Rwanda National Police officers plant a tree during the Umuganda monthly community work at the Gikondo Wetland in Kigali, Rwanda, on Jan. 31, 2026. Taking root from Rwandan culture of self-help and cooperation, Umuganda, held on the last Saturday of each month, can be translated as "coming together in common purpose to achieve an outcome," according to Rwanda Governance Board. (Photo by Cyril Ndegeya/Xinhua)

Fatmata Lovetta Sesay (L), the UNDP Resident Representative in Rwanda, pours water on a tree sapling together with Rwanda's Minister of Environment Bernadette Arakwiye (R) during the Umuganda monthly community work at the Gikondo Wetland in Kigali, Rwanda, on Jan. 31, 2026. Taking root from Rwandan culture of self-help and cooperation, Umuganda, held on the last Saturday of each month, can be translated as "coming together in common purpose to achieve an outcome," according to Rwanda Governance Board. (Photo by Cyril Ndegeya/Xinhua)

Samuel Dusengiyumva, mayor of the city of Kigali, delivers a speech at the end of the Umuganda monthly community work at the Gikondo Wetland in Kigali, Rwanda, on Jan. 31, 2026. Taking root from Rwandan culture of self-help and cooperation, Umuganda, held on the last Saturday of each month, can be translated as "coming together in common purpose to achieve an outcome," according to Rwanda Governance Board. (Photo by Cyril Ndegeya/Xinhua)

Staff members of Greenride Africa, a taxi company using electric vehicles in Rwanda, plant a tree during the Umuganda monthly community work at the Gikondo Wetland in Kigali, Rwanda, on Jan. 31, 2026. Taking root from Rwandan culture of self-help and cooperation, Umuganda, held on the last Saturday of each month, can be translated as "coming together in common purpose to achieve an outcome," according to Rwanda Governance Board. (Photo by Cyril Ndegeya/Xinhua)

Rwanda's Minister of Environment Bernadette Arakwiye delivers a speech at the end of the Umuganda monthly cummunity work at the Gikondo Wetland in Kigali, Rwanda, on Jan. 31, 2026. Taking root from Rwandan culture of self-help and cooperation, Umuganda, held on the last Saturday of each month, can be translated as "coming together in common purpose to achieve an outcome," according to Rwanda Governance Board. (Photo by Cyril Ndegeya/Xinhua)

Rwanda National Police officers plant grass with local residents during the Umuganda monthly community work at the Gikondo Wetland in Kigali, Rwanda, on Jan. 31, 2026. Taking root from Rwandan culture of self-help and cooperation, Umuganda, held on the last Saturday of each month, can be translated as "coming together in common purpose to achieve an outcome," according to Rwanda Governance Board. (Photo by Cyril Ndegeya/Xinhua)