“My name is Claire, this program has been very beneficial to me and family. My husband is alcoholic, every day he comes home drunk. I have suffered many forms of gender-based violence. Before coming to this training I was a woman who stays at home every day, I was ashamed to go among the others…
My name is Therese. I helped a married couple who was always fighting. The wife was beaten by her husband five times. She was every time wounded. The case became beyond my capacities that I referred them to the local administration for counselling. Now the husband no longer beats his wife. They are living peacefully.
“I am an orphan, I have only one brother who had refused me to marry my husband but I was so in love that nothing could stop me. He married me poor but after a while he got rich, what triggered the hatred against me; I have twice given birth to children who died. He…
Our medical doctors consulted with 150 cases, including 69 adults (18 men and 51 women), 19 children (10 boys and 9 girls), 47 HIV positive people and 15 pregnant women for ultrasound. The nurse received 188 patients including 141 adults and 47 children
“My name is Leilla. I grew up in a family where my parents were always quarrelling. I was born in Sororezo, Bujumbura province. When I was 15 years old, my mother left my father because she was beaten almost every day. It was since that time that I started to do the work my mother…
My name is Jacqueline. I was staying with my uncle here in Bujumbura for studies reason. When he died, his wife sent me away because it was very hard to find enough food for all of us. I stopped my studies as there was no one to pay for my school fees. I found a…
Improving Women’s Reproductive Health (IWRH) FWA community health workers and FWA staff have continued to educate men, women and young people on the importance of family planning. Two discussion groups for the SHGs leaders were done: on May 20&30, 2021. A total of 45 SHGs leaders were touched. The objective was to invite SHGs members…
Maternity Ward Building In the month of April 2021, with the support from the Canadian Friends Service Committee (CFSC), we have continued putting broth on the walls of Ntaseka clinic extension plus the control work. The next step will be the tiling of the building, installation of toilets andshowers.
COVID-19 AND NTASEKA CLINIC In the month March 2021, Friends Women’s Association has continued to apply Covid-19 restrictions at Ntaseka Clinic for both the staff and the beneficiaries’ protection. MARCH 8, 2021 On March 12, 2021, as women-led organization which works for women, the FWA joined the world to celebrate the international women’s day.
Improving Women’s Reproductive Health (IWRH) FWA community health workers and FWA staff have continued to educate men, women and young people on the importance of family planning. One discussion group for young girls was done on January 21st, 2021. One discussion group for girls mothers was done on January 28th, 2021