{"id":34267,"date":"2017-05-01T08:57:12","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T08:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rwandan-police-peacekeepers-in-darfur-light-women\/"},"modified":"2017-05-01T08:57:06","modified_gmt":"2017-05-01T08:57:06","slug":"rwandan-police-peacekeepers-in-darfur-light-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwandan-police-peacekeepers-in-darfur-light-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwandan police peacekeepers in Darfur light women centre in IDP camp"},"content":{"rendered":"

{Rwandan police peacekeepers serving as Individual Police Officers (IPOs) under the African Union-United Nations hybrid Operations in Darfur (UNAMID) donated solar home systems to light business centre for women in Abushouk internally displaced camp.}<\/p>\n

The women centre helps women to make ends meet through various income generating activities like sewing, and acts as a training ground where women are given varied skills in tailoring and art-craft.<\/p>\n

In an event held last week, the Rwandan peacekeepers also donated air-fan machines to the women centre as well as six bundles of clothes and mats to the Kindergarten school in the same camp.<\/p>\n

The donation is a financial contribution of each of the 54 Rwandan IPOs, who act as Police advisors and mentors in UNAMID.<\/p>\n

The handover was presided over by the Police Commander of Sector North, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Abdullahel Baki, head of Reform and Restructuring, Lokesh Singh, the acting Rwanda police contingent commander, Senior Supt. Bernard Mukama, Rwandan peacekeepers as well as community and women leaders in the camp, among others.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the event, Brig Gen. Baki, while thanking the Rwandan peacekeepers for the humanitarian assistance, said: \u201cThe power problem at this center has been a request for a long time; we thank God for answering these women prayer through the Rwanda Police contingent.\u201d<\/p>\n

He highlighted on the good relationship between the Abushouk community and the Police as part of an achievement.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur aim is to help the IDPs, give them hope and develop their capacity. The operation of the center will open many doors for training and livelihood activities\u2026even after UNAMID leaves,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Nafisa Mohammed Ismael, the Women leader in the camp, also thanked the Rwandan peacekeepers for \u201csupporting and giving women hope to strive on.\u201d<\/p>\n

The electric sewing machines were operating manually due to lack of power coupled with a very hot environment, which was making it almost impossible for the women to operate their income generating activities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese women will now be able to gain more skills through training, able to make and sell clothes, and get some small income for their living,\u201d<\/p>\n

Senior Supt. Mukama said that it is in the values of Rwandans to look at the bigger picture of human security, not only at home but also in peacekeeping missions.<\/p>\n

The donation comes at a time when Rwanda National Police (RNP) is marking its 17th anniversary, which starts on May 15, with the one month activities under the context of \u2018Police Week\u2019 including giving home solar systems to 3000 households \u2013 100 in each of the 30 districts \u2013 and 30 health centres.<\/p>\n

It also follows a similar humanitarian assistance a fortnight ago by Rwandan IPOs serving in Central African Republic, who donated an assortment of dormitory items and food stuff including mattresses, bedsheets, bedcovers and mosquito nets, shoes, basins and towels to orphans of the 2013 crisis.<\/p>\n

Source:Police <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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