‘Made in Rwanda” a clothes will be staged at the first ever wheelchair fashion show intended for children on Sunday in Kigali, organisers of the events confirmed Friday.
The event dubbed “‘The Kids Fashion Runway” will attract competitors comprising mainly of children using wheelchair, as part of current efforts to promote fashion show, said Fernando Kamugisha, the chief coordinator of the event.
“The event is showcasing design talents for Christmas, enabling Rwandese brands with a range of clothing for disabled children,” Kamugisha said.
The items to be showcased include clothing for both day and night time for children who use wheelchairs and buggies, underwear, clothing for sensitive skin, swimwear, bibs and aprons, and wheelchair gloves, organisers said.
The promotion of “Made in Rwanda” brands comes after all member countries of East African Community (EAC) announced in 2015, their plan to phase out and eventually ban second-hand clothes, a bold move aimed at developing local and regional textile industries as well as promote the dignity of the East African citizens.
The Made-in-Rwanda initiative gained a new momentum, which saw the launch of Made-in-Rwanda policy in 2018.
However, some observers noted that the high cost of Made-in-Rwanda products was the biggest setback, raising dissonance between all involved parties.
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