FWA OCTOBER 2022 Report

Although Ntaseka maternity ward still needs some medical equipment; both the delivery and the hospitalization services arecurrently functional…….

“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…

“I never tasted love in my marriage. We worked together to get money. I used to spent the day working in our restaurant, when I came home tired, he threw at me traumatic words. He used to tell me that he will kill me one day. Sometimes he showed me the photos of his girlfriend….

 The Self-Help Groups have continued to meet once a week. At the end of January 2022, we had a total of 149 SHGs in Kamenge, Bujumbura Mairie province for a total of 3538 women and 30 SHGs for 738 women in Nyabiraba commune, Bujumbura province.

This workshop heals us. I had a plan that my wife will no longer see my money but, after these three days due to the couple’s discussions we decided to change especially me as her husband. We will discuss together what concerns finances. We have 9 children and I told my wife that the education…

I am the President of one of the Self Help Groups. I attend a university. There are plenty of questions that young girls have without answers. We are afraid of our future homes if we observe what is happening in many homes now. I really appreciate what FWA does for Young girls. I ask you…