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  • LICA hosts inaugural graduation ceremony

    Located in Kacyiru, LICA opened doors in Rwanda in 2014 offering a school structured curriculum that has been tried and proven globally to be very effective in providing all the basic academic disciplines as well as instilling Godly character into the lives of students.

    Speaking at the graduation ceremony held on 29th August 2021, Mrs Birungi Ram Abooki the co-founder of LICA said: “We are proud to graduate the first cohort of students and look forward to educating many more and setting them on the path to success.”

    Accelerated Christian Education is an American education provider of a Christian education school curriculum that is structured around the individual student, building a skill upon skill, a method that enables a student to move progressively beginning with the first skill to be mastered before moving on to the next skill.

    “The students today received an accredited high school diploma as well as their official transcripts and will be joining universities. We invite other students seeking a foundational excellence that will enable them to acquire the skills needed to pursue education and excel at a global stage,” Mrs Birungi added.

    Life International Christian Academy is an educator that espouses Biblical Values combined with a relentless pursuit of excellence, Character Building, and the use of standardized Packet of Accelerated Christian Education (PACES) that enable the individual student to progress and eventually graduate with ICCE and LCA qualifications.

    About Life International Christian Academy

    Life International Christian Academy was co-founded by Birungi Ronald and Mrs.Birungi Ram and their 4 Children who moved to Rwanda in 2014, pursuing a dream to start and operate a learning center that integrates Biblical Principles (Scripture memory, wisdom principles), Godly Character Training (A.C.E. characters, 90 character traits of Christ), Mastery-Based Learning that has a Built-In Reinforced System of Learning at its core.

    The school focuses on Individualized Learning that ensures that all learners, regardless of age or grade develop Critical Thinking Skills that set them on the path to success in the field of their choosing.

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  • Outstanding students, teachers upbeat after winning Siyavula competition

    Siyavula is a digital platform for S1 – S4 students studying Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. The platform allows students to practise what they are learning in class, immediately marking their answers and showing step-by-step solutions. This helps students see where they may be going wrong.

    Since launching in Rwanda, Siyavula has run regular competitions to award outstanding teachers and students for the work they have done on the platform. Prizes have included smartphones, airtime, and laptops.

    The latest competition, held in June 2021, brought together 24,138 students from different schools across the country. There are more than 600 teachers signed up to the Siyavula platform in Rwanda, and they were also encouraged to take part in the competition.

    Students who emerged among winners of the competition have revealed that it was an opportunity to weigh their performance in comparison to other students countrywide.

    “I was very excited to emerge among the winners of the competition. It helped me to become self-confident and allayed fears I had before entering the competition,” said Elissa Nshuti Rumanzi, a senior four student from Kagarama Secondary School .

    Sandrine Uwamahoro, another student from Lycée Notre Dame de Cîteaux, commended Siyavula for making life easy.

    “Siyavula is very helpful during course revision because regular exercising helps me to be familiar with other assignments. I recently obtained excellent grades in Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics during exams and owe the performance to Siyavula in no small part,” she said.

    Teachers speak out

    Jérémie Habumugisha, who teaches mathematics at College du Christ Roi, emerged as the top teacher for the competition. He explained that he joined the competition to inspire students to develop an interest in Mathematics, and to assess their performance at national level.

    “I wanted my school to earn a reputation and encourage students to be passionate about Mathematics by introducing the competition to them,” he noted.

    College du Christ-Roi emerged the best overall school and walked away with a laptop as the grand prize, while outstanding teachers were awarded with smartphones.

    Martin Habumugisha, another teacher of Mathematics from the same school also revealed that Siyavula exercises helps students to understand courses better and instills self-confidence.

    “Siyavula has built confidence among students, where they can gauge their level of understanding without teachers’ presence,” he said.

    Nicodème Usanase, another winning teacher from Groupe Scolaire Paysannat, said that Siyavula motivates students to use technology and gain a deeper understanding of Mathematics.

    Usanase revealed that he created a WhatsApp group to bring together educators from all districts of the country and show them the benefits of the Siyavula platform, and encourage them to embrace it.

    Like his colleagues, Frederic Uwizeyimana, a teacher of Mathematics at Lycée Notre Dame de Cîteaux, said that the platform came in handy to facilitate course revision, but he highlighted that the internet is still a challenge hindering them to fully embrace the technology.

