{"id":9770,"date":"2022-05-21T13:03:58","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T13:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/?page_id=9770"},"modified":"2023-02-13T20:11:02","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T09:11:02","slug":"ineza-rebeka","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/stories\/ineza-rebeka\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda &#8211; Ineza &#038; Rebeka"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9770\" class=\"elementor elementor-9770\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a86da74 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"a86da74\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6175f33\" data-id=\"6175f33\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57fb333 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57fb333\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a style=\"color:grey\" href=\"\/\">Home<\/a>  \/  <a style=\"color:grey\" href=\"\/stories\">Stories<\/a>  \/ <\/span> Rwanda - Ineza &amp; Rebeka<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-796c909 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"796c909\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sisters Ineza and Rebeka encapsulate Rwandan resilience.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a305931 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a305931\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Like the country in which they live, diabetes presents countless hills and valleys\u2014all those who live with it endure daily low and high blood glucose swings that impact energy, health and safety. <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6e696f elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a6e696f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/hero_inezarebeka_mobile-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10161\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/hero_inezarebeka_mobile-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/hero_inezarebeka_mobile-1-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/hero_inezarebeka_mobile-1-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/hero_inezarebeka_mobile-1-650x413.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71d584e elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"71d584e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-81f668e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"81f668e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b99e8e\" data-id=\"1b99e8e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b30a13a animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b30a13a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A version of this piece was originally published at <a href=\"https:\/\/toclimbathousandhills.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">toclimbathousandhills.org<\/a> and has been edited by Life for a Child.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19b15b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19b15b8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a237966\" data-id=\"a237966\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fc9256 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0fc9256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Young people living with diabetes in Rwanda often face stigma.&nbsp;Many consider people with diabetes to be a burden.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ccef78 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ccef78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ineza was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 14 and Rebeka at 12. Two years on from diagnosis, Rebeka is very small in stature. Ineza, now 18, is even smaller than her younger sister and lacks the height and weight of her peers.<\/p><p>Ineza and Rebeka are being raised by their single mother Francine. The family lives in a village just outside the capital, in two huts made from rukarakara, a type of mud that is fortified by straw, into an almost brick-like stability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-567fd32\" data-id=\"567fd32\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-58cf534 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58cf534\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a988a2\" data-id=\"1a988a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43ab280 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"43ab280\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rwanda_1_F14A0389.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9773\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rwanda_1_F14A0389.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rwanda_1_F14A0389-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rwanda_1_F14A0389-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rwanda_1_F14A0389-650x434.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-91ae4a8 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"91ae4a8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-afb900f\" data-id=\"afb900f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-babf4d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"babf4d0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-70ac9ac\" data-id=\"70ac9ac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-399babe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"399babe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rwanda_2_F14A0434.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9774\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rwanda_2_F14A0434.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rwanda_2_F14A0434-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rwanda_2_F14A0434-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rwanda_2_F14A0434-650x434.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc22224\" data-id=\"bc22224\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44fc18d animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44fc18d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Like the country in which they live, diabetes is a disease of countless hills and valleys.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-961230d animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"961230d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All those who live with type 1 endure daily low and high blood glucose swings that impact energy, health and safety.<\/p><p>For Ineza and Rebeka, managing the highs and lows is dependent on receiving insulin and supplies from Life for a Child, through the Rwanda Diabetes Association.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb29c8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb29c8e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f46e248\" data-id=\"f46e248\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47a1a6b animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47a1a6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ineza started experiencing symptoms of her undiagnosed type 1 diabetes at 14 years old. <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e605bca animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e605bca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>She took frequent trips to the bathroom, had low energy and was often dizzy. By the time she was diagnosed, it is likely her body was already undergoing the stages of the onset of type 1 diabetes for months.<\/p><p>Without enough insulin in her system to process food and sugars into fuel, Ineza\u2019s physical development slowed down. Additionally, a lack of proper nutrition led to stunted growth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bfae33\" data-id=\"3bfae33\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ef766f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ef766f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-03851e6\" data-id=\"03851e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-081b44c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"081b44c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rwanda_3_F14A0360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9775\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rwanda_3_F14A0360.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rwanda_3_F14A0360-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rwanda_3_F14A0360-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rwanda_3_F14A0360-650x434.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8229fee elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8229fee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb32884\" data-id=\"bb32884\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-08002e6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08002e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-95f65c4\" data-id=\"95f65c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2816c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2816c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rwanda_4_F14A0348.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9776\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rwanda_4_F14A0348.