitange yaba yarakoze bikamwongerera amahirwe wo guhabwa bourse.

“Ubu rero mubaye imfura,mubaye aba mbere form nk’iyi ije mushobora kwandikaho muti twakoze urugerero. Ntimukajye munabibuga mu cyongereza ngo National Service cyangwa…mujye muvuga urugerero babaze ngo urugerero ni iki”. William Ntidendereza

Zimwe mu mbogamizi bahura nazo nk’uko babigaragarije ubuyobozi bw’itorero ku rwego rw’igihugu harimo ibikoresho n’ikibazo cy’ingendo, gusa bakaba batangaza ko ibi bitazababuza gukora neza urugerero.

Ari ubuyobozi bw’itorero ku rwego rw’igihugu no mu karere ka Nyagatare batangaza ko ibi bibazo bizwi ariko bakaba basaba izi ntore kwihangana, kuko aribo bakoze urugerero bwa mbere.

Ngo ibi birabafashsa gutegura iyi gahunda neza mu myaka itaha nk’uko bitangazwa na Rwaka Nicolas ukuriye itorero mu karere ka Nyagatare.

“Namwe rero muri imfura mwemere muvunike, ariko ari nayo logique y’ubwitange buriya abandi babakurikiye usazanga bimeze neza.” Nicholas Rwaka

Bamwe mu baturage bakurikirana ibikorwa by’izi ntore mu midugudu batuyemo bahamya ko mu myaka iza zizavamo abayobozi bakunda abaturage.

Uwamungu Laurent wo mu mudugudu wa Mirama ya mbere abihamya ashingiye ku bwitange abonana izi ntore.

“Ntakabuza ko izi ntore zizaba indashyikirwa bitewe n’ibikorwa tumaze kwibonera zikora. Ibi biraduha ikizere nk’abaturage ko aba bazavamo abayobozi beza.”

In the general monthly community work that was done on the 28^th.July.2012, the youth in different associations in Nyamasheke Youth Friends Center (NYFC) with the support of this center helped a poor old lady called Kamagaju.

The Elderly Lady is said to be suffering from Epilepsy and was burned many times due to this disease. She has expressed her gratitude to the Youth who chose to repair her house.

Kamagaju had a 2 bed rooms and a sitting room house of which one of the bedrooms fell apart, the youth renovated this house and cleared this bedroom which had fell. Helping people through community work is one of the things that NYFC teaches the youth in its lessons of patriotism and playing a role to rebuild the country as Janvier Ndanga the coordinator of NYFC explained.

He went on to say that youth decided to always do the community work alone and help one of the poor people in labour work every month though they wish to do it twice a month so that theycan do something tangible in rebuilding the country and the management of NYFC is looking for a way to make their wish implemented.

Because of lack of enough funds, this youth started with their immediate neighbours and those in far sectors will be attended when they get a way to do so. Ndanga told the youth that they should see where the government is going to and then play a role towards making it better since they are many and are capable of working.

He also asked parents to let their children to come to the center after doing their allocated chores to get some teachings about their health and to be taught how to work.

After the community work, the youth were taught about how they can protect themselves from Sexual Transmitted Diseases and AIDS, to prevent unwanted pregnancies, drugs and others that would be dangerous to their health.

On July 26^th 2012, Youth motorcyclists in COTMNDAGA cooperative in Kiziguro sector donated goats worth Rwf150, 000 to vulnerable genocide survivors.

COTMNDAGA cooperative members give livestock among themselves but they donated goats to vulnerable residents as a way of joining their neighbours in fighting poverty.

Frank Nkundineza revealed to the beneficiaries, Kiziguro and Gatsibo district authorities that they desire to build their country starting from their residence areas.

Nkundineza adds donating to the vulnerable residents is an act of love they intend to instill in their neighbours to help and resolve problems in society.

Angelique Uwimana, a beneficiary from Mushobora Cell in Remera sector, thanked youth motorcyclists for the love and promised to make good use of the goat to achieve development.

COTMNDAGA cooperative members were asked to strive for social and economic development fighting drug use that is common in motorcyclists.

COTMNDAGA motorcyclists were given uniforms and visited Kiziguro genocide memorial centre where over 12000 bodies are laid to rest.

Rubavu district uses sports and exercises to teach the youth trained after the support of National Youth Council, the youth was built a sports centre in Rugerero sector so as to come together and learn.

According to Alex Ndagijimana a trainer at this centre, the NYC in its objectives about the youth built this centre that hosts different sports in Rubavu district in a way of encouraging everyone to attend to and play the game they like.

Among the games available in this centre includes football, Basketball and volleyball and their playgrounds are available at this centre, then there is ping pong, chess, playing cards, karate and kung-fu.