    “These exercises on Siyavula platform require fast internet but ours is sometimes slow, and we do not have enough computers connected to the internet. We would be most grateful if concerned stakeholders could increase the number of computers connected to the internet to make learning easier,” he said.

    The Siyavula team worked with 10 schools in a pilot schools programme, from January to the end of June 2021. These schools were assigned a local in-country Siyavula Ambassador to help them integrate Siyavula into their classrooms.

    The schools that participated in the pilot school programme were:

    King David Academy

    College Saint Andre

    GS Juru

    GS Kigali

    GS Mwendo

    GS Duha

    Lycee Notre dame de Citeaux

    GS Nsanag

    ES Rokomo (SOPEM)

    GS Bumba

    During a visit held at King David Academy on 29th April 2021, the company’s management said that it would like to see its platform used across all schools in Rwanda. The platform, which has been endorsed by the Rwanda Basic Education Board, is currently freely available to all S1-S4 students, and teachers.

    “We have faced several challenges to introduce the technology as many schools don’t have internet while others have inadequate computers. That is why we started with a select group of schools and others with adequate resources. Since October last year, we have seen a total of 1,138, 825 questions answered on our platform.

    Teachers are also encouraged to sign up and register for a free account and to incorporate Siyavula in their day-to-day teaching. We are also excited to share that REB have provided us with a letter of endorsement, encouraging schools and teachers to take advantage of our Edtech solution. We would love to see Siyavula rolled out in all schools in Rwanda,” explained Chiara Walsh, the Project Manager at Siyavula Rwanda.

    Students or teachers interested to learn about Siyavula can reach out to the company on the provided phone number: 0789 068 321.

    François Iradukunda (right) represented Siyavula at the handover of prizes to the best performing teacher.Uwizeyimana (left) was the overall best winner.Uwizeyimana walked away with a smartphone and calculators.mwali.jpg

  • UGHE to graduate sixth cohort from Master’s of Science in Global Health Delivery Program

    The graduation ceremony is scheduled on 23rd August 2021.

    The MGHD’21 Commencement represents the culmination of an intensive year at UGHE, with learning centered on quality, innovation and science. The master’s curriculum deliberately knits together the often-siloed areas of global health, including research development, epidemiology, implementation science, One Health, gender equity, history, anthropology, entrepreneurship, leadership, and business management, ensuring its graduates become holistic thinkers and changemakers.

    UGHE’s position in the rural north of Rwanda affords students the opportunity to learn from and live among Burera District communities which, in turn, helps them critically examine the challenges faced by the communities they live in, through cultural, historical and societal analysis.

    “We are proud of our students, whom we have equipped with the knowledge and skills to be among the leaders who will help transform the world and promote the conditions for equitable, quality, and holistic health service delivery for all. The world needs such global health experts, especially today given the current global situation, with climate change leading to natural disasters such as heat waves, droughts, floods, and forest fires. These natural disasters have several consequences, among others, increased hunger and malnutrition, mass displacement, a more precarious situation for the lives of vulnerable people, and increased risks for illness such as those linked to poor management of environmental, animal, and human health that we have seen with COVID-19 and its catastrophic global consequences. All of these facts are rolling back gains in population health outcomes, and our students are equipped to stop and reverse this trend,” said Prof. Agnes Binagwaho, Vice Chancellor, University of Global Health Equity.

    In alignment with robust national measures to curb COVID-19 transmission, UGHE was pleased to offer learning in a blended learning format, combining online training via a sophisticated e-learning platform, COVID-19 compliant field visits, and dynamic classroom study leveraging the state-of-the-art facilities on campus. With authorization from the Government of Rwanda, Butaro Campus remained open and operational during the pandemic thanks to robust prevention measures enforced onsite, ensuring critical learning continued uninterrupted. Like their alumni predecessors, this year’s intake benefitted from tailored training from UGHE’s network of world-class faculty, as well as well as community and faith-based leaders, community health workers and, of course, their diverse cohort.

