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The inauguration was held at Masaka Hospital in Kicukiro District on Tuesday, September 1, 2020.

The Ministry of Health says the project will be completed with the construction of 300 toilets across the country.

The Minister of Health, Dr. Ngamije Daniel, explained the importance of health to the people of Masaka Hospital and encouraged the people to practice hand-washing in their homes.

“We thank this partnership with World Vision and other partners who worked hard to avail of these facilities. The important thing is to thank the person who did the work, not the amount of money spent. Here I look at the importance of these modern hand washing facilities. It is going to help us prevent the Covid-19 pandemic and other hygiene-related diseases. I also urge the recipients to take good care of them.”

“For the general public, these activities are at the hospital but also in your home you should do it. Protect your children from hygiene-related diseases including worms,” he added.

Sean Kerrigan, National Director of World Vision Rwanda assured that the organization he leads will continue to support activities aimed at improving the health of the community.

“We thank the Government of Rwanda for its efforts in the fight of COVID-19. This is something that the government started doing many years ago before Coronavirus outbreak. This is reflected in the government’s long-standing efforts to bring water closer to the people, improve the health, hygiene, and sanitation sectors and more. We are happy that the children will have a healthy life. ”

In an interview with IGIHE, the Director of Masaka Hospital, Dr. Uwizeye Marcel, said the hand washing machine they were given has come in handy.

“Because we receive so many patients, it’s going to help us. Having six modern hand-washing facilities is going to help us speed up our services. It will help us to prevent Cororonavirus and other contagious diseases. ”

The 49modern hand-washing facilities cost Rwf290 million, built in partnership with World Vision as a major donor. About 47 were built at various hospitals across the country, while two were built at health centers.

In collaboration with World Vision, there is also the construction of other 250 modern hand-washing facilities which will cost Rwf260 million.

The inauguration was held at Masaka Hospital in Kicukiro District on Tuesday, September 1, 2020.

Children participate in the inauguration of a new modern hand-washing facilities at Masaka Hospital

Sean Kerrigan assured that they will continue to support activities aimed at improving the health of the community.

Dr Ngamije Daniel encouraged people to practice hand washing in their homes

Elina Jonas Ruzindaza

Ku munsi w’ejo ku wa Gatatu tarki ya 2 Nzeri, se wa Messi akaba ari na we urereberera inyungu ze, yabonanye na perezida w’ikipe ya FC Barcelona ariko impande zombi zikaba zatandukanye nta mwanzuro ufashwe cyane ko iyi kipe ivuga ko igishoboka ari ukumwongerera amasezerano.

Nk’uko inkuru dukesha CNN ibivuga, se wa Messi, Jorge Messi yagiye kubonana na Josep Maria Bartomeu aherekejwe n’umuvandimwe wa Messi, Rodrigo ndetse n’umunyamategeko.

Nk’uko umuntu wahaye amakuru iki kinyamakuru yabivuze, FC Barcelona yabwiye abahagarariye Messi ko batiteguye kurangiza amasezerano ya Messi, ahubwo igishoboka ari ukumwongerera imyaka 2 y’amasezerano ku mwaka umwe yari asigaranye.

Uyu rutahizamu ukomoka muri Argentine w’imyaka 33, amasezerano ye muri FC Barcelona azarangira tariki ya 30 Kamena 2020, akaba afite ingingo mu masezerano ye ivuga ko ikipe izamwifuza izatanga miliyoni 700 z’Amayero.

Messi we yizera ko mu masezerano ye harimo ingingo imwemerera kugenda nk’umukinnyi w’igenga muri iyi mpeshyi, ni mu gihe FC Barcelona ivuga ko iyo ngingo yataye agaciro tariki ya 10 Kamena 2020 kuko atahise agenda, we akavuga ko bitewe n’uko ingengabihe y’imikino yahindutse kubera icyorezo iyo ngingo igifite agaciro.

Jorge Messi ubwo yagiye kubonana n’ubuyobozi bwa FC Barcelona

Messi ntiyifuza kuguma muri FC Barcelona

With the support she received from FXBVillage SKOL program, she was able to develop a successful income generating activity of selling fruits and vegetables, her children returned to school, she joined a savings groups and created a kitchen garden that provided her with legumes. She affirms that she could earn $5 and could regularly save before COVID-19 crisis. It is with apparent happiness and pride that she narrates her story

‘’ ‘My name is Marie Rose and I live in Gasharu cell, Nyamirambo Sector, the district of Nyarugenge of Kigali city. I am a beneficiary of the VillageFXB SKOL poverty alleviation program, which is now in its final year of implementation. I want to share with you my story of how the FXB SKOL program helped me to cope with the COVID-19 and take care of my family.

The pandemic that emerged in China was of little concern to us. Most people in Rwanda did not know anything about this disease. After spreading to Europe and other countries around the world, the rumor was that it did not affect Africans, we were wrong. From the first case in Rwanda, everything went very fast, we were put in quarantine, only essential services were still allowed, and our businesses suffered.

I am very proud to be part of the FXB -SKOL family. It is true that we went through a very difficult time during this COVID-19 crisis, but FXB had prepared us. In three years, I have received a lot of training that allowed me to cope with this situation.

In the first year, I received training in financial literacy, project management and was provided a start-up capital that allowed me to start an income generating activity of selling fruits and vegetables. We have also been trained and helped to grow a vegetable garden where I grow carrots, lamb’s lettuce, cabbage, beets and much more.

These vegetables are primarily intended to improve our own diet. I usually sell the surplus to the market, which allows me to increase my income. However, during the crisis I shared them with my neighbors who were starving.

FXB has taught us to adopt good hygiene habits. We built latrines, showers and a hand-washing station in front of our house. Everybody adopted the habit of regularly wash hands with soap. The government is sensitizing people to adopt good hygiene behaviors to protect themselves from coronavirus, whereas it is already part of our daily life.

I understood the importance of saving and planning. I am part of a Savings and Credit Group. The group members convenes every week and contribute an agreed amount, based on everyone’s ability, that serve as personal savings and are used to provide small loans to the group members.

It is also an opportunity to share life experiences and learn from each other. Our group is composed of 28 people and we were able to save $1,200 shortly before the COVID-19 crisis. This is already our second cycle.

A cycle lasts 12 months and, at the end, we share the profits that we use to expand our businesses or for other personal projects. For this time, our savings have helped us to cope with this challenging situation.

Even though we are going through difficult times, my family did not suffer too much compared to my neighbors thanks to my income generating activity and my savings. Additionally, my kitchen garden together with all the direct and indirect support I benefited from this program backed me during these hard times.

The FXB staff remained in regular contact with us remotely via phone and it motivated me. During these tough times, we have really understood the importance of the good lessons we benefited from FXB-SKOL program. My business and my savings have been my life jacket during the moments of turbulence. I thank SKOL and FXB for all the support” gratefully relates Marie Rose

Marie Rose has always been a courageous woman who never gave up despite all the difficulties she went through.

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