As Alex Ndagijimana went on to say, there games are not meant to attract youth to relaxation only but also to learn on their reproductive health and they plan to make this place productive by preparing competition with other teams.

“Every team has a potential coach though it is evident that most of them like football.” He said to Bahoneza.

Though football is much liked, it has not yet given productive results like karate, kung-fu where some of the players won medals like James Munezero who got a bronze medal and a gold one in the competition of less than 11 years.

Jean Claude Uwayezu the coach of PASSEVU foot ball club said that teams in sectors of Rubavu are still building themselves and cannot compete with other teams and for the fact that their financial status is still a problem but this doesn’t stop them from preparing games in Rubavu district and reward best players only.

They are hoping that sports will develop in Rubavu district and they have a prospective sponsor called Charles from Pfunda tea that will be dressing teams and give financial support.

The NYC has built the same sports centre in other 8 districts in Rwanda including Rutsiro, Rurindo, Nyamasheke, Bugesera, Gasabo and others.

The association for the youth who take care of street children in Rusizi district (RCYWA) recently participated in re-building a house for a widow Jeannette Mukabutera whose house was destroyed by the earth quake.

As RCYWA explains, this deed was to show volunteering spirit, selflessness and love among youth and Rwandans in general.

At the end of this action, Tito Felix the chairperson of RCYWA association said that this deed is worth more than Rwf500.000 and it included completing a house that was built half way buying 2 doors, 3 windows for it and covering it well.

Apart from this community work, this youth collected about Rwf50 000 that will pay the workers who will finish building this house.

Mukabutera whose house was built and her daughter Solange Murengeyinka thanked the association members to have thought about them and given them their support by building for them and thanked God for their new house.

Mukabutera is a mother of 5 and a resident of Kamatita cell, Gihundwe sector in Rusizi district and had spent almost 4 years living with neighbours with her children after her house collapsed. 

John Mugabo, Mayor of Kayonza district

Kayonza district mayor, John Mugabo has revealed that population density can lead to job creation to those without land for agriculture activities.  

John Mugabo said this while talking to journalists after Eastern province parliament meeting recently, where all local authorities displayed what they do.

Some of Kayonza district authorities made a study trip to Burera district in order to learn from the district that used to be last but now has a place among the districts that execute well performance contracts.

Mugabo explains that what inspired Burera residents to become job creators is land scarcity. Because they are a dense population, residents without land for cultivation thought of another way to achieve development.

Although there is no population density in Kayonza district unlike Burera, Mayor Mugabo asserts that residents especially youth will be sensitized to learn the good culture of job creation from Burera residents.

While there are lands lying idle in Kayonza, some youth say they are jobless and cannot develop. Mugabo highlights that youth and residents will have to change their mind set first.

Jean Philbert Nsengimana, Minister of youth

Minister for youth, Jean Philbert Nsengimana has told youth that self development is far more than joining cooperatives immediately after training.

Minister Nsengimana was talking to the youth that completed training on job creation in Muhanga district, when he emphasized that cooperatives is not the only way to social development as some people think.

Minister Nsengimana highlights that most youth and other adults, after completing their trainings think of that their development depends on joining the cooperatives, instead of creating a positive work attitude.

“Joining cooperatives is not a must that you develop, you should first have the passion to work and develop yourself.

You can start small and expand after some time,” explains Minister Nsengimana

Minister Jean Philbert Nsengimana asked youth to think wisely of what they can do to earn and then think of forming cooperatives later.

There are 12 registered youth cooperatives in Muhanga district and the Ministry of youth agreed to support five of them financially with Rwf3 million.  

Youth helping to repair the house for the poor resident

Minister of youth, Telecommunication and Technology Jean Philbert Nsengimana, has said that youth should not be reminded to help the needy when they are the strength to build the nation.

Minister Nsengimana revealed this on April 28^th 2012 when he joined residents of Kabarondo sector of Kayonza district to build a house for Jeannette Mukantasingwa from Rwakigeri village, Kinzovu cell of the same sector.

Jeannette Mukantasingwa, a mother of four is a genocide widow who was selected to be built for. She was living in an old leaking house but AVEGA (a project that helps genocide widows) gave her iron sheets and built her house.

The house was given a foundation so that water does not enter the house and the kitchen was built. “I couldn’t pay, they took my mattress”

Mukantasingwa narrates that the person who made finishing to her house took her mattress because she couldn’t pay him.

“This house has entrance doors only but rooms are empty. We feel very cold at night due to unclosed rooms to an extent that we might fall sick,” adds Mukantasingwa.

Minister Nsengimana asked the residents to be helpful to those in need and he led them to contribute Rwf40000 for Mukantasingwa to pay and get her mattress back.

Although Minister Nsengimana is in charge of Kayonza district, he urged youth to possess a heart of helping the needy without being reminded.