    “The role of our students as the future’s global health changemakers is now more critical than ever as emerging diseases have and continue to threaten the lives of the most vulnerable. Our students leave with the resolute commitment and competency to provide an equitable voice for the historically unvoiced and underserved, and the educational tools to fulfil this challenging, yet pivotal role in the development and innovation of global health systems,” stated Prof. Abebe Bekele, Deputy Vice Chancellor of Academic & Research Affairs, University of Global Health Equity.

    UGHE’s educational mission, and its growing network of alumni, is more vital than ever. The COVID-19 crisis has disproportionately impacted vulnerable populations globally, exacerbated shortages of trained health professionals, and highlighted the need for increased research and manufacturing capacity in low-and middle-income countries to bolster development of life-saving drugs, equipment and now, vaccines. Educating the next generation of compassionate health leaders, skilled clinicians, innovative researchers, scientists, and implementers is critical to driving this forward. This year’s graduates depart UGHE equipped with the needed skills and expertise to not only repair inequitable health systems, but also to strengthen them, leveraging firsthand learnings from Rwanda’s successful crisis response.

    “We have always prepared ourselves to react according to the science of the day and the need to keep our working teams galvanised to navigate new territory and to always serve our students, employees, contractors and the surrounding community with quality, security, while keeping them safe. During the last year and half, UGHE has constantly evaluated and responded to each challenge posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. We have continuously thought innovatively about organisational structure, supporting all of us so that we could thrive in the face of global uncertainty by planning with a delicate balance for equitable solutions for immediate positive outcomes for all, while securing the future. We are proud to have done it and to have secured continuous authorisation for UGHE to remain safely operational with quality and equity as our guides,” noted Rogers Muragije, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Administrative and Financial Affairs, University of Global Health Equity.

    In respect of COVID-19 measures, this year’s commencement will be the second to take place virtually, welcoming friends, families, and supporters of the graduates to celebrate the significant milestones this cohort has achieved despite uncertain global circumstances. A small event will take place on campus.

    UGHE is honored to welcome an esteemed line-up of speakers to the ceremony, the elected student representatives, the Hon. Minister of Health, Dr. Daniel Ngamije, the Hon. Minister of Education, Dr. Valentine Uwamariya, and a keynote address from Dr John Nkengasong currently serves as the first Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). UGHE’s Chancellor, Dr. Paul Farmer, Vice Chancellor, Prof. Agnes Binagwaho, the Dean of the School of Medicine and Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Academic & Research Affairs, Prof. Abebe Bekele, Deputy Vice Chancellor of Administrative & Financial Affairs, Rogers Muragije, Dr. Rex Wong, Associate Professor and Director, Bill and Joyce Cummings Institute of Global Health will also speak to audiences within the ceremony.

    Now, at a time when their skills are needed most, they enter a new chapter as global health leaders, eager to apply their learnings and enact fundamental change in their respective communities, and around the world to contribute to create resilient health delivery system. They join an MGHD alumni network of leaders who situate the institution at the forefront of a collective struggle to advance health equity and accelerate the dissemination of discovery and innovation in global health.
    UGHE looks forward to welcoming a new intake of master’s students this September representing 13 countries globally, who will continue to drive forward this mission.

    GHE graduates global health leaders.

  • Mount Kenya University Rwanda graduands urged to be change agents

    He has made the call ahead of the university’s 19th graduation ceremony expected to be held virtually on 6th August 2021 due to ongoing measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

    In a message to graduands, Prof. Edwin Odhuno requested them to uphold integrity and strive for excellence in whatever they do.

    “As you go out into the world as graduates, I implore you to be the difference in the face of challenges, in the face of adversity, in the face of impossibilities, you will be the possibility. God bless you and congratulations,” he said.

    Prof. Odhuno hailed the courage of 22 graduands who excelled with ‘First Class’ grading.

    He also urged 82 more graduands from the Bachelor of Science in Nursing programme to continue working hard.

    “To you, specifically, I challenge you to continue working hard in your profession and ensure that all of you pass the licensing examinations with flying colors. I say this because the success of your program is highly regarded in the Republic of Rwanda and beyond,” he stated.

    Prof. Odhuno also commended all graduands for tenacity and resilience to overcome societal and individual challenges occasioned by COVID-19.

    The university will graduate 458 students in different programs.

    Graduands will be bestowed diplomas, bachelor’s, master’s degrees and PhD in various fields including education, health sciences, journalism and mass communication, hospitality and management, information technology and social sciences, nursing, among other disciplines.

