{A young lady of 20 who represented Northern Province in Miss Rwanda competition, Miss Umuhoza Sharifa, has donated 12 sewing machines worth Rwf1.2 million to Association Icyerekezo, which she founded, comprised of single mothers that dropped out of school in Musanze district. }
The donations were handed to beneficiaries yesterday.
She was crowned the 4th runners up of Miss Rwanda competition and crowned Miss Popularity .At the beginning of Miss Rwanda contest, Umuhoza Sharifa promised to help single mothers especially those who dropped out school.
Miss Sharifa says that it is time to realize the project she promised Rwandans even though she didn’t become Miss Rwanda.
“I have established Association Icyerekezo as a way of building hope among single mothers. Members of this association need support. For this round I have negotiated a donor who provided 12 sewing machines.They are soon starting to learn how to sew and will learn other skills in the near future,” she said.
Miss Sharifa said that she is going to negotiate with Musanze district to seek room where single mothers, beneficiaries of donations will work from.
“These single mothers don’t have places of abode from where to operate but the Musanze vice mayor in charge of social welfare talked to them and promised support,” she said.
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