{"id":56082,"date":"2025-10-28T16:14:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T16:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/bralirwa-plc-plants-13-000-trees-in-rubavu-district-strengthening-its-brew-a\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T16:49:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T16:49:29","slug":"bralirwa-plc-plants-13-000-trees-in-rubavu-district-strengthening-its-brew-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/bralirwa-plc-plants-13-000-trees-in-rubavu-district-strengthening-its-brew-a\/","title":{"rendered":"BRALIRWA Plc plants 13,000 trees in Rubavu District, strengthening its \u2018Brew a Better World\u2019 agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The tree planting activity which was held during the monthly Umuganda community service where 10,000 agroforestry trees and 3000 fruit trees were planted in the community, preceded other 7,000 fruit trees that the company had distributed to the districts of Kicukiro and Nyarugenge the previous week. <\/p>\n<p>The event was graced by distinguished government officials including the Minister of Trade and Industry, the Mayor of Rubavu District among other distinguished guests and dignitaries. <\/p>\n<p>Community members were glad to participate in the event and also receive fruit trees to plant at home as a chance not only to help the environment, but to improve household nutrition, income and soil health. <\/p>\n<p>The initiative is part of BRALIRWA\u2019s \u2018brew a better world\u2019 agenda to boost watershed protection, biodiversity and community livelihoods. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking during the event, BRALIRWA\u2019s Corporate Affairs and Communications Director, Rosette Mutoni, reiterated the company\u2019s long-standing commitment to environmental sustainability. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEach year, we proudly plant 20,000 trees across our water catchment areas in both Kigali and Rubavu. This initiative not only helps to restore and protect vital ecosystems but also demonstrates our dedication to nurturing the environment for the well-being of our communities and future generations.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Last year in September, the company in partnership with Rubavu leadership engaged the community in clean-up activities along the shores of Lake Kivu under the theme \u2018make room for life\u2019 where they engaged in discussions on waste management and donated hygiene materials to facilitate waste collection. <\/p>\n<p>The Mayor of Rubavu District, Prosper Mulindwa, appreciated the community members for their great participation in tree planting event and commended BRALIRWA for continuing to set an example of responsible corporate citizenship by showing that protecting our planet and supporting our people go hand in hand in building a sustainable future for Rwanda.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister of Trade and Industry, Prudence Sebahizi, who was the guest of honor in the umuganda \u2018community work\u2019 reminded all participants of the importance of conserving the environment, \u201cEvery tree we plant today is a symbol of our faith in Rwanda\u2019s future, a future that is green, sustainable, and prosperous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnvironmental protection and industrial development are not opposing goals, they are complementary pillars of Rwanda\u2019s transformation. At the Ministry of Trade and Industry, we are committed to green industrialization, supporting factories that use clean technologies, promoting eco-friendly value chains, and encouraging businesses that grow while protecting nature,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The event was concluded with interactions between event participants and BRALIRWA staff highlighting the importance of collaboration and joint efforts in promoting environmental sustainability.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-96891\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/1-328.jpg\" alt=\"The initiative is part of BRALIRWA\u2019s \u2018brew a better world\u2019 agenda to boost watershed protection, biodiversity and community livelihoods. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-96892\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/2-295.jpg\" alt=\"BRALIRWA Corporate Affairs Director, Minister of Trade &amp; Industry, and BRALIRWA Brewery Manager planting trees during Umuganda the community work.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-96893\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/3-241.jpg\" alt=\"Minister of Trade &amp; Industry, Mayor of Rubavu District, BRALIRWA Corporate Affairs Director, among other event participants carrying tree seedlings to plant during the community work.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-96894\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/4-215.jpg\" alt=\"The event was concluded with interactions between event participants and BRLAIRWA staff highlighting the importance of collaboration and joint efforts in promoting environmental sustainability.  \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-96895\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/5-162.jpg\" alt=\"The Minister of Trade and Industry, Prudence Sebahizi, who was the guest of honor in the umuganda \u2018community work\u2019 reminded all participants of the importance of conserving the environment.\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BRALIRWA Plc, part of the HEINEKEN Company, in partnership with Rubavu District, on Saturday, 25th October 2025, planted 13,000 trees in Rambo Village, Kiraga Cell, Nyamyumba Sector, as part of its ongoing commitment to environmental sustainability and its vision to brew a better world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000096890,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-56082","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":2000096890,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/1-55.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/1-55.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/1-55.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/1-55.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/1-55.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/1-55.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56082","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\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56082"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56082\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000096890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56082"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=56082"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=56082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}