More than 3,000 Rwandans in the Diaspora are expected to gather at Chicago’s Hyatt Regency hotel where they will discuss ways to increase their contribution towards their country’s development, participants will also be encouraged on patriotism which is especially gained through owning ones dignity.
Affirming the turn up Faith Mbabazi who is among the organizers noted that close to 3000 participants have confirmed their attendance. The event dubbed Rwanda Day ends on 11 June with an aim to highlight the country’s impressive growth given that in last two decades the average GDP growth rate rose to 8 percent.
In this respect, the day’s events are aimed at building social, communal and business relationship among the Diaspora, friends of Rwanda as well as the country’s business community. Networking sessions are expected to facilitate knowledge sharing.
The gathering will be chaired by President Paul Kagame whom prior to the conference had attended to official duties in the USA. He has so far met with the America’s council of foreign relations and yesterday he chaired the Heads of State and Government’s High level meeting on HIV/AIDS at the United Nations headquarters.
According to our senior reporter Meilleur Murindabigwi who is closely following the events in Chicago, the gathering is also comprised with several Rwandan Diaspora communities from Europe, Canada and Africa’s Liberia and Nigeria.
He further pointed out that Rwanda is represented by 144 participants from various sectors including the private sector, musicians, government officials and NGO’s..
What is more the country’s business community will organize an exhibition aimed to attract investors while instilling the Diaspora about business opportunities in their mother country. Rwanda Development Bank (BRD) for instance will showcase its new product based on financing real estate as way of promoting descent houses, other exhibitors include the Rwanda Stock Exchange (RSE) , Juice company Enterprise Urwibtso amongst others.
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