CUEP Bugesera to improve living conditions among residents

Bugesera is one of the districts of Eastern province. The area of Bugesera is prone to droughts, lower precipitation and a higher daytime of temperature.
Citizens in Bugesera District walk long distances to fetch water. This finite resource is very hard to get in this region.
However, the Ministry of Natural Resources through its project CUEP tries to minimize the effects by constructing and distributing tanks among residents to be able to harvest rainy water during rainy season.

According to the coordinator of the project Gaston Ndayisaba said the project has the overall objective of improving living conditions of the targeted groups through the protection and sustainable management of natural resources.

Rain water harvesting in Rweru sector

In line with World Water Day 2012 whose theme is “Water and food security” about 243 tanks were distributed among families who are most vulnerable to water scarcity in Rweru, Nyamata, Gashora and Rilima
About a hundred tanks were given citizen in Rweru sector. Citizens say the tanks will help them to harvest water which will be use in agricultural activities and domestic uses.
During his visit at Rutete village where 50 families benefitted from the project, the Deputy Director General of Water resources, Kabalisa Vincent de Paul told beneficiaries that the present tanks are to facilitate them to get water during rainy season.

He added that these tanks will also contribute in fighting against soil erosion. He urged resident to plant more trees especially agroforestry species because trees plays a significant role in water cycle.
Kabalisa said that where there are no water resources there is no life.
While responding to some of the claims from citizen, Kabalisa said more effort is needed in research to find out new techniques of harvesting water.
Gaston Ndayisaba added that the present project is a pilot project which is projected to extend and increase the number of beneficiaries than the present number.

Citizens congratulated the effort of CUEP project and expressed their happiness in traditional dance