Category: Social

{Police in Gakenke District have urged the youth to join hands with security agencies in awareness and and fight against crime.}

In a meeting that brought together about 80 Red Cross youth volunteers, the District Community Liaison Officer of Gakenke, Inspector of Police (IP) Marc Rugero, pointed out the need to have youth taking the lead in crime prevention.

He said that since most of the crimes are committed by youth,then the same generation can as well play a major role in preventing them.

He noted that the youth should always play their role as agents of change and deliver according to expectations by avoiding, preventing and fighting crime.

Prior to the meeting, police officers together with youth planted 497 bamboo trees and painted zebra cross as party of the greening, environmental protection and road safety awareness.

“You should shun drugs and violence. Instead be exemplary in your communities. You should be bold and come out to denounce injustices such as gender based violence, drug abuse, human trafficking and more – and also alert Police about suspicious elements in your neighborhoods,” he said.

“Form active anti-crime club where you will discuss positive initiatives on how to overcome challenges at school and in your communities and also look out for your fellow youth and sensitize them about dangers of drug abuse and human trafficking.”

IP Rugero pointed out that Rwanda is developing fast, meaning that “you the youth must be part of that development. You should shun anything that tries to divert you and concentrate on social development and look out for those who try to destabilize our country. Continue to partner with Police in every beneficial way.”

{Letting go is one of the toughest decisions for many; many people find it hard to let go of certain friendships and relationships even when they know that such a relationship is no longer useful to them.}

Sometimes we could get uncomfortable in relationships, probably because it has become toxic to us but still hang on to it for flimsy reasons or even fear.

Letting go of certain people who no longer align with your life is always an important decision to make, and below are seven reasons why.

{{1. BECAUSE YOU NO LONGER TRUST AND BELIEVE IN THE RELATIONSHIP}}

When you no longer trust and believe in having any form of relationship with a person, it’s usually for a reason — such a feeling never comes out of the blue, it’s your inner self trying to tell you a truth you find difficult to believe. When you no longer trust and believe in that relationship then it’s time to move on.

{{2. IF THE RELATIONSHIP IS DAMAGING TO YOU}}

A relationship or friendship with a person can be hazardous to you, and there is no need enduring such a relationship. If the relationship or friendship puts you in harm’s way or is damaging your emotions, happiness and general well-being, you ought to let go of that relationship.

{{3. YOU TEACH YOURSELF TO BE BRAVE}}

Making this kind of decision which a lot of people wouldn’t (even if they want to) would actually teach you to be braver. Life is full of many challenging situations where you would be forced to make difficult and tough choices; if you can’t make a decision to cut off people who aren’t adding any value to you but reducing then you might find those life’s decisions even harder to make.
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4. YOU GIVE YOURSELF THE CHANCE TO MEET NEW PEOPLE}}

When you let go of the toxic people in your life, you give yourself the opportunity to meet new people, and with these new people come new encounters that would teach you more important values. Create room for new people rather than stay stuck with old relationships that wouldn’t help your life in any way.
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6. YOU LEARN TO MOVE ON}}

Moving on is an important aspect of life. Clinging on to unimportant relationships would make it impossible to move on in life. But when you know that the relationship isn’t worth it and you move on, you would learn to move on in other life’s important issues. Knowing how to move on is an important aspect of life.

{{7. IF YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE PUSHING FOR THE RELATIONSHIP}}

If you are the only one fighting for the relationship to work, you might lose yourself in the process. A relationship ought to be about two people with common interests and goals coming together to better themselves. When it’s just you fighting for the relationship then it isn’t a relationship anymore and you have to let it go.

Not every friendship or relationship is actually worth the hassle; analyse your life and know the ones that have become toxic to you and learn to let go.

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{Police in Kamonyi district has called upon mothers to take the lead in ensuring maximum respect of children’s rights.}

The call was made by the District Police Commander, Superintendent of Police (SP) Donath Kinani, on December 30, during a meeting that brought together 60 single mothers from Mugina sector.

SP Kinani called for collective efforts in safeguarding children’s rights saying that, “Some parents and guardians are frequently causing their children to feel frightened or in danger through coporal punishments and constantly exposing them to domestic violence.”

“This kind of ill treatment fespecially from parents and guardians makes children to grow into becoming violent people,” he observed.

“We must therefore treat each child in society very well; every respectable mother should be eyes and ears of lawfulness in society by immediately reporting cases of child abuse to police. Through quick response, we can protect the children and ensure their rights are observed,” said SP Kinani.

