RIC-NET CARRIES OUT INTERVIEWS FOR CONFLICT AFFECTED GIRLS IN KASESE DISTRICT.

Rwenzori information centers Network (RIC-NET) received a one year grant running from June 2014-June2015 from Global Fund for Children to support conflict affected teenagers and skill the young girls or mothers who have dropped out of school.

The project is implemented by RIC-NET and it focuses on offering a range of capacity development services or tailor-made training for youth with age “15-30”, skills development and entrepreneurship for dropouts and practical skills to training for graduates of institutions. 

The project targets skilling School dropout Girls, Conflict affected School girls or who need to be in School, and unlock potentials of poor youth.

RIC-NET carried out interviews on 28^th July 2014 at Bwera information centre and Busongora Rural Information Centre all in Kasese district.

Figure 1 : Some of the girls interviewed at Bwera information center

The interviews were meant to select girls who would benefit from the project. A selection criteria of the project beneficiaries is: The girl must be in serious vulnerability status and mostly having been in some way or another affected by conflict or war. A young lady between 15-30 years has a true & touching story from the experiences of the conflict or other form of severe vulnerability has a dream for the future and able to work towards that dream.

Figure 2: Girls before the interview Bwera information center.

A case in point is:

Masika Deniise(1^st  left on fig. 2)23years who was left behind by her parents when they were running to free their lives from the ADF insurgency in 1996.she was left behind with her two siblings, a boy and a girl. The sister got lost and also the brother fell sick and died. Deniise later ran to Bwera after the outbreak of another ADF war in 1999 where she was taken by a good Samaritan to live with her. After she suffered mistreatment from the wife of the man who had secured her life and this forced her to run away and was taken up by some woman whom she lives with now.

The girls who were interviewed at Bwera information centre include: Muhindo Eunice, Masika Dennise, Biira Racheal, Muhindo Specioza, Mbambu Harriet, Mbambu Ritah, Biira Moreen, Muhindo Maombi, Kabugho Loice, Muhindo Sifa, Mbambu Grace, Biira Rosette, Muhindo Eresi, Masika Mary and Biira Harriet and those interviewed at Busongora  rural information centre were: Masika Esther, Muhindo Robina,Kabugho Everlyne and Mulhwahali Jovia