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Rwanda uses Umuganda to promote a sober generation

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In Rusororo, in Kigali’s Gasabo district, residents carried out community sanitation work during Umuganda. Kigali authorities used the mobilisation to promote a sober generation as part of a message that is now national, according to KT Press.

Kigali city authorities used Umuganda community work to raise awareness among residents of Rusororo, in Gasabo district, about combating the consumption of illicit alcohol. The discussion focused on building a sober and healthy generation, according to Kigali municipal authorities.

The meeting followed work carried out on Saturday in Rugende, including spreading laterite on a road, opening drainage channels and clearing brush in a wetland. The discussions also addressed illicit drinks known locally as “ibyuma”, according to Kigali authorities. Kigali urges residents to adopt a healthy lifestyle

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