Ambassador’s Site visit to “Poverty reduction and Rural development through labor-based road improvement” under the Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO projects
2024/2/15
Photo: explaination by Japanese maneger
Photo: explaination by CORE staff
On Tuesday, February 13, 2024, the Ambassador Fukushima visited Kayonza District in the Eastern Province of Rwanda to see the progress of the activities of the "Poverty reduction and Rural development through labor-based road improvement” being implemented by Community Road Empowerment (CORE), Japanese NGO and funded by the Government of Japan under the Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO projects. The Ambassador was accompanied by Kayonza District Office, Leaders of Rwinkwavu sector, Ms. Yokomizo(Project Manager, CORE), and local media.
Photo: Ambassador joining the rehabilitation work
Photo:Ambassador being interviewed
In Rwanda, the unpaved rural roads are not accessible all year round. This hinders the access of community people to social and economic infrastructures, and it exacerbates the chronic poverty in rural area. Thus, this project aims to establish the system of implementation of labor-based road maintenance, including Do-nou technology, for the rural poverty alleviation.
On the day of site visit, 50 participants from Kayonza District and other stakeholders including Amb. Fukushima participated in road rehabilitation using Do-nou (sandbags).
On the day of site visit, 50 participants from Kayonza District and other stakeholders including Amb. Fukushima participated in road rehabilitation using Do-nou (sandbags).