He went on to add that the public should understand that it’s a responsibility of everyone to protect and promote children’s rights in the society and fight crimes.

Mugina sector Executive Secretary, Jean de Dieu Nkurunziza commended RNP for its close partnership with people adding that his sector will always strives to ensure that children’s rights are protected.

In October, 2015 RNP in partnership with World Vision Rwanda unveiled a ‘Child Helpline’ facility valued at Rwf162 million to easy the communication and response to child-related abuses.

The Child Helpline uses a short code toll-free – 116 – and operates at the police’s Call Centre in Kacyiru. It has the capacity to receive at least 30 calls simultaneously.

{Psychiatrist Robert Waldinger did a research to find out the real secret of happiness, and he described some of the secrets in a recent TED talk.}

One of his major findings pointed out that good relationships keep us happier and healthier.

To conduct the study, the researchers surveyed the men about their lives (including the quality of their marriages, job satisfaction, and social activities) every two years and monitored their physical health (including chest X-rays, blood tests, urine tests, and echocardiogram) every five years.

The study which was conducted for 75 years found these three key things as a secret to happiness.
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1. CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS}}

Previous studies have found that loneliness can affect a person’s mental health and well-being.

he men in groups of the Harvard study who reported being closer to their family, friends, or community tended to be happier and healthier than their less social counterparts and even reported living longer lives than their less social counterparts.
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2. QUALITY OF RELATIONSHIP, NOT QUANTITY}}

The study also found that it was the quality of the relationship that actually matters and not necessarily being in a relationship. Married couples who reported that they argued constantly with each other had low affection for one another. The author defined their marriage as high-conflict marriage and found that those who weren’t even married had happier lives than them.
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3. STABLE, SUPPORTIVE MARRIAGES}}

Stable, supportive marriages were also key to a happy life, the study found. Being socially connected to others would help your mental health.

The study found that People who were married without having divorced, separating, or having “serious problems” until age 50 performed better on memory tests later in life than those who weren’t.

Society places a lot of emphasis on wealth and “leaning in” to our work, Waldinger said. “But over and over, over these 75 years, our study has shown that the people who fared the best were the people who leaned in to relationships, with family, with friends, with community.”

{Disabled youth are said to be subjected to high rates of unemployment under the perception that they are unable while others fail to find jobs since targeted institutions have no materials facilitating disabled youth in their jobs. }

The hindrance to disabled youth in finding jobs was expressed yesterday during a presentation of results from a survey conducted by nongovernmental institution, Uwezo, which advocates for the disabled youth.

During a press briefing, Omar Bahati, the director of Uwezo revealed that sample population involved 190 disabled youth of Kigali city districts where it was discovered that only 23% of them are employed.

Omar further unveiled that Uwezo is seeking solutions through facilitating graduated disabled youth to get professional internship in various institutions to put their skills and talents to good use.

“Among 45 people we have facilitated to find professional internship, 14 have been employed since their bosses realized how they accomplish their tasks perfectly. One of them has gone to work in US, thanks to his eloquent performance,” said Omar.

He said that Uwezo conducts mobilization in local administration to render services to disabled. The sensitization was done after realizing that only 12% of the 190 interviewed individuals receive support from the government.

The research was conducted over two months. Omar said that the survey will create awareness of disabled youth’s challenges among stakeholders.

He said that Uwezo engages in talks with various levels of job providers to involve disabled people in government’s programs.

Uwezo was established in 2013 by disabled youth to demonstrate that disability is not inability.

{We are just a few hours from entering the New Year, but there really is something important you ought to do before the year is finally over.}

Take a pen and paper, write down all the things you achieved in the year, all the progress you made, the dreams that came true, the happy moments you had, the little things you love but haven’t felt the need to be grateful for, your friends, family, children (if you have), the people who have done good things to you, the people who have made you smile, the best moments you have had and also about the love you have given and received.

Forget about all the things you didn’t achieve in the course of the year, forget about the unhappy moments, forget about all the negatives of 2015 and remember just the positives. After you have written all these, you would be surprised at how far you have come even though you didn’t really notice. Then be grateful for all those things that you have penned down that happened in 2015.

When you do this, you end the year on a positive note and enter the New Year in positive spirits as well.

Have a wonderful year ahead.

Source:Elcrema:[THIS IS ONE VERY IMPORTANT THING YOU MUST DO BEFORE THE END OF 2015->http://www.elcrema.com/2015/12/29/this-is-one-very-important-thing-you-must-do-before-the-end-of-2015/]