FWA April 2022 Narrative Report

THE WOMEN’S SOCIO-ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT CENTER The FWA has continued the construction of the Women’s Socio Economic Empowement Center (WSEEC). The aim of this project is to avail training rooms and a temporary safe shelter for gender-based violence survivors at the FWA headquarters. This project will cost $200,000. We have so far mobilized $39,100 including $16,600…

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…………………………………………………………….

“I married an alcoholic man. He came home at midnight and beat me while I did nothing. One day he beat me when I was pregnant and I had an abortion. This abortion left scars in my heart; I didn’t want to be pregnant anymore.Unfortunately I found myself pregnant again, and my husband married another…

“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…

“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…

“My name is Emeline. I lost my mother when I was very young and my father married another woman, which was not easy for me because this woman mistreated me and I decided to get married illegally at the age bof 15 with the idea of escaping my stepmother’s abuse.Being married too little, I didn’t…