UNFPA donates to Rubavu women

RUBAVU - The United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) has donated 500 health kits to victims of recent floods in Rubavu district. The kits contained towels, kitenge cloths, blankets, Sosoma (a combination of sorghum, soya and maizeflour), sugar and other material for home use. Jane Abatoni, the vice chairperson of the women rights umbrella group, PROFFEMES Twesehamwe, said that they decided to approach UNFPA for these vital kits because they believe women and children were most affected by the floods. “When you give to a woman you give the whole family,” she said. Speaking to the affected residents, UNFPA country representative, Ian Howie, said that the support is in line with the agency’s mission of fostering reproductive health and rights.