Prime Minister Dr.Pierre Damien Habumuremyi says plans are underway to establish a rehabilitation centre to cater for girls simillar to the Iwawa center for boys.
The Prime Minister said, government is striving to significantly improve the standards of Iwawa Rehabilitation and Vocational Skills Development Centre (IRVSDC).
“It’s our obligation to continuously support these young men to completely transform their lives after here,” Dr Habumuremyi said adding; government intends to transform the centre into a well recognised institution teaching vocational skills.
IRVSDC comprises mainly former street children located at Iwawa Island of Lake Kivu, Rutsiro District in the Western Province of Rwanda.
Students at IRVSDC are trained in various courses such as bee-keeping, carpentry, commercial farming, masonry and tailoring.
About 711 students at IRVSDC graduated Friday at the centers third graduation.
Prime Minister encouraged parents to jointly work with local leaders to closely monitor the graduates after they leave Iwawa.
He said that the government would strive to ensure all the graduates find employment.
The president of the Iwawa parents’ body, Charles Kabanda, noted that the sustainability of the program could also be the responsibility of parents because the cost of training the children for a whole year was high.
“There is need for cost sharing where parents should be able to contribute some money for the welfare of their children,” he said.
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