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How widows of the liberation have soldiered on

ON OCTOBER 1 1990, Appolline Kaburame woke up to a day that turned out to be the last time she would see her husband alive.  On that day her husband Joseph Kaburame, walked out of the house to begin a journey of no return.  He joined the Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA) which had launched a struggle to liberate Rwanda. Her husband’s goodbye that day turned a new chapter in her life and their seven children. Even with her fears of the breadwinner leaving his family, Kaburame understood and supported her husband’s decision, but she looked forward to the day he would come back home. 
Soldiering on - Kaburame with one of her grandkids during the interview at her home
Soldiering on - Kaburame with one of her grandkids during the interview at her home
Doreen Umutesi