Dativa lives in Gaseke, Rwanda. She is a businesswoman who owns a shop and a canteen. In addition to running her business, she is responsible for taking her crops to the market, taking her children to school or the doctor, cooking meals, and gathering water and firewood. Before the bridge was built in her community, the burden of her daily walking limited the time she had to spend at her shop or with her family at home.
Now that she has a reliable, safe crossing over the Mwange River, the time it takes to get to the market or to take her children to school has been drastically reduced. Watch the video to hear directly from Dativa how the footbridge has affected her life.
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Dativa
Before the bridge, it would take me one hour to get to the market and when it rained, I would have to turn back, because the river was too dangerous to cross. Now it only takes me 3 minutes whether it's raining or not.
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