Rwanda urges aid recipients to invest their money
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Imvahonshya
Rwanda’s Minister of Local Government, Dominique Habimana, is asking social aid recipients to invest it in income-generating activities rather than alcohol. He was speaking during the tenth anniversary of the GiveDirectly programme, whose beneficiaries in Nyanza and Musanze say it has improved their living conditions, according to Imvahonshya.
Rwanda’s Minister of Local Government, Dominique Habimana, called on aid recipients to invest the funds they receive to escape poverty. He was speaking on 16 October 2026 during the tenth anniversary of GiveDirectly’s work in Rwanda, according to Rwandan media outlet Imvahonshya.
The minister urged them to avoid alcohol, drunkenness and behaviour that could push them back into poverty, and to set an example for those around them. GiveDirectly is a non-governmental organisation that helps people improve their living conditions.
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