{"id":1578,"date":"2021-04-14T10:11:04","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T08:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lecanape.rw\/en\/?p=1578"},"modified":"2021-04-14T10:11:04","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T08:11:04","slug":"refugees-nyabiheke-social-cohesion-is-being-built","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lecanape.rw\/en\/refugees-nyabiheke-social-cohesion-is-being-built\/","title":{"rendered":"Refugees-Nyabiheke: social cohesion is being built…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Social cohesion is being built between the refugees of Nyabiheke, in the Gatsibo district, and the host community thanks to the support of the Rwandan Red Cross (RRC).\u00a0 Three projects-agriculture, livestock and sewing-favour a good cohabitation but also improve the living conditions of the beneficiaries.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

A year ago, the RRC launched three projects for Congolese refugees in Nyabiheke and the host community. Palpable results are beginning to be recorded.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe RRC offered us a fund of 9 million Rwandan francs, we are 71 members, 56 of whom are from the host community and 15 refugees, and we have bought three plots of land. We have harvested 3 tons of maize,\u201d says Saidi Nshimiyimana, president of the Twisungane Nyabicwamba cooperative.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow the refugees know how to farm, we visit each other, social relations are good,\u201d he says.\u00a0 \u201cDuring the harvest of the A & B season, we give the members a part of the harvest, so they can pay for health insurance, buy a goat, clothes, …\u201d he shows the impact of the agriculture project where maize is grown alternately with beans on the same soil.<\/p>\n

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“In Congo, the culture of saving did not exist.” Immacul\u00e9e Uwimana (Photo le Canap\u00e9)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Immacul\u00e9e Uwimana, a 42-year-old Congolese refugee, can already save money.\u00a0 \u201cIn Congo, the culture of saving did not exist. Now we save in SACCO, a savings and credit cooperative, I have a personal account,\u201d she says. \u201cThe money we earned from our crops has allowed us to expand our land,\u201d she says. Initially the cooperative bought 2.5 hectares with support from the RRC. The members added 1 hectare with their production.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow we have food, our children have enough to eat,\u201d adds the woman who has a 12-year-old son.<\/p>\n

Livestock breeding brings hope…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not far from this farmers\u2019 cooperative is another of the breeders. There are 52 members. Of these, 20 belong to the host community and 32 are refugees from Masisi in the DRC.<\/p>\n

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“We now have manure and some heifers…” Etienne Ndangamiyumukiza (Photo le Canap\u00e9)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe RRC has given us support of 14.115 million Rwandan francs. We have built stables, bought 15 cows, water tanks and 2.5 hectares of cultivable land,\u201d says Etienne Ndangamiyumukiza, president of the Twitezimbere mu bworozi cooperative.\u00a0 \u201cFor a livestock project, you can’t immediately find benefits. But today we have manure and some heifers… we hope to reap a lot of fruits from this venture in the future,\u201d he explains.\u00a0 The members of this cooperative have benefited from training. They now know how to preserve fodder for livestock.<\/p>\n

Daily income from sewing<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Rwandan Red Cross has enabled the refugees and the host community to set up a sewing cooperative \u201cTwitezimbere Abadozi Gatsibo cooperative.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sewing brings in money every day. (Photo le Canap\u00e9)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chance Ingabire, a 30-year-old refugee, is pleased. \u201cWith the cooperative, I sew for men and women. I earn 2,500 Rwandan francs a day, I can feed my family, buy clothes and help my neighbours in need,\u201d says the mother of three.<\/p>\n

The cooperative\u2019s sewing workshop is equipped with 16 mechanical sewing machines, six electric machines for sewing boubous and two others for sewing buttons.<\/p>\n

The project has 56 members, including 30 refugees and 26 Rwandans from the host community.<\/p>\n

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A sewing machine for buttons. In the workshop you can also buy loincloths. (Photo le Canap\u00e9)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cAssociating with the host community has improved our relationship with the nationals. Before, they were seen as better off than us. I have noticed that we are living in the same conditions,\u201d confirms Chance Ingabire of the social cohesion achieved through the three projects supported by the RRC.<\/p>\n

According to Emmanuel Mazimpaka, Director of Communication and Humanitarian Diplomacy at the RRC, these projects were chosen by the beneficiaries. The latter were designated by the grassroots authorities among the most vulnerable.<\/p>\n

Reforestation around Nyabiheke camp<\/strong><\/p>\n

In order to preserve the environment and promote good agricultural production, the RRC financially supported the reforestation of 10 hectares around the camp. The species distributed are those that can cohabit with crops such as fruit trees.<\/p>\n

Houses and toilets have been built. Volunteers provide first aid to the sick before transferring them to the health facilities. Similar projects have been initiated in the Mahama refugee camp in Kirehe district.<\/p>\n

G\u00e9rard Rugambwa<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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