Brussels, 24/07/2008 (Agence Europe) - “Ubudehe”, a development programme in Rwanda, jointly financed by Rwanda and the European Commission for the mobilisation of citizens, was awarded the 2008 United Nations Public Service Award on 24 July. This UN award was created in 2003 to promote professionalism in the public sector, as a key factor to democracy and governance.
The Ubudehe programme gives citizens the means to plan and implement projects for the reduction of poverty at local...