{"id":31772,"date":"2022-12-18T11:46:09","date_gmt":"2022-12-18T11:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/bigomba-guhinduka-duo-win-10m-to-fund-mental-health-project"},"modified":"2022-12-18T11:48:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T11:48:39","slug":"bigomba-guhinduka-duo-win-10m-to-fund-mental-health-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/bigomba-guhinduka-duo-win-10m-to-fund-mental-health-project","title":{"rendered":"Bigomba Guhinduka duo win 10M to fund mental health project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>After almost five years in the comedy industry, Bigomba Guhinduka duo of Etienne Iryamukuru also known as 5K and Japhet Mazimpaka on December 16, won a 10M prize from I Accelerator 5th phase to fund their mental health-related project.<\/p>\n<p>The I Accelerator 5th phase started on November 1, focusing on two main themes; \u2018Promoting family dialogue on Sexual Reproductive Health\u2019 and \u2018Creating awareness and Capacity building on Mental Health issues\u2019. The duo applied for the competition under the Mental Health category and submitted their project that provides solutions on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe decided to go with the awareness creation and capacity building on mental health issues as a global concern. Since we know how the problem is so big, especially among the youth. We not only wanted to use our comedy talent, but we also had some previous experience in that field as we once worked with UNICEF and RBC in 2021 during the \u2018Break the Silence Campaign\u2019 from which we were trained enough and gathered the courage to look forward to helping all Rwandans in that regard,\u201d said 5K.<\/p>\n<p>At the beginning of the competition, the 501 applicants aged 18-30 registered for this phase, 40 projects of them were pre-selected and the top 10 projects went for a one-week boot camp in which the applicants met trainers to ensure that their projects are being enhanced to be the best they could be. Therefore; every category presented two winners after all the stages and presented their pitches.<\/p>\n<p><b>What the prize means to \u2018Bigomba Guhinduka\u2019<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoing comedy has a way of playing a role in entertaining people and reducing stress. So winning this means a lot to \u2018Bigomba Guhinduka\u2019 since we will make a huge impact in society by reducing mental health stigma and enhancing access to information and services as well,\u201d 5K said.<\/p>\n<p>The duo added that they will meet with mental health experts and let people know that whoever might be struggling can access the help the help that they need. \u201cWe will go deeper in the community, in rural areas, in schools, in different locations and get on the matter. 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