2023 FEASSSA Games in Huye City, Rwanda.

FEASSSA participants join locals in a major weekly clean up exercise- ‘Umuganda’

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This morning, Kenyan students and officials joined FEASSSA participants from other countries and locals in a weekly clean up exercise; christened ‘Umuganda’. In their key note addresses, on Friday, the FEASSSA Secretary General Sir David Ngugi and President Sir Justus Mugisha had both urged the participants to assist.

Rwanda is known as the cleanest country in East Africa which is ever green, with clean roads, no plastic bottles and bags as well as garbage and litter, common things to find in a developing country!

The cleanliness of Rwanda is unparalleled. This has been achieved as a resul of the “Umuganda”.

This event takes place once a month (on a Saturday) from 8a.m and lasts for at least three hours.

On this day, both Rwandans and outsiders are encouraged to participate in the activity! Rwandans between 18 and 65 are obliged to participate in Umuganda whereas participation by those above 65 years is optional.

More still, on this day, business activity halts, public transportation is limited, and people are seen everywhere working.

In addition, besides undertaking community work, Umuganda also serves as a forum for leaders at each level of government (from the village up to the national level) to inform citizens about important news and announcements.

Community members are also able to discuss any problems they are facing and to propose solutions together.