District leadership said that there are problems that haunt the district like family conflicts and teenage pregnancies which result in.
Nyanza District Vice-Mayor in charge of Social Affairs, Solange Mutesi said on Tuesday that the vices are hampering the community development, causing girls school dropouts and more problems.
“Figures show us 106 families with violence and conflicts, we also have teenage pregnancies problem as figures show us that over 200 teenagers carried unwanted pregnancies, we continue to mobilise people to fight against all these problems and we hope to reduce them,” she said.
In Partnership with an umbrella of Rwandan civil society organizations aiming at advancing women status, peace building and sustainable development, Pro-Femmes Twese Hamwe concluded, on Tuesday, a 16-day activism against women and children violence.
Jeanne d’Arc Kanakuze, President of Profemmes Twese Hamwe, said that family conflicts is a matter of concern in the society.
“Our campaign has yielded some good impacts on making people are aware of violence. We need to continue to introduce other programmes aimed at uprooting violence in the Rwandan community,” she said.
The fight against violence continues even after the campaign, according to officials.
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