Eastern province NGOMA — Members of Unity club yesterday donated Frw 900, 000 cash, to Home of Joy mission of charity Kibungo.The amount would be used to cover the cost of water, electricity and firewood which are the pressing needs to the baby’s home. For the past three years, this charity home has had difficulty in paying the water and electricity bills worth Frw260,000 monthly and Frw 600,000 for firewood in five months. “We came to pay a visit to this baby’s home in a way of solving some of their problems,” Senator Aloyse Inyumba, who headed the delegation that also included members of parliament, said. Inyumba called upon all Rwandans to help babies like any other human beings who have a right to decent life. She appealed to parents to adopt family planning as a way of reducing the number of babies under care takers. She blamed fornication among underage children on lack of sex education and parental care, which has led to unwanted pregnancies. “This is why most girls abandon their babies because they can not afford to take care of them, they are too young and sometimes they fail to know the persons responsible for the pregnancy,” she said. She commended the mission of charity for their work, and asked them to increase their cooperation with the central government in helping fatherless babies. “Even though you are not Rwandans you have shown the love you have for this country through helping the babies,” Inyumba commended. “Your cooperation with the central government and other people would be a cornerstone in saving the lives of babies in Rwanda. This act of helping the needy should not only be for one or two persons but for all citizens.” Mission of charity Kibungo, the sole baby’s home in Ngoma, has 76 babies mostly orphans below five years of age. Among them are children abandoned by their parents and others adopted due to malnutrition. Inyumba also urged district leaders to help the children get tested for HIV/Aids and other diseases to find out their status to ensure positive living for those found infected. Started in 1996, Unity club is a group of Rwandan ladies, headed by the first lady Jeannette Kagame that mediates between the needy and the funders in solving the problems of vulnerable. Mayor Francois Niyotwagira promised to acquire a visiting medical doctor to attend to the children at least twice a week and address their problems whenever reported. Ends
