Rwanda: Genocide Widows to Benefit From New Loan Guarantees

The National Association of Genocide Widows (AVEGA) and Urwego Opportunity Bank have put together a scheme to help widows of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Karongi District to access cheap loans.

Over 400 households are set to benefit from a loan guarantee through the Survivors Fund (SURF) in order to venture into income generating projects.

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