WESTERN PROVINCE

RUBAVU — Students at the National University of Rwanda, hailing from Rubavu district, have advised residents to adopt family planning in order to produce few manageable children.

This was during a recent seminar on economic revolution and family planning. The seminar that attracted area cell leaders was held at Rubavu Cultural Centre. It was organized by NUR in conjunction with the district authorities and the students.

According to Moses Rugina, the head of NUR’s Rubavu Students Association, the seminar was part of the University’s programme of extending knowledge to all Rwandans especially about the current government policies, in order to contribute towards the achievement of the country’s Vision 2020.

Rugina called upon participants to share the acquired knowledge with the rest of residents in their respective cells.

"This is not the first time for cell leaders to under go such training, what we are asking and reminding them is to share the knowledge with other Rwandans in their respective cells. They should work as ambassadors and extend to others these important principles about economic revolution and family planning,” he noted.

The participants were educated on proper soil use, the use of fertilisers, improved farming methods as well as different family planning methods.

The current district’s population density is estimated to be over 700 people per square kilometer. Earlier, while officially opening the seminar, the vice Mayor in charge of economic planning and development, Evariste Bizimana said family planning was important owing to limited land.

On economic revolution, he said Rubavu was one of the most fertile districts with rich volcanic soils which if effectively exploited, can speed up economic revolution through commercial farming.

"Agriculture has great impact on Rwanda’s economy. It’s good as intellectuals to work closely with the authorities to sensitise the public about its revolution in order to make them feel responsible about protecting the soil and increase out put through the use of fertilisers and good seeds,” Bizimana noted.

Addressing the students, the vice Mayor urged them to add the fight against genocide ideology on their agenda, saying residents were prone to genocide ideology propagated by genocide fugitives still holed up in DRC.

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