Ruhehe

Ruhehe is a large village and colline of the Commune of Bugabira, in the Kirundo Province of Burundi.

Location
Ruhehe is roughly in the center of Bugabira Commune in the road leading north from Bugabira in Kirundo Commune to Kiyonza in the north of Bugabira Commune. It is northeast of Lake Gacamirindi.

Development
By 2010 a severe drought in northern Burundi had lasted for three years. On the Ruhehe colline there was a market called the "Cabaret d'eau" that sold water at $2 for 20 l, five times the normal price. The water was carried to the market on bicycles. Those who could not afford it had to make do with unsanitary lake water, often not boiled because of the high price of firewood.

There is a health center in Ruhehe. Solar panels, with storage and an AC convertor, supply power for lights, medical equipment and refrigeration.

A March 2021 report on the envirnmental and social impact of a project to develop schools in Ruhehe and other locations noted that a rainwater collection system would be needed at the Ruhehe school because it is unusual to have a public drinking water supply in the region, and even if available the network would not supply water. The site of the school is 2 km from the capital of Bugabira commune, and is owned by the commune. It would include six classrooms, an administrative block, two blocks of drainable latrines and rainwater sanitation works.

In April 2021 the Imbonerakure, youth branch of the National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD), came together to repair the road leading from Bugabira to Ruhehe under the Community Development Work (TDC) program.