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Mapendo* had never left Kiziba Camp since his arrival in 2020 from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.  He knows refugees like him from him country of origin found refuge in other seven camps and had never envisaged meeting other youth of his age group for interaction and having good times, despite the hard refugee life. 

“I don’t know what to say.  To have had an opportunity to travel to Mahama is a dream come true for me” said Mapendo.

MAHAMA, Rwanda, 20 July 2023 – The lives of 93 babies have been saved in the last three months in the largest refugee camp in Rwanda following the launch of a revamped state-of-the art medical facility with the capacity to carry out caesarean sections in partnership with Population, Refugees and Migration Bureau (PRM), UNHCR, UNFPA and Japan Embassy, Save the Children said.

Rebecca 16 years old, lives in Mahama camp with her parents and 4 siblings. She has physical disability (amputated right arm) caused by accident. Arriving in Mahama refugee camp, Rebecca could not freely participate in education, recreational and learning activities due to her disability and the stigma that comes with it.

Save the Children, in collaboration with Net Hope, connected 10 sites to the Internet across Mahama camp in 2021. An average of 2036 people connect to the network each month. The most visited site is Save the Children’s online library, which hosts an average of 353 visits each day.