{{Rwandans living in Canada will this Saturday hold Umuganda as part of the 20th commemoration of the genocide that claimed over a million Tutsi lives in 1994, Rwanda.}}
Every last Saturday of the month , Rwandans engage in communal work ‘umuganda’ that benefits their communities.
This year as part of the 20th commemoration of the genocide , Rwandans around the world are invited to participate by taking part also in Global Umungada .
In Canada, CARY Montreal in collaboration with Rwanda PAGE ( Association of Relatives and friends of the victims of the genocide, the DRM ( Rwandan Diaspora in Montreal ) and Rwanda footbal club decided to share in two ways:
By providing assistance to the Kangaroo House whose mission is to provide emergency services and frontline children whose parents live with temporary problems while supporting parents.
Also , for the sake of being present to the Rwandan community in Montreal , they will offer their assistance to three families in the community in various ways according to their needs .
Umuganda will start Saturday, March 29 from 10:00 to 17:00
Contact organisers
email to carymontreal@gmail.com .
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