{{Winifrida Mukagihana 53, a genocide survivor and widow will November 2, be officially handed a renovated house courtesy of Aegis Trust-Rwanda.}}
Mukagihana is resident at Muhima Sector, Nyarugenge District where she takes care of 6 people including her four grandchildren. She does not have any source of income.
The courageous genocide survivor has lived positive with HIV since 1994 and has serious abdominal problems which are the result of bullets and bayonet cuts that the militiamen inflicted on her during the genocide.
This is the 5th house renovated by Aegis Trust since 2008.
The renovation of the first 4widows houses were made possible by a group of well wishers in UK, while this 5th one was mainly funded by Share 4More.
Share4More is a charitable fund created and run by Rabobank employees. It primarily supports small-scale education and healthcare projects for women, children and the disabled in developing countries.
The projects are chosen by the employees themselves and usually complement the activities of the Rabobank Foundation.
The Rabobank is one of the biggest banks in Netherland and works with Banque populaire du Rwanda as partner.
Since 2004, Aegis Trust in Rwanda has been providing support to genocide survivors through its Social Programme.
Moved by the stories of survivors whilst gathering testimonies for Aegis Trust’s Genocide Archive, the staff of Aegis put aside a small amount of their salaries to help the survivors.
Inspired by the actions of its staff, Aegis then formally implemented a Social Programme, which now supports around 100 beneficiaries.
After genocide, survivor support is not simply a matter of poverty reduction; it is also a matter of reparation to people for whom real justice against the perpetrators is impossible.
The main beneficiaries of the Social Programme are orphan-headed households and widows, many of whom contracted HIV as a result of being raped during the genocide.
The support provided by Aegis is tailored to the needs of each case with the aim of raising the quality of life of the beneficiaries, providing self- respect and dignity and giving them hope for the future.
Support may take the form of:Financial aid,Educational support ,Psychological support and medical treatment,Refurbishment of houses,Assistance with setting up small enterprises and Provision of training, work experience or employment.
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