The Rwanda Red Cross, in collaboration with the Austrian Red Cross, has promised ongoing support for development initiatives in the Nyamasheke district.
In the Kirimbi sector, the Rwandan Red Cross and the Austrian Red Cross visited 3 agricultural cooperatives.
The President of the Rwanda Red Cross, Françoise Mukandekezi, was delighted with the progress made by the people of this sector through their agricultural projects. These projects have benefited from both financial and technical support from the Rwandan Red Cross.
Jeannette Uwicyeza, from the Umurunga cooperative, thanked the Rwanda Red Cross for their support in their cooperative’s agricultural projects.
According to her, the members of their cooperative are able to pay school fees for their children thanks to the income from their produce. She asked for assistance to solve the problem of insufficient arable land. The Rwanda Red Cross promised to find a solution.
Strengthening the partnership between the Austrian Red Cross and the Rwanda Red Cross
Gerry Foitik, Deputy Secretary general of the Austrian Red Cross, declared that he was committed to strengthening collaboration with the Rwanda Red Cross. He thanked the country’s humanitarian organisation for its contribution to improving people’s living conditions.
Gerry Foitik promised to support the development initiatives of the people of Nyamasheke district.
The Austrian Red Cross is currently internationally recognized as a specialist in the field of health, and more specifically in the field of rescue and ambulances.
It has donated ambulances to the Rwanda Red Cross to help hospitals in Rwanda. Gerry Foitik, Deputy Secretary general, pledged ongoing assistance to the Rwanda Red Cross in this area. It was in this context that they visited the Kibirizi hospital in the Gisagara district. The Austrian Red Cross gave them a well-equipped ambulance.
The Rwanda Red Cross in a self-financing process
This State auxiliary organisation has embarked on a project to build income-generating infrastructure at district level. The aim of this initiative is to make activities at district level self-financing.
It was in this context that the Rwanda Red Cross visited the Ris Kivu Breeze hotel in the Karongi district. This is an initiative aimed at generating income to finance their projects. Other accommodation facilities are located in the districts of Nyanza, in the South, and Gasabo, in the City of Kigali.
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