Table 6 The problem of sexual and gender-based violence/ihohoterwa rishingiye kugitsina (Rwanda)
Description of the problem | Number of respondents |
Widows, single mothers not living with their husband/partners, we are raped | 3 |
There are men who sexually exploit and abuse minor girls: there have been incidences of men who rape young girls (Hari nk’ abagabo bahohotera abana: kubafata ku ngufu) | 2 |
In reality violence here is there. Personally, I faced violence with regard to resettlement, when my husband died, I married another and then he left me and went away. When time came for resettlement, UNHCR brought me back because I don’t have a husband, because I lacked (a man) to sign for me, I was to go in 2015 | 2 |
They give her sweets and then sleep with her yet she is 7 years old | 1 |
Many young girls whose mothers are frequently drunk, they are many who have been violated when they have 4 years | 1 |
There is time they find me in the house, I am with my children and they want to beat (kunkubita) me | 1 |
You may go to the hospital seriously ill; they fail to immediately care for you (bakakurangarana), an you may even die there | 1 |
Men want their separate M-Visa and it is not given to them | 1 |
Violence is present here and includes not having a market in the camp | 1 |
They do not give us enough inkwi (traditional firewood) | 1 |
Perceived causes of the problem | Number of respondents |
Poverty | 3 |
Lack of employment | 2 |
Alcohol abuse (Ubusinzi) | 2 |
It is because we are crammed in one place (Ni uko twirundiye hamwe) | 1 |
Children are lured by fritters and sweets | 1 |
Raising children when we are not capable | 1 |
Hunger | 1 |
Thirsty | 1 |
Effects on those with the problem and those close to them | Number of respondents |
Adolescent girls give birth at a young age | 3 |
It causes many illnesses when someone sexually assaults you and he is HIV positive, you may get infected (bigutera) with illness | 2 |
We used to cook for our children but these [briquettes] have starved us | 2 |
They wander around with kids | 2 |
Raising children when we are not capable | 1 |
To start a family when they are still young | 1 |
Have a C-section when they are giving birth | 1 |
Selling drugs | 1 |
He/she does not have anywhere to go, runs away from parents because they [parents] are financially disadvantaged, he/she end up suffering and has nowhere to stay | 1 |
What do people currently do to address the problem | Number of respondents |
They come and talk to us in quartiers, and when there are some sick [people] they comfort (bakabakomeza) them. | 2 |
To report it to responsible institutions | 1 |
Penalize (guhana) those who tried to cover it up | 1 |
We talk to them and advise (tukabagira inama) them | 1 |
We shun the behaviour through “Akagorobak’Ababyeyi”- ‘Parents’ evening’ [NGO program] | 1 |
That child is hastily taken to hospital, they do test for her and follow her up | 1 |
What should be done about the problem if resources were available | Number of respondents |
Even though it is not widely accepted, boys and girls would go to learn vocations like tailoring and hair dressing and cooking | 2 |
If they could financially support us, we will all find what to do | 1 |
Those in old age would be given jobs | 1 |
To ban those illegal drinks the way they banned Kanyanga (local illegal liquor) | 1 |
We think that they should find another refuge for us | 1 |
They would install for us public lights on the streets and houses | 1 |
When someone is sick and they realize they cannot treat him/her they would immediately refer him/her to main hospital | 1 |
They can bring back firewood or give us gas | 1 |