According to the Director of AEE Rwanda in Kigali City, Ev. Albert Mabasi, AEE Rwanda bought scholastic materials and school supplies worth Rwf.70.5 million for primary school pupils and Rwf98.5 million for school fees of secondary school students.
Underprivileged girls from 10 sectors of Gasabo District benefited from the AEE support through “Ubaka Eho Dreams’’ project that supports girls aged between 10 and 24 years by especially engaging them on avoiding unwanted pregnancies and HIV/AIDS.
The activity was held in Jabana Sector, Gasabo District last Friday, January 11th, 2019.
Girls were given pens, notebooks and sanitation products for adolescents.
Ev. Albert Mabasi told IGIHE that AEE doesn’t only do evangelical work but also engage in supporting communities in social development.
He said that Ubaka Ejo Dreams is a three-year project aimed at helping young girls avoid temptations into early sex and resulting unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases including HIV/AIDS.
The project is implemented through the funding provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Mabasi said the USAID has been helping them a lot in their journey to develop the Rwandan society.
“We want to prevent any new HIV/AIDS infection or the unwanted pregnancies among young girls. We highly commend the USAID as our partner who plays a big role in supporting these activities,” Ev. Albert Mabasi said.
Francine Nyiranzanywahimana, a resident of Kamatamu Cell, Jabana Sector is a mother to one girl child studying in P6 who has been receiving AEE’s support since last year.
Nyiranzanywahimana said it is difficult to get basic school items needed by two of her three daughters but she is now happy that one of them will have her school fees paid and be given school materials to her study well and succeed.
“My heart is filled with joy. I was afraid my daughter was going to stop studying but since AEE started helping her, she gets all necessary school items and I can say her future is bright because she studies well,” Nyiranzanywahimana said.
The Director of the Joint Action Development Forum (JADF) in Gasabo District, Domina Ntakabanoza commended AEE and other partners for working together o develop Rwanda.
“When we have partners like AEE, who provide necessary school materials for girls, we get hope that our girls will survive sex temptations and complete the education ladder,” Domina Ntakabanoza said.
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