Different research on gender-based violence shows that most vulnerable children are being abused, including being infected with diseases, and over 70% of them drop out of school. The research was conducted in Bugesera and Kicukiro districts in 2023 by Young Women Christian Association Rwanda. It shows that children are sexually abused on their way to school, back home, or while at school.
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NSANZIMANA SylverFebruary 12, 2026118 views0 comments
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Different research on gender-based violence shows that most vulnerable children are being abused, including being infected with diseases, and over 70% of them drop out of school. The research was conducted in Bugesera and Kicukiro districts in 2023 by Young Women Christian Association Rwanda. It shows that children are sexually abused on their way to school, back home, or while at school.
The research surveyed 661 students from 10 secondary schools in Bugesera and 12 in Kicukiro, and 335 students from universities and colleges. When asked if they had seen boys sexually abusing girls, 43.1% of secondary school students said yes.
Overall, the research found that:
- 53.4% saw boys forcing girls into sex
- 82.7% saw boys insulting girls who refused their advances
- 70.9% saw boys beating girls who refused friendship
- 87% said boys use seductive language when girls refuse sex
- 69.6% said boys beat girls who refuse sex
- 64.4% said boys use words to
humiliate girls during relationshipsIn secondary schools, 79.8% of students reported that teachers ask girls to engage in sexual intercourse. More than 87.4% stated that teachers entice students with promises of help, while 88% indicated that teachers promise them good grades with the intent of committing abuse.
Additionally, 76.2% confirmed that teachers intimidate students when they refuse to engage in sexual activities, while 67% asserted that a girl who rejects a teacher’s advances is often insulted.
The research shows that 95.2% of secondary school students do not agree to engage in sexual relations with teachers, while 4.8% confirmed that they do accept it.
The report shows that 19.7% of young girls who became pregnant were assaulted by their neighbors; 52 girls, or 7.5%, were assaulted by people they did not know; 20 girls, or 2.9%, were assaulted by people in their families; while 7 girls, or 1%, were assaulted by their employers. The majority of the girls who were sexually assaulted and became pregnant have an average age of under 24.
The commission found that among those surveyed, 44% of the pregnant girls were still attending primary school; 29% were in secondary school; 21% had dropped out of school; and 6% had never started school.
It was observed that sexual violence has detrimental effects on the right to education, as 78% of pregnant girls drop out of school after becoming pregnant and do not return; 17% leave school for a short time but return after giving birth; while only 5% manage to continue their education throughout their pregnancy.
Judicial statistics for 2024/2025 indicate that 6,124 cases of child sexual abuse were prosecuted.
The Demographic and Health Survey in Rwanda (DHS7) revealed that in 2005, the percentage of pregnant girls was 4%, in 2010 it rose to 6%, in 2015 it reached 7%, and by 2020 it dropped to 5%, with projections indicating it might reach 8% by 2025.
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Utafiti ulofanywa na Young Women Christian Association Rwanda unaonyesha kuwa watoto wengi wananyanyaswa kijinsia, na asilimia 70 kati yao huacha shule. Utafiti huu ulifanyika katika wilaya za Bugesera na Kicukiro mwaka 2023, ukihusisha wanafunzi 661 kutoka shule za sekondari na 335 kutoka vyuo vikuu.
Matokeo ya utafiti huu yanaonyesha kuwa:
- 53.4% wameona wavulana kuwalazimisha wasichana kufanya mapenzi
- 82.7% wameona wavulana kuwashutumu wasichana wanaokataa maendeleo yao
- 70.9% wameona wavulana kuwapiga wasichana wanaokataa urafiki
- 87% wamesema wavulana hutumia lugha za kuvutia wasichana wanapokataa kufanya mapenzi
- 69.6% wamesema wavulana huwapiga wasichana wanaokataa kufanya mapenzi
Utafiti huu unaonyesha pia kuwa walimu wengi wanahusika na unyanyasaji wa kijinsia kwa wanafunzi, huku 79.8% ya wanafunzi wa sekondari wakisema kuwa walimu wanawataka wanafunzi kufanya mapenzi nao.
Matokeo ya unyanyasaji huu ni mabaya, kwani asilimia 78 ya wasichana walio binti za mimba huacha shule na kutosikia tena
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