AFRICA: RWANDA- FUNDING NEEDED FOR CHILD ORPHANS

OVC REPORT- The situation of children in distress is not a special case for one country, Rwanda. She is known around the world. But we recognize that the tragedy occurred in Rwanda in 1994 related to genocide and war has worsened the existing condition because it was dealing with a large number of children orphaned and especially an increase in children Street.

To minimize the social and economic underwent this cohort of children, it was created in 1995 the organization of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC RWANDA), in order:

  • Remove children from the vulnerable state of beggary and despair
  • Promote their socio-economic development and culture

The Center for Street Children of Kimisagara, in the city of Kigali has been built for a capacity of 50 children but, given the narrowness of reception facilities for the number of children needing assistance, he been decided to build a Center of bottlenecking in Masaka in the suburb of KABUGA. The Center Masaka should accommodate 200 children, girls and boys and be equipped with modern facilities. In the future, the Center Kimisagara will move to merge with that of Masaka.

1.2. Statement of needs

The NGO currently has nearly 1,200 orphans of genocide, war and AIDS and 300 children vulnerable. The orphans of the genocide have grown, because currently the average age is 16 years. We recognize, however, a rise of cases of children orphaned by AIDS due to the spread of HIV / AIDS in the most disadvantaged and otherwise vulnerable children.

Indeed, the poverty is over 60% in Rwanda, which causes some left-to-account in the state of chronic poverty. Their children lack basic education, suffer from malnutrition and are characterized by poor health. In short, they grow up in unhealthy environments so they require special assistance. The best way to help children in especially difficult circumstances is to approach them and if possible find them foster families capable of assuming their responsibilities.

They need a healthy and protected in order to exercise their rights. RWANDA OVC decided to take over in center initially limited to 50 people and also if possible to build a reception center for nearly 200 children all genres, for lack of foster care can provide better conditions fulfillment and for exercising their fundamental rights.

1.3. Background

1.3.1. Background post genocide

After the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, the number of children / youth in the street have risen due to different reasons: children have lost their parents, others are found only in families, very poor families because of looting and the destruction of their property, unwanted pregnancies.

1.3.2. Enrollment in Rwanda

In Rwanda there are 2 types of schools: Public schools and private schools. The former are generally less expensive (although the school should be free for all).

  • Training to primary school: all children are of school age will join the primary school
  • Training at school: all children who passed the state exam at the end of primary school can continue school.
  • Vocational training: This component applies to children over school age and those who completed primary school, fail the state exam. Others do this type of training choices for their future.

1.3.3. The Maibobo

The street children Maibobo commonly called, are children like so many others despite their precarious situation

  • The reasons for this are many
  • The leak of family poverty
  • The loss of one or both parents
  • The dropout due to a lack of financing fees
  • Poverty in families
  • The orphans had no host families
  • Children who do not study, not because they want to but because they lack resources

Children / youth in the street have not only need the means to study or vocational training but also advice to their reintegration into Rwandan society (They put themselves aside as if the Rwandan society was not theirs) .

1.3.4. What is being done at present for these street children?

At present, we can see a decline in the number of street children through various programs MINALOC, MIGEPROF, UNICEF, in collaboration with the various centers.

But we have identified a large number of children, young girls mother who roam the city of Kigali. Most often, they are so tired of having to reintegrate into society.

1.3.5. Economic viability of project beneficiaries

The goal for these young people is autonomy. These only after a general education or vocational integration of the working environment possible and stable. In this phase, emphasis will be on social and economic reintegration of a more sustainable way.

1.3.6. Project Sustainability

Organizational structures, partners and grassroots authorities will be closely associated in the process of reintegration.
In this context also, the project will stimulate and support a forum of elders of different centers of the project, as a structure for dialogue and exchange of experiences on life after the reception centers.

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Organization of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC RWANDA):

B.P. 4575

KIGALI RWANDA

TEL: (+250) 78 849 41 48

E-mail :ovcs.rwanda@yahoo.fr

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