US embassy boosts local cooperatives

The US Embassy in Rwanda, yesterday, awarded financial assistance to 19 cooperatives from various districts across the country. The function, held at the Embassy in Kacyiru, was presided over by US Ambassador to Rwanda, Stuart Symington, who signed the 19 agreements worth $136,913 with associations and community-based groups under the auspices of the Ambassador’s Special Self-Help Fund and PEPFAR’s Community Grants Fund.