Staff Spotlight: Jean Marie Vienney
A conversation with Jean Marie Vienney, Field Educator at Rwaza Health Center.
What motivated you to join GHI?
I first learned about GHI from Facebook. I learned that there is a fight against malnutrition by creating gardens for families that have stunting issues. I got so excited because I studied agriculture, and making gardens felt like something I can do. Doing that is so beneficial to Rwandans and fighting against malnutrition in young children. It was interesting to me. When I heard about the vacancy in GHI, I applied like others to give my contribution as a Rwandan.
Why do you think nutrition is so important?
Generally, nutrition is the key to life. If you eat well, you live well. If you don’t eat well, you suffer. Stunting in small children is the main challenge we are facing nowadays. It’s a result of eating an incomplete diet when families don’t know how to prepare a balanced meal. Nutrition is so important; it’s a foundation of living a healthy life.
What’s the favorite part of your job?
In my daily work, the first thing that makes me happy is explaining how to prepare a balanced meal and its importance to families. The second thing is visiting them. Giving them seeds is important because some lack gardens due to lack of seeds. When I take the seeds to them and help a woman make a garden, I feel happy the next time I go there and find the family eating the vegetables and fruits from the garden we made together.
What do you like to do outside work?
Outside my work, I like travelling to explore Rwanda. Secondly, I like reading the news to get updates on what is going on in our country.
The funny thing your co-workers don’t know about you
I don’t have a specific thing my co-workers don’t know about me. I am ostentatious. People easily know what I like and what I don’t like. I don’t have something special or secret people don’t know about me.
What is your favorite fruit or vegetable?
I like eating green beans and carrots.
Is there anything you would like to tell other co-workers?
I can tell my co-workers that our work is really necessary. It’s so beneficial to our country because it benefits our neighbours and friends. Again, malnutrition is a very big challenge in developing countries like Rwanda. So, we have to love this job to help our country, our kids, and Rwandans get out of it. Thank you.
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Mu mpera ya buri kwezi hazajya hamurikwa umukozi uzabona amahirwe yo kuba umukozi w’ukwezi. Azajya asubiza ibibazo bimwe na bimwe kugirango abagize sosiyete ya GHI barusheho kumenya abatuma ibikorwa bya GHI bigenda neza.
Uku kwezi twahisemo Jean Marie Vienney!
Ubaza: Watubwira amazina yawe, icyo ukora n’ igihe umaze ukora mu Murima w’ Ubuzima?
Jean Marie Vienney: Murakoze. Nitwa Mwiseneza Jean Marie Vienney. Maze imyaka itanu nkorera umushinga w’ Umurima w’ Ubuzima. Ndi umukozi ukorera ku kigo nderabuzima cya Rwaza nka field educator.
Ni iki cyaba cyaratumye uza gukorera Umurima w’ Ubuzima?
Umurima w’ Ubuzima nkiwumenya bwambere, nabanje kuwubona kuri Facebook numva ibyo ukora ari ukurwanya imirire mibi ibinyujije mu turima tw’ igikoni mu miryango ifite abana batari gukura neza. Numvishe ari ikintu cyiza kuko nize ubuhinzi. Numvaga rero kuba bakora uturima tw’ igikoni ari ibintu byanjye. Nkumva nanjye hari ibyo ncoboye gukora muri ibyo bakora. Ibyo rero kubikora bigatanga inyungu ku muryango nyarwanda mu rwego rwo kurwanya imirire mibi mu bana. Numvishe ari ikintu k’ ingenzi kiri interese. Numvishe ko harimo umwanya napplyinga nk’ abandi kugirango nze gushyiramo uruhare rwanjye nk’ Umunyarwanda.
Kubera iki wumva imirire myiza ifite akamaro?
Muri rusange, imirire cyangwa kurya niryo shingiro ry’ubuzima. Iyo urya neza, ubaho neza. Iyo utarya neza, ubaho nabi. Ikibazo dufite gikomeye ni ukudakura neza kubana batoya bishingiye ku kutarya neza bituruka mu kutamenya gutegura indyo yuzuye cyangwa se muri kwa kundi ababyeyi baba batafashe umwanya ngo bategure imirire myiza mu miryango yabo. Imirire myiza ni ingenzi, irakenewe cyane. Niyo foundation yo kugirango umuryango nyarwanda n’ ubuzima bwabo babeho neza.
Ni iki ukunda mu kazi kawe? Ikintu ukunda cyane kurusha ibindi.
Mu kazi kanjye ka buri munsi, ikintu cyambere nishimira ni ugufata umwanya wo gusobanurira iriya miryango uko bategura indyo yuzuye n’ akamaro kayo. Icya kabiri ni ukujya kubasura iwabo, muri za mbuto twabashakiye. Kubashakira imbuto ni ikintucy’ingenzi cyane. Hari ababa badafite uturima tw’ igikoni kuko batabonye imbuto. Iyo twabashyiriye za mbuto nkasanga umubyeyi ahari tugafatanya gukora akarima k’ igikoni tugasiga duteyeho naza mbuto, nyuma nasubirayo nkasanga arimo ararya za mbuto nk’ imboga n’ ibindi biva muri ka karima twakoze, birancimisha cyane.
Ni iki ukunda gukora nyuma y’ akazi?
Iyo ntari mu kazi, mu buzima busanzwe, nkunda gutembera nkareba ubwiza bw’ u Rwanda. Icyakabiri nkunda kujya mu bitangazamakuru nkareba ibishyashya bigezweho mu gihugu cyacu.
Ni ikihe kintu abantu mukorana baba batakuziho? Ikintu wumva baba
Batakuziho.
Ntakintu cy’ umwihariko abantu batazi kuko ndi umuntu ukunda kwigaragaza. Aho ndi, icyo nkunze abantu baba bakibona. N’ icyo nanze bahita bakibona ako kanya. Nta kintu cy’ umwihariko cy’ ibanga mfite kuri njye.
Ni uruhe rubuto cyangwa imboga ukunda?
Imboga nkunda kurya, nkunda kurya imiteja na caroti.
Hari ikindi kintu wumva wabwira abandi bakozi bakumva?
Abakozi bagenzi banjye ikintu nababwira muri rusange ni uko uyu murimo dukora ari umurimo mwiza cyane, ufitiye igihugu akamaro kuko inyungu zawo za mbere aritwe zigarukaho, umuryango duturanye: abana duturanye n’ ubwo haba hatarimo umwana wawe, harimo uw’ umuturanyi n’ iw’ incuti. Kandi, ikibazo cy’ imirire mibi kirahangayikishije cyane nko mu bihugu bigitera imbere nk’ u Rwanda. Ni ngombwa rero ko tubikora tubikunze kugirango inyungu zigere ku gihugu cyacu, ku bana bacu, natwe zitugereho nk’ abanyarwanda dukorere mu Rwanda. Murakoze.