Impact

Trees for Umuganda

The word Umuganda in Kinyarwanda can be translated as ‘coming together in common purpose to achieve an outcome for the benefit of a person, society or nation’. In traditional Rwandan culture, members of the community would call upon their family, friends and neighbours to help them complete various tasks, such as building a house, bridge, roads, schools, churches amongst other projects. This traditional cultural initiative has been revived and is transforming Rwanda’s cities and communities. Umuganda is conducted every last Saturday of the month from 8 am to 11 am. Shapers come together and plant trees in different districts in Rwanda through collaborating with the Ministry of Environment and other stakeholders