Friends Women’s Association JANUARY 2023 Report

“I married a man but I suffered trauma from the first childbirth, as we saw in JOHARI’s window. I have a secret that no one else knows; my husband never buys me a fabric that is used to put a baby on the back (in our culture it is very important to buy this fabric…

My husband was hospitalized and we were given an invoice for the amount of 300 000BIF. This amount was very heavy for us, we were…………………………………………………………….

Normally my husband lives in Bujumbura, He comes in village to impregnate me only because he knows that I am a woman who knows how to search for money. I did family planning to avoid birth because I have 2 children who are on special medical assistance because of their malformation. When he saw that…

“I have a case of a young girl who has been sent away by one of their neighbors (not her parents) because she was pregnant. What can we do as mediators? Answer: you need to do deep investigations to understand why the neighbour is taking decision to send away the preganant girl. Or if the…

When I had an abortion my husband was not even waiting for me to be healed He used to rape me sexually and the cycle of being pregnant and having abortion began as usual;  in 10 years I lived with my husband I had 10 abortions.He said……………………….

“Double the Honor, Double the Joy!” 🎉 Double Honor for FWA’s National Coordinator ! 🎉 We are thrilled to celebrate Rev. Past. NTAHUBA PARFAITE, National Coordinator of FWA ,for receiving two prestigious awards recognizing her outstanding leadership and tireless advocacy for gender justice and women’s rights! 🙌 FWA celebrates these honors as a powerful encouragement…