The ceremony held at Hôtel des Mille Collines on 11th December 2021 brought together leaders of all Rotary and Rotaract Clubs in Rwanda.
The Governor of Rotary Club District 9150, Edgard Cyr Tougouma also graced the event.
Dr. Jean D’Amour Manirere, the Assistant District Governor in Rwanda said that ‘the event encourages Rotary Club members to come with relatives [the wife, husband or children] who might be interested to learn and experience activities of the organization one has joined’.
Every participating Rotarian also had an opportunity to introduce his/her spouse and children.
This year’s event was hosted by Rotary Club Kigali Virunga.
The club’s interventions are entrenched on three pillars namely, community outreach, increasing members with the last being happiness and celebrations.
Throughout the year 2021, the club extended dental check-ups to 300 learners at Bright School in Muhanga, planted 8,000 trees in the districts of Bugesera, Musanze, Nyabihu and Gisagara among others.
“Every year, Rotary Club contributes to efforts geared towards tackling barriers hindering access to education among Rwandans. We are also proud that we are dinal stages to digitize Kigali Public Library to make it accessible upcountry,” Dr. Manirere revealed.
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 by combating illiteracy and poverty, contributing to the provision of safe water, handling disputes and fighting disease.
Rotary Club International was established 116 years ago. It is currently comprised of 1.2 million members from 200 countries.
In Rwanda, the organization has 188 members from eight clubs including Rotary Club Kigali Doyen, Mont Jali, Musanze Murera, Butare, Gasabo, Kigali-Virunga, Bugoyi Ibirunga and Rotary Club Kivu Lake.
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