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  • A glance at long-term plans to uplift teachers’ livelihoods

    However, their salary is still considered small to afford all their basic needs and provide for their families stressing the need for more incentive programs.

    As he addressed members of both chambers of parliament on 22nd July 2021; Prime Minister, Dr. Edouard Ngirente shed light on planned actions meant to improve teachers’ welfare.

    He explained that interested teachers will be facilitated to pursue studies up to Master’s degree with fully paid and non-refundable scholarship.

    Among others, the Government has committed to provide half of school fees for students enrolled in Teacher Training Colleges (TTC) after revising existing curriculum.

    “It has been agreed that the Government will provide half of the total school fees for every student enrolled in Teacher Training Colleges until completion of their secondary education,” revealed Dr. Ngirente.

    The incentive program to pay 50% of school fees went into effect in the year 2020/2021.

    Students pursuing courses in education at the university will not be required to refund the scholarship as so long as they are serving in the education sector after graduation.

    “A graduate from TTCs who will serve three years as a teacher in Primary School will receive a scholarship to pursue a Bachelor’s Degree in education. He/she will be fully sponsored where the tuition fees and living allowances will be catered for by the Government. Upon completion of this degree, the teacher who teachers in a secondary school for five years will receive a fully-paid non-refundable scholarship and living allowances to pursue Master’s degree in education,” Dr. Ngirente explained.

    Rwanda has 16 TTCs accommodating between 3000 and 4000 students every year.

    Premier Ngirente also reminisced on incentives introduced for teachers including salary increment to motivate them, improve their wellbeing and subsequently paving the way for quality education.

    “We are convinced that quality education cannot improve without uplifting teachers’ wellbeing because they have a significant role to play to attain the desired quality education,” he said.

    Since 2019, teachers from secondary and primary schools started receiving 10% annual salary increment. An additional 10 percent was made in 2020.

    Dr. Ngirente explained that the increment is also planned in the fiscal year 2021/2022 despite difficult times of COVID-19 the country is going through.

    In 2006, the Government introduced Umwalimu Savings and Credit Cooperative (SACCO), a teachers’ credit and savings scheme meant to improve their lives through easy access to financial services and loans at moderate interest rate.

    Rwanda Statistical YearBook 2020 shows that the number of qualified teachers increased from 39 453 to 45 714 in 2019.

    Prime Minister, Dr. Edouard Ngirente outlined priority actions to improve teachers’ wellbeing as he addressed members of both chambers of parliament on 22nd July 2021.

  • Ordinary level, senior six finalists begin national exams amidst tight COVID-19 containment measures

    Over 195,000 students are sitting for this year’s ordinary level and senior six national exams that kicked off countrywide on Tuesday 20th July 2021.

    These include 122,000 from ordinary level, over 50,000 are completing senior six excluding 22,000 finalists from Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET).

    The National Examinations and Schools Inspection Authority (NESA) has revealed that 20 of 106 students who tested positive for COVID-19 are from the City of Kigali.

    The Director General of NESA, Dr. Bahati Bernard has said that these students are receiving special assistance to sit for exams in designated isolation rooms.

    He further stated that transport arrangement for these students from home to examination centers and vice versa has been put in place to ensure they don’t miss exams.

    “We made possible efforts to ensure no student misses exams because he/she is COVID-19 positive. We issued guidelines to be respected as we did previously,” said Dr. Bahati.

    Apart from COVID-19 positive students, NESA has explained that other candidates are also facilitated to adhere to instituted measures to prevent spread of the virus.

    The Director General of NESA, Dr. Bahati Bernard has said that COVID-19 positive students are receiving special assistance to sit for exams.

  • Primary school finalists begin national exams

    As she officially officiated the start of primary six national exams on Monday 12th July 2021; the Minister of Education, Dr. Valentine Uwamariya explained that the situation was unpredictable but commended public collaboration which led to smooth preparations.

    “These learners would have sat for exams in November last year but there has been delays occasioned by COVID-19 pandemic. We were not sure if it would happen at this time due to emerging circumstances but we are happy for today’s blessing as students finally sit for national exams,” she said.

    “Exams starting today will last three days. More students in ordinary level and upper secondary school finalists will begin exams on 20th July expected to last 10 days.We continue to make possible effort to ensure they don’t miss exams,” added Uwamariya.

