The Rwandan Community living and working in Arusha, Tanzania, have contributed US$65,000 to Agaciro Development Fund (AgDF).Arusha, home to many Rwandans working for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the East African Community (EAC) becomes the second town in Tanzania after Dar -es- Salaam to launch the fundraiser.Presiding over the ceremony, Rwanda’s High Commissioner to Tanzania, Ben Rugangazi said that Rwanda’s foreign policy highly recognizes the role Rwandans living outside their country can play in national development.He reminded the audience that the idea of the fund was mooted during last year’s national dialogue to help speed up the country’s development efforts.Johnstone Busingye, the Principal Judge at the East African Court of Justice, underscored the value of dignity, adding that relying on foreign assistance cannot build self reliance.“Agaciro has become a word that we can not afford to ignore. The worst form of slavery is thinking that somebody else is more worthy than oneself, “Businge said.Rwanda’s Defence Liaison Officer to the EAC, Brig Gen Alloys Muganga, and the Chairperson of the Rwandan community in Arusha, Desire Rusatira, were among other high profile officials at the event.
