Rwanda marks national harvest day with call to strengthen unity, eradicate household poverty

STORY: Rwanda marks national harvest day with call to strengthen unity, eradicate household poverty DATELINE: Aug. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:29 LOCATION: Kigali CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Rwandans celebrating National Harvest Day 2. SOUNDBITE (Kinyarwanda): ILDEPHONSE MUSAFIRI, Rwanda's minister of agriculture and animal resources STORYLINE: Rwanda on Friday celebrated the National Harvest Day commonly known as "Umuganura," with a focus on encouraging Rwandans to make efforts to strengthen national unity, eradicate household poverty, and achieve prosperity. The festival, which falls on the first Friday of the month of August, is a cultural event to celebrate the harvest. Rwandans from all walks of life gathered in their respective villages to share and celebrate the achievements of their harvest. Celebrations of the harvest day at the national level were held in the Gihango sector, Rutsiro District, Western Province, and attracted hundreds of people, including residents and government official

Victims of volcanic eruption in NE DR Congo in dire need of clean drinking water

STORY: Victims of volcanic eruption in NE DR Congo in dire need of clean drinking water DATELINE: April 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:10 LOCATION: GOMA, DR Congo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the victims living in the refuge site 2. SOUDBITE 1 (Swahili): SHURKURU KAMONYO ELIE, President of the Kayembe refuge site 3. SOUDBITE 2 (Swahili): MARIA KABIBI, Resident at the Kayembe site 4. SOUDBITE 3 (Swahili): ZAWADI MUSAFIRI, Resident at the Kayembe site STORYLINE: Without access to clean drinking water for three months, about two hundred victims of the eruption of the Mount Nyiragongo, in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), are affected by scabies. SOUDBITE 1 (Swahili): SHURKURU KAMONYO ELIE, President of the Kayembe refuge site "It's been almost a month and a half since the scabies invaded us. We have at least 175 adults and children who are affected by this disease. I think this is due to the lack of permanent access to drinking water but also to the poor living conditions." The