Through Faith in Action, the Aga Khan Ismalis Community has distributed 424 blankets for babies under 6 months in Gatumba and Maramvya Sobbel.
Thank you to the Aga Khan Ismalis Community for your generous support to the affected people of Gatumba.
Regular hand washing is one of the barriers to the spread of the Corona virus. Children at the Faith in Action daycare center benefit from the knowledge gained from the hand washing educational demonstration sessions.
The citizen of the neighborhoods near the Lake Tanganyika and the Rivers crossing the city of Bujumbura are in total desolation.
Thousands of citizens, men, women and children are fleeing the waters of the Lake Tanganyika and the Rusizi river. The districts of Gatumba and Kajaga, strongly hit, have become the most destitute of the villagers.
Faith in Action is intervening in the accompaniment of the displacement towards the site of Maramvya where they will be settled, counseling and healing the affected, and forming solidarity groups for social and economic empowerment to keep their hope for the future.
We call to all of you who are compassionate to come together with us to alleviate the suffering of our brothers and sisters from Gatumba in this difficult time.
“During the Street Business training I saw a business opportunity of selling vegetables. During the growing your customer base session, I learned how to listen to my customers in order to build loyalty and increase my profits.” Evangeline NIYOKWIZERA from the Kabusa district of the Buterere zone testifies.
Evangeline, a widow and mother of 4 children, had difficulty earning money and her children had dropped out of school for lack of school materials and food. She has now found confidence in her ability to do so. At the moment she can provide for her family, feed her children, send them to school and even participate in the social life of the community. She also contributes to the promotion of children’s rights by giving food and temporary shelter to children in difficult situations and by strengthening their parents so that they can take good care of their children.
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« Lors de la formation de Street Business j’ai vu une opportunité commerciale de vente des légumes. Au cours de la session consacrée à la recherche de la clientèle, j’ai appris à écouter mes clients afin de les fidéliser et d’augmenter mes bénéfices». Témoigne Evangeline NIYOKWIZERA du quartier Kabusa de la ZONE Buterere .
Evangeline veuve et mère de 4 enfants avait du mal à pouvoir gagner de l’argent et ses enfants avaient abandonné l’école par manque de matériels scolaire et de quoi manger. Elle a maintenant trouvé confiance en sa capacité de faire. Pour le moment elle peut subvenir aux besoins de sa famille, nourrir ses enfants, les envoyer à l’école et même participer à la vie sociale dans la communauté. Elle contribue également dans la promotion des droits de l’enfant en donnant de la nourriture et hébergement temporaire aux enfants en situation difficile et en renforçant leurs parents pour qu’ils parviennent à bien prendre en charge leurs enfants.
