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Jérémie Murengezi, Director
Gakoni (Kiramuruzi): The visit of RBC (Rwanda Biomedical Center) and its theater team to raise awareness against HIV/AIDS in the Umutara Polytechnic Secondary School (UP) in Gakoni, Kiramuruzi sector, Gatsibo district, took place finished with the promise of the Director of the UP, Jérémie Mudenge, to launch anti-AIDS clubs in his establishment next week.
The Director of Education at Gatsibo district had announced that these clubs would be set up in all secondary schools that do not have them, according to the RBC HIV/AIDS behavior change officer, Aimé-Ernest Nyirinkindi.
“This measure is timely at a time when young people are seeing rising infections in Eastern Province. It is hoped that this strategy will make it possible to reduce contamination thanks to the improvement of knowledge in the fight against HIV/AIDS among young people”, specified Mudenge who has just spent a year at the head of the UP.
Group photo of students
“We entrusted the supervision of our young people in the fight against AIDS and sexual and reproductive education to the religious denominations that are so active in our establishment. These denominations are the Catholic Church, Adventists, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Protestants and Islam. We are now adding anti-AIDS clubs to strengthen the fight against this virus,” he continues.
The UP has 531 boarding students, including 290 girls and 241 boys, aged 15 to 23, and divided into a higher cycle of six sections: agronomy, veterinary sciences, carpentry, construction, accounting and office management. The climate is pleasant, especially since it is on the shores of Lake Muhazi.
“We value the presence of RBC in our school to fight HIV/AIDS. Our students are very happy with this awareness and they will derive valuable benefits from it”, adds the Director Mudenge.
Young people near the school complain about the lack of condoms in the Center of Gakoni
Young Nsengimana, 25, is a motorbike driver who has lived in Gakoni for three months. He complains about the lack of condoms in the shop, when we need them to protect ourselves.
“You look for the condoms, you can’t find them when you need them urgently, when your girlfriend agrees to give you good favors. In this case, to have the condom, you must go to the Center of Kiramuruzi and pay 1600 Frw return trip on a motorbike. Without a condom, you indulge in unprotected sex, due to lack of patience. Gakoni’s daughters are not prostitutes. They give themselves to their friend out of love. Unfortunately, I often meet young people on ARVs who have sex without protection. It’s a way to spread the virus. Their perception of life is very low. They do not know how to give importance to their protection and that of others. They live in a kind of still total unconsciousness. Rt the damage they are capable of causing is immense. It requires more sensitization to change such behaviors,” acknowledges Nsengimana.
Olivier Niyomugabo, student.
Student Olivier Niyomugabo, 21, in 6th grade at UP, has already tested negative for HIV/AIDS and is in good health. He knows how to protect himself in the future during an affair with a woman. His relationships will always be protected in order to achieve his vision and preserve his health. He believes that advocacy to stop AIDS must extend throughout the country. And also remember to cover the national territory with sufficient condoms to protect young people.
Igiraneza Gabiro Blandine, a 4th grader at UP Gakoni, has sufficient knowledge to avoid this virus. RBC’s visit allowed him to update himself and strengthen his commitment to stopping the scourge. And give good advice to colleagues who go astray. (END)
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