Word: uwimana
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...reduced to Stone Age living standards. In 1993, before the genocide, 53% of households were below the poverty line; by 1997, that figure had risen to more than 70%. Women's life expectancy was down to about age 43. "We needed to start from the beginning again," says Antoinette Uwimana, subprefect for the Kibungo region. "We had no infrastructure, no education, no water, no roads. All needed to be rebuilt, and we didn't even have an executive class. Agriculture was our only resource...
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