BUBANZA, October 10th (ABP) – Women are called upon to be creative, to be alert and not always to rely on their husbands.
This appeal was made by Mrs. Domitille Ndabumviyeko, from Buhororo I hill, in the commune of Bubanza (north-west), who has chosen the profession of butcher, despite the fact that this trade is reserved for men, a check on the site by ABP has revealed.
Ndabumviyeko says she decided to become a butcher in 2017, after being abandoned by her husband and seven children. At first,” she continues,” she was misunderstood by those around her, as it was unusual for a woman to practice this trade as a butcher. She said that she started with a capital of 50,000 BIF and slaughtered one goat a day, but now she has a capital of one million BIF, slaughtering at least two goats a day by herself.
To sell her meat, Mrs. Ndabumviyeko revealed that she had set up a WhatsApp group with customers. Each time, before slaughter, she informs her customers from this group, and some of them start buying and requesting reservations.
Thanks to this business, she has been able to send her seven children to school, and has built three houses with 18 annexes for rent.
Mrs. Ndabumviyeko told us that she has organized 17 neighboring women into a self-development cooperative called “Bakenyezi Terintambwe” (Women taking a step forward in development). All the members have already benefited from capital, from their contribution of 20,000 BIF each per week. Their cooperative has opened a cabaret on this hill in Buhororo, where Mrs. Ndabumviyeko grills goat meat.
The cooperative already owns 10 pigs raised in their households. Mrs. Ndabumviyeko has not forgotten to practice charitable deeds and has come to the aid of eight vulnerable children, whose education she supports. She has even taken it upon herself to mediate between couples in disagreement, and has already settled conflicts in four neighboring households, she explained during the interview.
She appealed to other women never to underestimate themselves, but to be creative, and to organize themselves into self-development cooperatives, in order to benefit from good experiences for the well-being of their households.