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KIGALI, Rwanda, 24 March 2009—Rwandas First Lady, Jeannette Kagame, recently presented the annual Imbuto Foundation Awards in Kigali, which honour academic excellence among primary and secondary school girls.
This year, 376 primary school girls and 40 secondary school girls received awards at the ceremony, which was held at Groupe Scolaire Notre Dame du Bon Conseil in the Gicumbi district.
Ms. Kagame created the Imbuto Foundation to contribute to the health, education and economic empowerment of Rwandan girls.
The award winners each received a backpack with school supplies, along with a small cash prize. Fifteen of the secondary school girls all in their sixth and final year received a laptop and will be given computer training sessions.
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