{{The Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) has paid tribute to 19 staff of former Caisse Sociale Rwanda (CSR) killed during the 1994 gencoide against Tutsi. }}
This is in line with the 20th anniversary commemoration of the 1994 genocide of which commemoration events started on April 7 and will last for 100 days.
It’s against this background that RSSB helped connecting 52 homes to the national electricity grid. Most of these homes belong to widows and orphans left after the 1994 genocide that claimed over a million lives of ethnic Tutsi.
The 52 households that received support from RSSB are located at Mugari village in Mugari sector of Nyanza district.
Mukankubana Louise, one of the beneficiaries of electricity connectivity said there will be no more darkness in her home thanks to RSSB. She noted that electricity will tremendously reduce on night theft incidences in the village.
Dr. Daniel Ufitikirezi of RSSB told IGIHE that extending such support to the vulnerable is a normal culture among Rwandans; “through the national Commission for the fight against Genocide (CNLG), RSSB extended its support to the widows living at Mugari village by connecting their homes to electricity in order to empower them and improve their livelihoods.
The Governor of Southern Province Alphonse Munyentwari commended RSSB for their support to the widows noting, “It’s what everyone should do to support the vulnerable as found in the Rwandan culture.”
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