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"Grannies" Return from
Barfeoot College, India & Equipment On Its Way
After many months of fundraising and work in Rwanda identifying the ladies who will trained from the village of Karambi, the ladies having spent more than 3 months away from their tiny village, have now returned from The Barefoot College in Tilkonia, India. They were very excited and energised by their visit and on their return had a great welcome in the Village from both friends and family and are now awaiting the equipment so they can start on the work of electrifying the village.
Ladies arriving at Kigali Airport with Mike Hughes Chairman of RUGO and his wife Colette
We would like to thank the Barefoot College and the Government of India for your great support and making them feel at home, having them involved them in many cultural activities and the ladies singing to the others! They spent time there building solar lanterns and assembling the solar systems themselves and for them it has been quite a learning experience but are now more than capable to light up the Village of Karambi.
The ladies are now awaiting the equipment so they can start on the work of electrfying the village.The list of equipment needed has been finalised, ordered and being shipped. Importantly, all the necessary documentation required to get to Rwanda is being prepared and invoices etc.for payment raised.
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The recent history of Rwanda, which culminated in the genocide of 1994, devastated the Rwandan economy and destroyed much of the infrastructure. Tragically the death of up to one million people left the human resource base, and in particular that of trained personnel, in a desperate situation. Seventeen years on the new Government has succeeded in rehabilitating infrastructure, restoring public services and re-establishing a credible government in the eyes of both the people of Rwanda and the international community.
Rwanda has no appreciable natural resource mineral base. The Government of Rwanda has realised that, in order to develop the country, it needs to develop the human resource base in particular in the areas of science and technology.Rwanda United Kingdom Goodwill Organisation (RUGO) is devoted to the advancement of education and training of the people of Rwanda and has undertaken a number of projects to improve life in Rwanda.
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Events
Concert and Supper for RUGO
Lights Up 16 Houses in Karambi!
RUGO's current project to raise money towards installing solar power into 110 houses in Karambi, a rural village in Rwanda received a huge boost when over £4,000 was raised at a Summer Concert and Supper at the home of Steve and Linda Wells in Claygate, Surrey.The event was attanded by over 100 people who had an evening of musical entertainment and supper provided by a number of acts. Photos of the event can be seen by clicking here.
RUGO’s is to raising £25,000 needed to pay for all the equipment to provide solar power to the vilage of Karambi with the travel and training of the Grannies who will be implementing and maintainaing the equipment funded by the Indian government. We are now well on the way to making the target, the Grannies have been selected and are now being trained in India! For the latest update click here.
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