The project to empower young teenage mothers in Bugesera, Rwanda
Christmas party and graduation party at Mama Courage! In such a short time, this place has become a home for another group of trainees and their children. After six months, the second class finished their training successfully and received their certificates. Congratulations!
Many thanks to all supporters who made this project possible! Without your donations and endowments, none of this would be possible! THANK YOU!!! Merry Christmas 🎄
On your way from Kigali to Bugesera or the other way around you will see our sign “Mama Courage” on the road.
You are welcome to visit our kiosk where we sell handmade clothes and bags – for you, your kids or as perfect souvenirs and gifts! Some reasons why you might stop and support us:
In May 2022, the first cohort of trainees was bid farewell and the new cohort was welcomed to the training center!
The celebration was attended by several distinguished guests, including from the Ministry of Equality and Family Support.
In a short time, the project has become a lighthouse project, institutions and other organizations visit us and want to know how we encourage and support the young women – among other things, childcare in the same house with daily healthy care is a novelty. We also provide support with health insurance, therapy options in the event of an experience of violence, and offer cooking classes for a healthy but affordable diet.
After six months training our students finished their training and received their certificates.
Mama Courage took the ceremonial opportunity to officially inaugurate the training center. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this was not possible in 2021. But not only the center, also a kiosk and a chicken coop were inaugurated.
Today students from Germany and our students from Mama Courage had an online meeting. We were happy to introduce our project and share our experiences. Thanks for your interest in our project dear friends from Germany!
“Mama Courage” training centre in Bugesera in Rwanda has opened!
Before that, the house was expanded with toilet facilities, barrier-free access, a hand-washing station in the entrance area and, of course, equipped with chairs, tables and sewing machines.
A building with classrooms, a sewing workshop, play area for children, kitchen and toilets as well as the equipment like tables, chairs, blackboard, and sewing machines of course will be provided for young teenager mothers in Bugesera, Eastern Province of Rwanda, very soon.
A toilet facility will have to be added to the premises and an access to the house will be made barrier-free.
Once this preparatory work has been completed, the vocational training can begin very soon!
A small sales area our “show room” will be prepared later so that the sewn products can be offered for sale. We would appreciate financial support for this show room.
A three-day training and multiplier training took place in Bugersa from 18 to 20 May 2021. The main topics were:
