The USAID assistant administrator for democracy, conflict and humanitarian assistance, Roger Winter, has announced an increase in planned aid to Rwanda by almost US $2.8 million, the US aid agency reported. He was speaking during a four-day visit to Rwanda, which ended on Tuesday.
The increase includes $2 million to enable 6,000 genocide orphans to continue their education for two years. It will also include $350,000 for dairy projects, $363,000 for a programme to mitigate sexual gender-based violence, and $50,000 in disaster relief to offset the effects of recent flooding in the country.
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