Volume 31, Issue 4, January 2021, Pages 914–922
Ngila Kikuni Ibrahim1
1 Assistant, Université Officielle de Bukavu, RD Congo
Original language: French
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The advent of Covid-19 caused the cessation of movements at the border between Rwanda and the DRC on Goma side, because of the lockdown imposed as a barrier to the spread of the pandemic. However, these movements allowed the survival of several people, in particular disabled people carrying out small activities there. Thus, several homes for people with disabilities were disturbed during the crisis, the householder being unable to meet the needs of his dependents, and himself becoming a burden for the family and society. Then, we suggest that both the government and humanitarian actors at local, national and international levels may implement support mechanisms for disabled people and their families in order to consolidate their homes. Finally, we want to see disabled people to think about other surviving strategies so that they may be able to face the consequences of the crisis.
Author Keywords: Covid-19, disturbance, homes, occupation, disabled people.
Ngila Kikuni Ibrahim1
1 Assistant, Université Officielle de Bukavu, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2021 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The advent of Covid-19 caused the cessation of movements at the border between Rwanda and the DRC on Goma side, because of the lockdown imposed as a barrier to the spread of the pandemic. However, these movements allowed the survival of several people, in particular disabled people carrying out small activities there. Thus, several homes for people with disabilities were disturbed during the crisis, the householder being unable to meet the needs of his dependents, and himself becoming a burden for the family and society. Then, we suggest that both the government and humanitarian actors at local, national and international levels may implement support mechanisms for disabled people and their families in order to consolidate their homes. Finally, we want to see disabled people to think about other surviving strategies so that they may be able to face the consequences of the crisis.
Author Keywords: Covid-19, disturbance, homes, occupation, disabled people.
Abstract: (french)
L’avènement de la covid-19 a occasionné la cessation des mouvements au niveau de la frontière entre le Rwanda et la RDC du côté de Goma, suite au confinement imposé comme mesure barrière à la propagation de la pandémie. Ces mouvements permettaient pourtant la survie de plusieurs personnes, notamment les personnes handicapées y exerçant de petites activités. Ainsi, plusieurs foyers des personnes handicapées ont été déstabilisés pendant la crise, le chef de ménage étant devenu incapable de répondre aux besoins de ses dépendants, et devenant lui-même une charge pour la famille et la société. D’où, nous suggérons que le gouvernement et les acteurs humanitaires tant locaux, nationaux qu’internationaux mettent en place de mécanismes d’appui aux personnes handicapées et leurs ménages afin de consolider les foyers de celles-ci. Que les personnes handicapées pensent également à développer d’autres stratégies de survie pour faire face aux conséquences de la crise.
Author Keywords: Covid-19, déstabilisation, foyers, occupation, personnes handicapées.
How to Cite this Article
Ngila Kikuni Ibrahim, “Impact de la Covid-19 sur la stabilité des foyers des personnes handicapées en République Démocratique du Congo : Cas de la ville de Goma,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 914–922, January 2021.