    Rwanda confirmed the first Coronavirus case on 14th March 2020. In a bid to prevent the spread of Coronavirus, the Government ordered the closure of all schools that saw all students returning home in March 2020.

    Universities and higher learning institutions were allowed to reopen in September 2020 under strict COVID-19 control measures.

    In October 2020, the Ministry of Education announced 2nd November as the reopening date for learners in primary 5 and 6 classes. Students from ordinary level, senior 5 and 6 also resumed studies the same day.

    The second batch started the second term on 23rd November 2020. This includes learners in primary 4 classes, and secondary school students from senior 1, 2 and 4.

    Following the crisis, national exams were also postponed to July 2021.

    At least 452,053 are expected to sit for all national exams running from 12th to 30th July 2021.

    Primary leaving exams started on Monday 12th July 2021.

  • Graduates from Davis College and Akilah commended for exhibiting courage amidst COVID-19 pandemic

    The virtual graduation ceremony took place on Friday 18th June 2021 in adherence to the COVID-19 preventive measures.

    The graduates were supposed to complete their studies in 2020, but this was not possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    These graduates are from Akilah Institute, one of the two colleges of Davis College which focuses on empowerment of women.

    The Interim President of Davis College, Paul Swaga revealed that the graduates have been equipped with all the necessary skills relevant to make them successful at the workplace.

    “I expect a lot from these graduates because we have prepared them well enough. I am convinced that they will bring positive changes at the workplace. Some of them have conceptualized projects which they are set to implement, thus, impacting the community through job creation,” he noted.

    Swaga explained that the graduates will also play a bigger role in the transformation of the lives of other women who did not get the opportunity to study at Davis College and Akilah.

    “ When some of these graduates start their own businesses, they will impact the community as more women will get job opportunities. Others who will work with various companies are also expected to deliver efficiently because they have been equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge,” he revealed.

    Elizabeth Dearborn Hughes, a co-founder of Davis College and Akilah who graced the graduation ceremony thanked graduates for exhibiting team work amidst the Coronavirus pandemic.

    “ You have exhibited strength , resilience and togetherness, team work spirit, developed your leadership, management and other impactful skills bringing changes to the community amidst uncertainties brought by the pandemic. This has been an unusual year. We commend you for soldiering on in difficult times,” she said.

    The State Minister at the Ministry of Education in Charge of TVET and ICT , Irere Claudette who was the guest of honour at the event, congratulated graduates and thanked the school for helping students during difficult times.

    “This year has presented unusual circumstances to all of us, particularly to the education sector. We voice appreciation for your courage and achievements. I would also like to commend the management of Davis College and Akilah for helping graduates to complete their journey successfully,” she said.

    Graduates expressed delight for acquiring the knowledge relevant for them to effectively compete at the labour market.

    “I am extremely happy for this great achievement despite the tough moments and sleepless nights we went through. I am ready to deliver on the expectations along my professional career,” said Iqra Naeem, the Valedictorian for the Class of 2020

    Another graduate, Mari Grace Ishimwe also highlighted that the school unleashed her potential to break social and cultural constraints which limit girls from performing to their full potential.

    “I was pleased to join the institute as soon as I realized its uniqueness. I became self-confident and attended the ICT program which many assume not to be suitable for girls. I exhibited good performance, and I am ready to compete at the labour market,” she revealed.

    The school has graduated eight intakes since 2010.

    In September 2020, Davis College launched another college for both male and female students which operates alongside the Akilah Institute.

    Davis College graduates students with diplomas in Hospitality and Tourism Management, Information Systems, and Business Management & Entrepreneurship.

    Graduates expressed delight for acquiring the knowledge relevant for them to effectively compete at the labour market.The virtual graduation ceremony took place on Friday 18th June 2021 in adherence to the COVID-19 preventive measures.The school has graduated eight intakes since 2010.

  • Secondary school students get digital platform to facilitate practice in math, science courses

    Siyavula opened doors to Rwanda in 2020. It already has operations in Nigeria, Rwanda and South Africa where it helps students to attend exercises in Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics to students from Senior 1 to 4.

    A student registered under the technology, is required to visit Siyavula website where she/he can attend to exercises related to designated courses.

