OUR CONVICTION

As a child rights activist it is my belief that it is easy to create strong children than to repair broken man.In Africa the land of my fathers before me and there fathers before them, children have constituted the majority vulnerable to disease ,poverty ,wars ,abuse and neglect yet they are the future stewards in any civilization. Working with children in the Apostolic and Zion constituency has come with many lessons and life changing experiences for me and my colleagues .I have learnt that darkness cannot cast out darkness ,only light can do that ,hate cannot cast out hate only love can do that .My appeal to society is lets be vigilant in our fight against child abuse but lets strive to illuminate on their circumstances and inject love in our cause and course . In my opinion the greatest harm or tragedy of our era is not those who molest the advancement of children but those who sit idly by,get involved aspire to inspire do not permit evil to reign without a rival .

Unaccompanied children

Unaccompanied children

Plan Rwanda has been distributing biscuits and juices to children upon arrival while their parents queue for food distribution and other services. Maize flour and beans are also being distributed to identified unaccompanied children before they complete all required procedures and access all services.

"We have reached only 1,000 children below 5 and 30 unaccompanied children but we are afraid this service might stop due to insufficient resources yet we are looking to receiving around 10,000 refugees before this week ends in addition to the current 6,000 we are dealing with," says Casimir Youmbi, Programme Support Manager and Acting Emergency response Manager.

Plan Rwanda organises safety briefings to new arrivals especially children, as Mahama camp is close to Akagera River infested with crocodiles and hippos.

Children and youth recreational activities as well as community based discussions around child protection, physical assault and gender based violence are in progress.

source: Plan Rwanda