Rugera Jeannette who has been serving the club for 3 years was presiding Rotary Club Kigali Mont Jali, one of the seven Rotary Clubs in Rwanda.
She was given her new responsibilities during a handover ceremony to the incoming president of Rotary Club Kigali Mont Jali, Kabandana Aimé.
The colorful event that took place on this Saturday, 6th July 2018 saw several Rotarians from Rwanda and other countries.
Rugera was approved by Jérémie Mouyokani, the actual Governor of Rotary International District 9150.
The Governor of a certain District appoints his deputies in each country of the district, where he delegates tasks and projects for them to follow-up.
Rotary Club District 9150 was established in 1982, and is composed of Rwanda, Burundi, Cameroun, Congo, Gabon, Guinée Equatoriale, République Démocratique du Congo, République du Centrafrique, Tchad and Sao Tomé-et-Principe.
Speaking after handing over the office to the incoming President, Rugera Jeannette who will be coordinating Rotary activities in Rwanda told IGIHE that she aims to put it on the next level.
“I am humbled by the confidence and I am very glad, although the responsibilities are not very easy. During my tenure, we are going to focus on several projects that will contribute to growth of the standards of living of Rwandans. As the saying goes, there is strength in Unity, so I hope to work with everyone to achieve these goals.” She said
Rugera Jeanette expressed joy that the projects she engaged in while she was presiding Rotary Club Kigali Mont Jali had yielded so much for the community. She further tasked Kabandana Aimé, the incoming president to work with other Rotarians so to push it on another level.
Rotary Club Kigali Mont Jali sponsored Little Angels Primary School located in Mbyo, Mayange sector, Bugesera District and helped the school in funding it with School materials, food and supporting some children with school fees.
In this year alone, the club partnered with Kigali-Virunga & Gasabo Rotary Clubs to plant over 6000 trees as one of Rotary International’s objectives.
In his acceptance speech, the new president pledged that he was ready to serve the club and take it to another level. He further said that helping the needy will remain among the club’s top priorities.
“Thank you for entrusting me with these responsibilities. I want to commit once again to serve this club, but more importantly to advance projects that transform people’s lives,” he remarked.
“Our foremost priority is to help needy children to continue their studies. We shall partner with Rwanda Children Educational Foundation (RCEF), which will work with their parents and help us work together. We are waiting to sign some papers with Rotary International, but the most important have been dealt with.” he further added
Established in 1966, the Rotary movement in Rwanda has been growing and presently there are 7 Rotary Clubs (RC) in different parts of the country including RC Musanze, RC Butare, RC Kibungo, RC Kigali-Gasabo, RC Kigali-Mont Jali, RC Kigali-Virunga and RC Kigali-Doyen – which is the first Rotary Club in Rwanda.
Rotary consists of individuals with a passion to positively transform the lives and livelihoods of the poor and underprivileged in the society.
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