Thursday, August 26th, 2010 in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINAFFET), the Rwandan Diaspora held a press conference to brief the general Rwandan public on the current situation of raising funds for the “Bye Bye Nyakatsi” project.

The Diaspora community as of now is investing its efforts in trying to raise enough funds to support the total budget of the project which intends to build houses for about 504 families.

The main aim of this project is to aid these poor and suffering residents to get out of poverty and live decent lives which have thus enabled the diaspora have a special cooperation with Bugesera district.

It is under this cooperation that Bugesera district offered about 36 hectares of land for this project to be realized in which low cost housing estates will be built. These houses will contain all the modern things such as water, electricity and other modern social infrastructure nearby.

Mr. Karara also informed the press that some major sources of funds have been identified and honored their pledges. He also added that efforts continue to raise more funds to enable the successful completion of this project.

Mr. Mugabo Ignace, the head of the Rwandan diaspora in UK, also informed them that his community members have positively embraced this project and have promised to fund it through holding concerts that will feature UK-based Rwandan artists and concluded by urging all diaspora communities all over the world to join in and support this project.

It was on this note that Rwandan gospel female artist Mugabo Jackie, based in England, and was invited by UK diaspora to hold a concert this Saturday at Serena hotel in Kigali in a bid to raise funds for the ‘Bye Bye Nyakatsi’ project.

It is estimated that about 11,869 families in Bugesera district live in grass thatched (Nyakatsi) houses.