Kagame receives Nike, DfID delegation

URUGWIRO VILLAGE - President Paul Kagame yesterday received the president of Nike Foundation, Maria Eitel, and Mark Lowcock, Director General for Country Programs of UK’s Department for International Development (DfID). Eitel, whose foundation has over the years been investing in adolescent girls as powerful agents of change in the developing world, discussed with the President the role the government has played in the enhancement of gender equality and investing in girls and women. “We are very excited about the partnership we have with DfID and we expect some possibilities of opportunities of how we might participate here in Rwanda. We look forward to future visits,” Eitel told the journalists shortly after her meeting with the President.