Was India’s “Swachh Bharat” inspired by Umuganda?
We in India, and for sure people in different parts of the world, do have a great deal to learn from Rwanda’s resilience and great turn around in the aftermath of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Rwanda’s Umuganda could well have inspired India’s “Swachh Bharat” introduced by the current Indian Prime Minister.
Some Rwandan citizens construct a drainage system during a past Umuganda activity. (File)