Rwanda’s First Lady, H.E Jeannette Kagame, on 3 July 2015, inaugurated five new homes for 20 genocide widows (Inshike) in Rwabicuma Sector, Nyanza District. The fully furnished houses were constructed by RDF Reserve Force in partnership with Genocide Survivors Assistance Fund (FARG), Imbuto Foundation, Genocide Widows Association (AVEGA) and Partners.
The First Lady urged the Youth and neighbours to care for widows of the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi, beneficiaries of the inaugurated houses at Rwabicuma.
“These Genocide survivors that got new homes exude happiness because they feel that they are not alone. Let us take care and look after them as our parents who looked after us, and we learn from them”, She said.
Mrs Jeannette Kagame told the Genocide widows that the Government would continue to support them in every endeavor, “We will never abandon you in distress”.
Each house accommodate four Genocide Survivors. Rwanda’s First lady requested the Genocide Survivors to adopt to the new life; “you are beginning a new life that requires tolerance, to be good house mates and of comforting each other”, she reiterated.
The Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government in Charge of Social Affairs, Dr. Alivera Mukabaramba thanked the Government and all partners for their continued support in building decent houses for vulnerable groups.
She also thanked RDF Reserve Force for constructing the inaugurated houses in a modern and efficient way.
The Minister of State noted that Government needs more than 36 billion Rwandan francs to construct and rehabilitate houses for vulnerable groups in three years, which is a high demand. She requested the neigbours and the local leadership in Nyanza District to look after the Genocide widows “ they need to live a better life” .
Anastasie Mukarushema, a widow, sole genocide survivor in her family and one of the beneficiaries of the new home, expressed her gratitude to the President of Rwanda, H.E Paul Kagame and Rwanda Patriotic Army for stopping Genocide. She thanked the President and RDF for their continued support in improving living standards of survivors.
The new inaugurated houses were constructed at a cost of 170 million Rwandan francs.
Source: MOD
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