{"id":451,"date":"2013-10-08T10:30:02","date_gmt":"2013-10-08T09:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/blogs\/english\/?p=451"},"modified":"2013-10-08T10:30:02","modified_gmt":"2013-10-08T09:30:02","slug":"1st-october-the-old-people-world-day-the-old-claim-for-more-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/1st-october-the-old-people-world-day-the-old-claim-for-more-support\/","title":{"rendered":"1st October, the Old People World Day: the Old claim for more support"},"content":{"rendered":"

All over the world including Burundi, many countries have celebrated the Old People World Day although; Burundian Old People have many problems<\/strong> – By Diane Uwimana<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Terence<\/a>

Terence Niyonzima with Anne Marie Namihungo inside the \u201cAuspice Saint Elisabeth\u201d Centre \u00a9Iwacu<\/p><\/div>\n

Arriving at the \u201cAuspice Saint Elisabeth\u201d Centre in Rohero Commune(Bujumbura City Council), where about 54 people dwell- some are old and others are living with disabilities; once one enters, she\/he is welcomed by an old person who opens the gate. There is a calm atmosphere and the place is very clean. \u201cWe were at the end of our rosary as our main daily activity\u201d, says Nun Colette Murimbane, Responsible of the \u201cAuspice Saint Elisabeth Centre\u201d.
\nTerence Niyonzima, 73 years old, is from Matana Commune in Bururi province. He has been living in the centre since about one year and half. \u201cI have come to this centre because I had nobody to care about me. I have six children but they could do anything to help me. When my leg was broken, I needed to be supported very much; the reason why I am here,\u201d says Niyonzima.
\nThanks to the centre, he mentions that he gets everything. The same analysis is made by Marie Rose Namihungo, 94 years old, from Cankuzo Commune in Cankuzo Province. She has been living there about ten years.
\n\u201cI had 12 children but ten were dead. Today, two are alive and I don\u2019t know where one of them is,\u201d she adds angrily.
\nAccording to her, it is necessary to support the centre for improving their living conditions. \u201cThose who are running activities and administrative authorities have their own mums and fathers. It is worthy to take care of us too, so that we can end our life happily,\u201d mentions the old woman.
\nShe indicates that they sometimes go to fetch water because of the lack of water inside the centre. \u201cRegideso Company often comes to cut our supply in water and electricity. So, we have no choice, we have to move ourselves to look for water to our nearby neighbours,\u201d points out Namihungo.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe center has come to help both old and disabled people\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Nun<\/a>

Nun Colette Murimbane: \u201cThe Ministry of Solidarity, Human Rights and Gender gives us only BIF 900,000 and we use this amount to pay Regideso fees for two months only. However, thanks to some comprehensive people, we try to manage ourselves and rent a field to cultivate in order to have something to eat.\u201d \u00a9Iwacu<\/p><\/div>\n

In total, 54 people are sheltered in the \u201cAuspice Saint Elisabeth\u201d Centre. Among them 37 are women and 17 are men. \u201cWe don\u2019t only receive old people but also people with disabilities who don\u2019t have anyone to care of them. We have 4 who suffer from epilepsy, 3 from HIV\/AIDS and all others are old people,\u201d explains Nun Colette Murimbane.
\nShe indicates that those people are living because of generous human beings of kind soul and particularly \u201cBene Mukama Congregation\u201d. \u201cThey bring essential needs in our daily life,\u201d highlights the Nun.
\nAccording to her, old people need to be supported and cared about very much. \u201cThe Ministry of Solidarity, Human Rights and Gender gives us only BIF 900,000 and we use this amount to pay Regideso fees for two months only. However, thanks to some comprehensive people, we try to manage ourselves and rent a field to cultivate in order to have something to eat,\u201d says the Responsible of the centre.
\nFor her, it is worth coming and paying some visits to them for comforting them and avoiding their permanent loneliness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

All over the world including Burundi, many countries have celebrated the Old People World Day although; Burundian Old People have many problems – By Diane Uwimana Arriving at the \u201cAuspice Saint Elisabeth\u201d Centre in Rohero Commune(Bujumbura City Council), where about 54 people dwell- some are old and others are living with disabilities; once one enters, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":452,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[21],"tags":[49,108],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}