Rwanda: Ambassador Attends Closing Ceremony of Women’s Empowerment Training Program at Agaseke Center

On October 28, Amb. Gao Wenqi attended the closing ceremony of women’s empowerment training program at Agaseke Center in Kigali. Ms. Urujeni Martine, Vice Mayor of City of Kigali, Ms. Monique Huss, Deputy Executive Administrator of Kicukiro District, along with over 80 trainees, joined the event.

Amb. Gao congratulated the trainees on completing the program, noting that both China and Rwanda attach great importance to women’s empowerment. The program focused on business creativity, weaving skills and women’s rights, helpingparticipants strengthen employability and increase incomes. China will continue to support women’s development in Rwanda, improve people’s wellbeing and enrich China-Rwanda comprehensive strategic partnership.

Vice Mayor Urujeni appreciated the Embassy’s support,noting that most trainees came from surrounding vulnerable groups. Skills training had been productive and encouraging, effectively improvingtheir family lives. She looked forward to more cooperation projects with Embassy in the future.

Trainee representative said that the program had helped them become self-reliant, and will apply what they learned to contribute to Rwanda’s development and Rwanda-China friendship.

The Agaseke Center was initiated by the City of Kigali, to promote Rwanda’s traditional culture and support vulnerable groups. The Embassy has supported the Center’s skills training for 3 consecutive years, benefiting 125 young women in total.

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