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rwanda_4_F14A0348-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rwanda_4_F14A0348-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rwanda_4_F14A0348-650x434.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66bc5a4\" data-id=\"66bc5a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8968887 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8968887\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">After diagnosis, Ineza was shunned by neighbors who assumed she had HIV\u2014an illness that still comes with a lot of stigma. <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69dde50 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69dde50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Others believed that the children had been cursed by family enemies or jealous neighbors and thought they were under a curse or some sort of poisoning.<\/p><p>Ineza and Rebeka are being raised by their single mother, Francine. Francine is a small-scale farmer and sells her seasonal harvest as well as manure to take care of those who depend on her.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fd7274 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fd7274\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ccb043\" data-id=\"8ccb043\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4d2562 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4d2562\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In addition to carrying the responsibilities of her home and six children, Francine is challenged by a stigma that many mothers in Rwanda face. <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6408f67 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6408f67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A saying in Kinyarwanda goes, \u201cibigoryi ni ibya nyina\u201d\u2014\u201cthe mother is the one that gives birth to abnormal children.\u201d The statement places blame on women for giving birth to unhealthy children.<\/p><p>Because of this, Francine and her daughters were all shunned. At a time when they needed assistance the most, the girls and their mother found themselves at the edge of society with little to no financial and emotional support.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e831f2b\" data-id=\"e831f2b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c76c5a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c76c5a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e10b13\" data-id=\"2e10b13\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a696bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8a696bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rwanda_5_F14A0416.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9777\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rwanda_5_F14A0416.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rwanda_5_F14A0416-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rwanda_5_F14A0416-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rwanda_5_F14A0416-650x434.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-899c213 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"899c213\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3f8858\" data-id=\"d3f8858\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e32f297 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e32f297\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8383476\" data-id=\"8383476\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb26fd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb26fd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rwanda_6_F14A0547.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9778\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rwanda_6_F14A0547.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rwanda_6_F14A0547-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rwanda_6_F14A0547-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rwanda_6_F14A0547-650x434.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e46466\" data-id=\"4e46466\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b9af47 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b9af47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When Ineza and Rebeka were finally referred to the Rwandan Diabetes Association, they found a sanctuary of support. <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91a92ca animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91a92ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There, they found the insulin, supplies and diabetes education that they needed to manage their diabetes.\u00a0<\/p><p>Insulin and supplies will always need to be available for the girls, and they need ongoing support to maintain their health.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5f8b78 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b5f8b78\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18f164e\" data-id=\"18f164e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4930edc elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4930edc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You can support young people like Ineza and Rebeka living with diabetes in an under-resourced country.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6219c06 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-position-left bdt-global-link-yes bdt-icon-type-icon bdt-icon-effect-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-advanced-icon-box\" data-id=\"6219c06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box\" onclick=\"window.open(&#039;https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/donate\/paypal&#039;, &#039;_self&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-icon-heading bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-icon-wrapper\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-paypal\"><\/i>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-icon-box-title-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDonate with PayPal\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a9e014 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-position-left bdt-icon-type-icon bdt-icon-effect-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-advanced-icon-box\" data-id=\"8a9e014\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-icon-heading bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-icon-wrapper\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-credit-card\"><\/i>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-icon-box-title-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDonate with Credit Card\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe style=\"display: block; border: 0; border-colour: white; align: center;\" src=\"https:\/\/life-for-a-child.raisely.com\/embed\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"1100\"><\/iframe><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-82873cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82873cd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a34000\" data-id=\"0a34000\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7522a7\" data-id=\"b7522a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6334e3b elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6334e3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">You can support young people like Ineza and Rebeka living with diabetes in an under-resourced country.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d204400 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d204400\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/home_RDA-7_square2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8846\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/home_RDA-7_square2.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/home_RDA-7_square2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/home_RDA-7_square2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/home_RDA-7_square2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/home_RDA-7_square2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/home_RDA-7_square2-650x650.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31f86a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31f86a9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aeb8875\" data-id=\"aeb8875\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e62352f animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e62352f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Life for a Child thanks Rebeka and Ineza for sharing their story for this article. We also thank our local partner, the Rwanda Diabetes Association, for the expert care and support they provide to young people living with diabetes. Finally we thank Jacques Nkinzingabo for the photography.<\/p><p>The names of some people and places have been changed to protect the identity of young people supported by Life for a Child. \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home \/ Stories \/ Rwanda &#8211; Ineza &#038; Rebeka Sisters Ineza and Rebeka encapsulate Rwandan resilience. 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