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Vunga Tower Suspension Pedestrian Footbridge
Project # 028

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Location:Near Ruhengeri
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Bridge Name: Vunga Tower Bridge
River Name: Mukungwa River
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Pedestrian Footbridge Type: Suspension
Population Served by Bridge:

Bridge Story: A pedestrian bridge over the Mukungwa is currently planned by the students of the "Institute of Science and Technology" in Kigali (KIST), and the students of the non profit organisation "Ingenieure Ohne Grenzen e.V."(INGOG). The bridge in Vunga located near Ruhengeri in the northeast of Rwanda is planned to be finished in October of 2009 and will help the rural population who are living there to move easier and securer forward.

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Mission Statement. Bridges To Prosperity is a volunteer based charity that seeks to empower poor African, Asian and South American rural communities through footbridge building, thereby advancing personal responsibility, community public works, economic prosperity, and access to schools, clinics, jobs, and markets.

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