By Albert MUSABYIMANA | Legal Representative & Founder
Extreme poverty from Single and Young Mothers can be found in Eduaction of their Kids .
In the 1994 Rwanda Tutsi Genocide, Many children lost their parents and extended families. The elder had to assume a role of parenting their younger siblings since their parent’s deaths in the 1994 Rwanda Genocide actually needed to be parented and They also traumatized by what they have seen during the killings . Since Genocide ended, many orphans have been helped by kindness people to grow up by depending on food donation which is not sustainable. This vulnerability often resulted unwanted pregnancies within the community from young girls due to that poverty living in and they don’t care about Education of these vulnerable children. We who got a chance to go in school at the same time parenting, we wish to help those vulnerable Kids through Education which can help to break free the poverty cycle since 1959 where our parents not allowed to go in school due to Genocide Ideology.
It is in this situation we have started a project of caring these vulnerable Children especially young girls to prevent them the similar situation because a girl who attends school reduces her chances of getting unwanted pregnancies, HIV by 60%; if she attends advanced school, by 85%.
The number of single and young mothers is in the increase in the recent years due to the consequences of 1994 Rwanda Genocide.
Most women have had no option but to take over a number of roles which should have been men’s responsibility due to HIV/AIDS, economic hardships early pregnancy and cultural ties.
In the rural area over the number of women has outnumbered that of men. This has made many women vulnerable to men as such some women have had a low bargaining power and inability to resist men’s advances.
If something is not done to improve the status of women cases of domestic violence, child neglect and negligence will continue to be in the increase within KINYINYA Sector on allegation of having multiple lovers where these Kids on the photos are from one young lady with different husband. Most single and young mothers have had it overwhelming providing for their families with an income of less than a dollar a day and hence increase in unwanted pregnancies, abandoned children and general crime rates.
Those who begin small businesses have ended up closing them and giving up this is because of doing business the wrong way.
Peace and Hope Initiative - Comes in to fill the knowledge gap that single and young mother face, they need knowledge and skills for their enterprises to succeed.
Instead of working hard in the business it’s important that these individuals work hard on themselves, be equipped with the necessary tools and skills for entrepreneurial development. It is where we have approached UNLAK and supported Trailer Machine which will help Single and Young mothers from vulnerable communities to help them from fighting extreme poverty.
Due to heavy hungry from the Single and young mothers, the kids go all over the hill for looking a job or something to eat which will finally end both hungry and unwanted pregnancies .
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