Last Friday I went to Nyabiheke Camp for the grand opening of the Nyabiheke Business Center, otherwise known as the market. This is quite a place--well constructed, centrally located, with room for 70 table stands, all of which are already assigned to vendors who participated in the construction of the building.
As the sign says, the market was built with the participation of the vendors, organized by a Market Committee. ARC provided the materials and labor to erect the basic structure of the building and the participating groups built the mud walls. This type of construction creates a comfortable and pleasant space in which to do business.
The Nyabiheke Camp market is becoming so large and popular that people from the local community are now coming up the long hill to the camp to buy and sell fruits, vegetables, oil, flour and other goods. This is a good thing for both the local population and the refugees as it expands commerce in all directions and helps everyone to become more prosperous.
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