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The center is designed to provide young people with access to training sessions, spaces to showcase their projects, technology services, reproductive health education, and recreational facilities. <\/p>\n

Its sports courts also offer opportunities for leisure and physical activity, which were previously less accessible in the area.<\/p>\n

Local youths have welcomed the initiative, expressing optimism about the benefits it will bring to their community. Grace Uwimana pointed out that the center\u2019s computers will help them work on projects more efficiently.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis center will help us develop our projects because it has many computers. Anyone in need of technology or sports can now come here,\u201d she proudly said.<\/p>\n

Thomas Nshimiyimana shared that the sports facilities will save them from traveling long distances to Rwamagana town, where they previously had to go to engage in sports activities.<\/p>\n

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Wilson Karasira, President of the Rwanda Red Cross, explained that the center was built to tackle challenges facing the youth, such as drug abuse and teenage pregnancies, by offering them productive activities and a safe space to gather.<\/p>\n

He noted that the center will provide young people with opportunities to engage in meaningful activities rather than staying idle at home.<\/p>\n

Eastern Province Governor, Pudence Rubingisa, commended the project and emphasized the importance of making such facilities accessible within communities. \u201cWe wanted this center to be close to where people live, especially the youth, to address issues before they escalate,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Governor also called on parents to encourage their children to actively participate in the programs available at the center. <\/p>\n

The new facility is expected to bring lasting benefits to the youth by improving their access to essential services and creating a platform for personal and community growth.<\/p>\n

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A modern youth center featuring volleyball and basketball courts has been inaugurated in Rwamagana District in the Eastern Province. The facility, built at a cost of Frw125milliom was developed through a partnership between the Rwanda Red Cross and the district leadership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":135,"featured_media":2000077490,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-52006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000077490,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-95.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-95.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-95.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-95.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-95.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-95.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/135"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52006"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52006\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000077490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52006"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=52006"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=52006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}