Many of the women ride bicycles as an activity that makes them money to support their families.
Hudson Kuteesa
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Everyone who lives in and around Ntarama Sector, Bugesera District is aware that every Wednesday is market day. By 10 am, the place is already buzzing with traders from various sectors of the district who are there to sell their merchandise – mostly agricultural produce.
Under the scorching sun, they lay their goods down on small canvasses and start receiving customers. Pumpkins, oranges, mangoes, pineapples and all kinds of vegetables and fruits are on display.
The produce is harvested from different villages of Bugesera a semi-arid region, and transported on bicycles to the market. Unique to this region, a fairly good number of the people who ferry the produce on bicycles to the market, are women.
Although it is quite known that women can ride bicycles, one will rarely catch such a glimpse in other parts Rwanda. This explains the popularity around Bugesera women and their bicycles.