The Rwanda government, through its Ministry of Disaster and Refugee Affairs (MIDIMAR), is to build a `Disaster Resilience Village’ to be used as a safe haven by communities at risk, writes Susan Babijja.
Preparations for the disaster resilience village are in progress in Ngororero district, Mityazo sector, Kigali Hill.
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Marked under the theme, “prevent disasters by settling in safer zones” the Minister Seraphine Mukantabana told residents of Ngororero District that it was much cheaper to invest in preparedness and disaster risk reduction than in response.
“People should not wait for disasters to occur then act, but to take disaster risk reduction seriously. It reduces on losses of lives and property,” she said.
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