The 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi left many widows having to be the sole providers for their families amid high poverty levels.
Strive Foundation Rwanda has partnered with the government and other organisations to provide supplementary feeding to families struggling to meet their daily needs.
Another concern in Nyamasheke District is the high rate of child-headed households. At 21 years, Uwizera Marthe heads a family of four, and she is also a mother of two children.