[LETTERS] Diaspora are important partners in development

The Ministry of Youth and ICT is always pro-actively promoting initiatives geared towards developing the country. One such initiative is motivating diaspora students to use their skills to achieve the high ideals and aspirations of President Paul Kagame.

Friday, August 05, 2016

Editor,

RE: "Diaspora students urged to use their skills to develop the country” (The New Times, July 31).

The Ministry of Youth and ICT is always pro-actively promoting initiatives geared towards developing the country.

One such initiative is motivating diaspora students to use their skills to achieve the high ideals and aspirations of President Paul Kagame.

Diaspora students in India are doing a great job in promoting trade, tourism, investments and even the rich Rwandan culture in their respective communities.

This has prompted me to explore avenues of developing a diaspora right here in Mumbai—the business capital of the country.

With the immense support and encouragement being received from this Ministry it is my firm belief that before the end of this year, we shall be able to launch the Rwandan Diaspora in Mumbai which will comprise a sizable number of interns from Remarkable Rwanda.

Clarence Fernandes