INGABIRE OVERCOMES STIGMA, STEREOTYPE TO BECOME A BUILDER It is Wednesday afternoon at around 4pm; Domitile Ingabire is still busy working on a construction site as a builder in Rulindo District. Ingabire, 18, is the only female among over ten builders at the site and says she is proud of doing a job often seen as the preserve of men. She has enrolled to study construction at a vocational institution. “I have always wanted to be a builder,” she said during an interview. “The idea of studying construction came into my mind when I was in primary. I used to wonder why no women were engaged with construction or other technical courses and wished I could be one of the few in the field,” she adds. She was also inspired by her brother and uncle who were also in the construction industry. The most stumbling block for her was her mother, whom she says never supported her ambitions. As a teenager, Ingabire’s mother saw it as unladylike for a woman to hold a sledge hammer, climb rooftops and get exposed to dangers that come with the trade. newtimes.co.rw/section/article/2015-01-15/184989/
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 08:38:26 +0000
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