Audio Story by Noella

English Translation

Everything stopped and we knew we were going to have debts because we were unable to pay rent. When COVID ended we thought people would have to pay back for all the months they never paid even though we were not charged. We also thought that we were going to die of hunger, but God helped us. We got money for food through our food stamps and that meant we never slept hungry. I am also thanking God because Corona never killed any of my family members or any of my family anywhere and that is why I am giving thanks to God. 

Kinyarwanda Transcription

Ibintu byose byarahagaze kandi twari tuzi ko tuzagira imyenda kuko tutashoboye kwishyura ubukode. COVID irangiye twatekereje ko abantu bagomba kwishyura amezi yose batigeze bishyura nubwo tutishyuwe. Twatekereje kandi ko tugiye gupfa inzara, ariko Imana iradufasha. Twabonye amafaranga yo kurya dukoresheje kashe y’ibiribwa kandi bivuze ko tutigeze dusinzira dushonje. Ndashimira kandi Imana kuko Corona itigeze yica umuntu wo mu muryango wanjye cyangwa umuryango uwo ari we wese aho ariho hose niyo mpamvu nshimira Imana.