Relief for working mothers as maternity leave benefits scheme comes into force

Anatolie Uzayisenga, a teacher at Bisate Primary School in Kinigi Sector, Musanze District, gave birth to a baby boy one year ago.
Mothers breastfeed their babies in Huye District during a breastfeeding and anti-malnutrition campaign last year. The new maternity leave benefits scheme will enable working mothers to attend to their children uninterrupted for the first three months. (File photo)
Mothers breastfeed their babies in Huye District during a breastfeeding and anti-malnutrition campaign last year. The new maternity leave benefits scheme will enable working mothers to attend to their children uninterrupted for the first three months. (File photo)
Emmanuel Ntirenganya