Covid-19 affects CM/feed babies & homeless teens

COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdowns has caused other issues other than health crisis: it has brought financial ruin to businesses, affecting the country’s economy to its core, limiting productivity and supplies, increasing unemployment and many pother disruptions to the daily functioning of people’s lives.

Centre Marembo began its distribution of foods, farm produce and other basic needs to more than 300 vulnerable young women, teen mothers and pregnant teens (their babies included) rescued from the street and who are survivors of GBV. Our food distribution action is to fight against the fear of food insecurity, hunger and even malnourishment. These women have been affected by the lockdown measures, especially when the Rwanda government announced its second lockdown phase back on January 18^th 2021, after observing rising new cases of the virus due to the winter holidays and celebrations. This year second lockdown lasted for 15 days, unlike the initial 45 days long lockdown back in 2020.

 The following items below are the number of items given per beneficiary:

1. Protein-based foods: 20 kg beans, 4 kg small fish and 6 kg milk cartons.
2. Non protein-based foods: 20 kg maize flour, 20kg rice, 40 kg vegetables (avocados, pumpkins, etc.) 40 kg fruits (bananas, papayas, etc.), 5kg sugar, 2kg salt, 15kg packages pasta.
3. Other basic needs: 300+ packages sanitary pads, 300+ packages of soap bars.

The food and goods were distributed to the victims residing in these following areas:

1. Gasabo district (Kinyama sector, Ndera sector, Kimironko sector, Jali sector and Gisozi sector)
2. Kicukiro district (Kigarama sector)
3. Nyarugenge district (Kigali sector)
4. Kamonyi district (southern province- Runda sector and Musambira sector)