Greetings! We are pleased to announce that our bridge site has been confirmed! We will be building the Jabiro bridge on the Miguramo river and serving nearby communities of 7,469 people! The team will arrive on site on November 25th and are in full swing preparing for the trip! The site is located in the southern province of Rwanda but very close to the western border. It is about a 2 hour drive West from the capital city of Kigali! It is also about half-way between Kigali and Lake Kivu - the lake on the western most edge of the country. To reach Lake Kivu from the Jabiro site would be another 2 hour drive. Source: Bridges to Prosperity Source: Google Maps The site is quite mountainous, with a local school located at approximately 1630m elevation, and the river at approximately 1520m according to Google Maps! It will be directly serving the communities of Jabiro, Kibilizi, Ngororano, and Rwambariro nearby. Source: FATMAP Initial construction works have beg...
Day 9! - THE BRIDGE IS COMPLETE! Today we put the final touches on the bridge: bolting, grading, painting, and attaching the banner. Thanks to all the team for the hard work, looking forward to inauguration tomorrow! For more see b2pjabiro2023 on instagram
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