Gorilla conservation projects have been among activities improving the livelihoods of communities sorrounding the park.
Prior to this year’s gorrila naming ceremony which is now taking place in Kinigi, the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) launched 52 small household based water collective tanks and 4 large public water collective tanks that were constructed at a cost of 62 million Rwandan francs; raised from the past Gorilla conservation efforts.
Clare Akamanzi, the Chief Operating Officer RDB said, “by celebrating Kwita Izina, we seek to accrue the merits of conservation to the communities around our National Parks. We seek better livelihoods for our people achieved through the growth in tourism revenues which would not be possible without the active protection of our mountain gorillas and conservation of their habitat.”
She clarified that, in the spirit of fundraising at Kwita Izina ceremonies and revenue sharing, RDB board and partners have been able to design and implement strategies that would manage the delicate balance between conservation of biological diversity and human development needs.
The launched household based water collective tanks will facilitate the communities adjacent to the Volcanoes National park have access to water harvested from the rain for their daily activities.
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