Our two countries cooperate together on public health. And American citizens, organizations, and businesses are helping Rwandans fight coronavirus, too. Let’s listen to one of these stories. Kids Play International, established by a three-time U.S. Olympian, promotes gender equity through sport and the Olympic values in post genocide impacted countries. Due to COVID-19, the non-profit raised over US$9,000 to supplement its current after-school sports-based programming in Rwanda and Cambodia, by providing almost 3,000 kilograms of food to the families of 300 youth involved in Kids Play programming, feeding more than 1,500 people across both countries. Kids Play will also bring water and sanitation solutions to more than 10,000 community members. Watch the full video at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg-yFAYKwmI
Leta zacu ni abafatanyabikorwa mu bijyanye n’ubuzima. Kandi Abanyamerika, imiryango inyuranye n’ubucuruzi bunyuranye by’Abanyamerika barimo gufasha Abanyarwanda mu kurwanya Corona. Reka twumve inkuru imwe muri zo. Kids Play International yatangijwe n’ umunyamerika w’igihangange mu mikino ya Olempike, ikaba igamije guteza imbere ihame ry’uburinganire binyuze muri siporo n’indangagaciro z’imikino ya olempike mu bihungu byagizweho ingaruka na genocide. Bitewe n’icyorezo cya COVID-19, uyu muryango utegamiye kuri leta, wakusanyije inkunga isaga amadolari y’Amerika $9000, kugirango wunganire gahunda zawo zisanzwe zo gufasha abanyeshuri nyuma y’amasomo, mu Rwanda no muri Cambodia. Bakaba baratanze ibiribwa bigera kuri kilogramme 3000 bigenewe imiryango 300, y’abagenerwabikorwa bayo, aribo urubyiruko ruturuka mu mashuri atandukanye. Ubwo bufasha bukaba bugera kubantu 1500 muri rusange bazahajwe n’inzara muri ibyo bihugu. Kids Play irateganya kwegereza amazi meza no guteza imbere isuku n’isukura ku baturage bagera ku 10,000.
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By U.S. Embassy Rwanda | 8 June, 2020 | Topics: News, Video | Tags: Covid-19