{"id":44498,"date":"2021-09-29T07:21:38","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T07:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rotary-club-kigali-virunga-plants-fruit-trees-in-kinigi-idp-model-village\/"},"modified":"2021-09-29T07:33:37","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T07:33:37","slug":"rotary-club-kigali-virunga-plants-fruit-trees-in-kinigi-idp-model-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rotary-club-kigali-virunga-plants-fruit-trees-in-kinigi-idp-model-village\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotary Club Kigali Virunga plants fruit trees in Kinigi IDP Model Village"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rotary club is an organization purposed to bring together businesses and professionals to provide humanitarian services and providing support in addressing problems facing the world.<\/p>\n<p>The club draws much attention on seven areas of focus namely; disease prevention and treatment, water and sanitation, maternal and child health, basic education and literacy, economic and community development, environment protection, peace and conflict resolution. <\/p>\n<p>Rotary Club International was established 116 years ago. It is currently comprised of 1.2 million members from 200 countries.<\/p>\n<p>Kigali-Virunga is one of seven Rotary clubs operating in Rwanda including Rotary Club Kigali Doyen, Mont Jali, Musanze Murera, Butare, Gasabo and Bugoyi Ibirunga.<\/p>\n<p>During the exercise which took place on Saturday 25th September 2021, Rotary Club Kigali-Virunga urged residents to preserve environment and take good care of planted fruit trees considering their nutritious benefits, and big role in preventing erosion and providing fresh air.  <\/p>\n<p>Residents resettled in the village expressed delight for the exercise highlighting that planted trees will help them eradicate malnutrition.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have welcomed the activity and extend our gratitude to members of Rotary Club. We shall reap fruits, prevent malnutrition and save money that we used to buy fruits for other household needs,\u201d said Philom\u00e8ne Kankindi.  <\/p>\n<p>The village leader Jean Pierre Benimana also thanked members of Rotary Club for the gesture. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur thanks go to Rotary International and other partners for ensuring success of this activity. These fruit trees will help us to prevent malnutrition while others will be used to produce timber or beans\u2019 poles,\u201d he said.  <\/p>\n<p>The Ambassador of the United States to Rwanda and member of Rotary Club, Peter Vrooman said that they are proud of their involvement in different activities promoting citizens\u2019 wellbeing. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe most important thing is to work together with common understanding to carry out activities beneficial to the community we live in. These activities might be in the areas of health, education and environment preservation like we have planted trees today.  It is of significant importance to promote the spirit of working together as an international organization operating in different countries,\u201d he noted. <\/p>\n<p>The President of Rotary Club Kigali Virunga, Suman Alla explained that the activity was meant to support existing initiatives to spur the country\u2019s development.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was necessary to be part of activities promoting wellbeing of residents resettled in Kinigi model village to support initiatives launched by President Paul Kagame to transform citizens\u2019 livelihoods. This is not only a model village in Rwanda but also in Africa and we must contribute to the wellbeing of its dwellers,\u201d he said.  <\/p>\n<p>The Assistant District Governor, Dr. Jean d\u2019Amour Manirere highlighted that the organization does not only provide humanitarian services but also extends its initiatives to environment preservation. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have joined residents of this model village to plant trees. This has a significant impact and motivates residents to own such activities bearing in mind their nutritious benefits and contribution to environment preservation,\u201d he said.  <\/p>\n<p>Rotary Club Kigali Virunga also planted 1000 trees in Nyakinama village.<\/p>\n<p>The activity was funded by different partners including One&#038;Only Gorilla\u2019s Nest, Rotaractors, Musanze district and conservationists including Zamara, Hope Ethiopia, Peace Corps and GGGI among others.  <\/p>\n<p>Rotary Club Rwanda is comprised of 157 members.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-39653 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ambasaderi_wa_amerika_mu_rwanda_peter_vrooman_yifatanyije_n_abaturage_gutera_ibiti.jpg\" alt=\"us ambassador to Rwanda, Peter Vrooman joined residents to plant trees.  \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-39652 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/abanyamuryango_ba_rotary_mu_rwanda_bifatanyije_n_abana_bo_mu_kinigi_mu_gutera_ibiti.jpg\" alt=\"A member of Rotary Club planting a tree along with a child living in Kinigi model village.  \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-39660 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/iki_gikorwa_cyitabiriwe_n_abantu_batandukanye-27208.jpg\" alt=\"Rotary club is an organization purposed to bring together businesses and professionals to provide humanitarian services. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-39658 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/masterjerb-69da6.jpg\" alt=\"Rotary club members and partners planting trees in Kinigi model village.  \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-39657 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ro-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-39656 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img-2021092699ae-68fdd.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-39655 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img-20210926fd2e-9d5df.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-39654 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img-20210926ad72-93c03.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-39659 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/abanyamuryango_ba_rotary_bakora-862de.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{Members of Rotary Club Kigali Virunga have joined residents of the Integrated Development Program (IDP) Model Village in Kinigi sector, Musanze district of Northern Province to plant 100 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