Rwanda: Society Must Address Housewife Challenges

A new report says most rural women spend much of their time doing household chores that were of no economic value. The report, by ActionAid, an international NGO, says activities like collecting firewood, fetching water, among others, leaves housewives economically dependent on their spouses.

For a country that has channeled so much effort into policies geared toward the empowerment of women, such a report ignites fast response.

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