    The platform has questions and default answers to guide students.

    The technology helps students to revise courses and teachers to identify areas that need much attention.

    Students from King David Academy who talked to IGIHE have revealed that the technology is helpful to their education.

    “This technology helps me to prepare for exams and attend to enough exercises to get deeper understanding especially in Physics,” said Sesonga Brian Bugingo.

    “ Siyavula has been helpful to me especially during the lockdown imposed to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. When a student didn’t catch everything in class, Siyavula helps to get further exercises to get familiar with particular module,” noted Anaise Norah Umwangange, a first year student.

    Nawugaba Stephen, a teacher of Physics at the school has explained that Siyavula helps him to assess how students have understood the course.

    “Siyavula has many exercises which I use to gauge how students understood explanations. I take them to the computer lab for practice and allocate more time until there is no gap,” he said.

    Currently, Siyavula works with nine schools in Rwanda including King David Academy, Lycée Notre Dame de Cîteaux, Collège Saint André, Groupe Scolaire Gahini, Group Scolaire Nsanga, Groupe Scolaire Duha, Groupe Scolaire Bumba, Group Scolaire Juru and Group Scolaire Bigugu.

    Over 21 000 students from 800 schools in Rwanda have signed up to Siyavula.

    During a recent visit held at King David Academy on 29th April 2021, the company’s management said that they plan to introduce the technology to all schools if everything goes well.

    “We have faced several challenges to introduce the technology whereby many schools don’t have internet while others have inadequate computers. That is why we started with private schools and others with adequate resources. We are however planning to introduce the technology to all schools in Rwanda,” explained Chiara Walsh, the Project Manager at Siyavula Rwanda.

    Habimana Jean Damascene, one of representatives of Siyavula Rwanda highlighted that the technology paves the way for improved performance and urged more schools to embrace it because it is free of charge for students.

    Interested users make registration via rw.siyavula.com to enjoy the technology.

    Siyavula also organizes monthly competitions where it awards outstanding teachers and students with smartphones and airtime.

    The company is also planning for another competition scheduled in June 2021 to award outstanding teachers and students with different prizes including a laptop as the grand prize.

    Students or teachers interested to learn about Siyavula can reach the company on 0789 068 321.

    Students at King David Academy during practical exercises.The technology helps students to revise courses and teachers to identify areas that need much attention.A student registered under the technology, is required to visit Siyavula website where she/he can attend to exercises related to designated courses.Chiara Walsh, the Project Manager at Siyavula Rwanda.

  • Rwanda’s digital solution among 50 outstanding education projects in Africa

    Shule ERP is a program developed by Loxotech, a company providing digital solutions in Rwanda.

    The program is used by nursery schools, primary and secondary schools and universities to enhance teaching, streamline finance management and follow up students’ discipline.

    It also helps parents to follow up students’ performance while at school, helps students to revise studies made available on the portal or attend online classes using the portal anytime.

    Among others, the technology helps in finance management, facilitating easy monitoring of students who have already paid fees. Students can pay using Mastercard or Visa Card without necessity to queue at banks.

    Through its annual initiative dubbed ‘Innovating Education in Africa Expo’ aimed at recognizing outstanding projects promoting innovation in the education sector.

    Through its program dubbed ‘Innovating Education in Africa Expo’ aimed at recognizing outstanding projects promoting innovation in the education sector, AU selected Shule ERP among 50 best digital solutions.

    The Innovating Education in Africa Expo was launched in 2018. This year’s edition focused on innovators below the age of 35.

    Speaking to IGIHE, the CEO of Loxotech, Olivier Nshizirungu said they were selected among 50 best digital solutions in Africa out of 300 contestants.

    “We entered the contest in August 2020 that attracted the participation of 300 digital solutions providers from different African countries. Lucky enough, we emerged among 50 outstanding projects,” she said.

    Nshizirungu explained that the idea behind the portal was to provide affordable digital solution facilitating education.

    “We decided to develop the digital solution to address challenges of existing costly solutions restricting users in one way or another,” he said.

    The developed program also helps students to attend examinations without necessarily being present physically.

    The program developed by Rwandans has so far been rolled out to other African countries including Guinea, Ethiopia, and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

    Some of schools from Guinea have started using the technology.