China-aided borehole project boosts water access in eastern Rwanda

STORY: China-aided borehole project boosts water access in eastern Rwanda DATELINE: May 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:29 LOCATION: Kigali CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the project 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Kinyarwanda): MAGNIFIQUE HABIMANA, Headteacher of GS Rwinkwavu school 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Kinyarwanda): MAGNIFIQUE HABIMANA, Headteacher of GS Rwinkwavu school 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PROSPER MANIKUZE, Standards and quality control specialist in Rwanda's Water and Sanitation Corporation (WASAC) 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Kinyarwanda): CLARISSE UWERA, Resident of Murambi in Gatsibo district 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Kinyarwanda): JEAN DAMASCENE HARELIMANA, Vice mayor of Kayonza district 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): CHEN JINKE, Manager of the Chinese borehole drilling project STORYLINE: Thousands of residents in eastern Rwanda once did not have easy access to clean and safe water due to recurrent drought. In the Rwinkwavu area in Kayonza district, Eastern Province, for instance, residents were forced to walk long distance to reach th

RWANDA-KIGALI-CHINA AIDED BOREHOLE

RWANDA-KIGALI-CHINA AIDED BOREHOLE

(220507) -- KIGALI, May 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Reisdents fetch water from a borehole in Gatsibo district, Eastern Province, Rwanda, on April 11, 2022. Thousands of residents in eastern Rwanda once did not have easy access to clean and safe water due to recurrent drought. In the Rwinkwavu area in Kayonza district, Eastern Province, for instance, residents were forced to walk long distances to reach the nearest clean water source. Water woes are now a thing of the past, thanks to a China-funded 200-borehole drilling project mostly focused on addressing water scarcity in the province. The drilling project, contracted by construction and engineering giant China Geo-Engineering Corporation (CGC), has been tested and commissioned following its recent completion, benefiting 110,000 people. (Photo by Huang Wanqing/Xinhua)

RWANDA-KIGALI-CHINA AIDED BOREHOLE

RWANDA-KIGALI-CHINA AIDED BOREHOLE

(220507) -- KIGALI, May 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese staff members check the water quality of a borehole in Gatsibo district, Eastern Province, Rwanda, on April 11, 2022. Thousands of residents in eastern Rwanda once did not have easy access to clean and safe water due to recurrent drought. In the Rwinkwavu area in Kayonza district, Eastern Province, for instance, residents were forced to walk long distances to reach the nearest clean water source. Water woes are now a thing of the past, thanks to a China-funded 200-borehole drilling project mostly focused on addressing water scarcity in the province. The drilling project, contracted by construction and engineering giant China Geo-Engineering Corporation (CGC), has been tested and commissioned following its recent completion, benefiting 110,000 people. (Photo by Huang Wanqing/Xinhua)