Sindikubwabo, 34, was arrested Thursday in Kinyinya Sector, Gasharu Cell following information that he was conning unsuspecting members of the public assuring of getting them driver’s license.
One of the victims disclosed that Sindikubwabo conned her of Rwf500, 000.
Apparently, the victim was trying to secure a driver’s license for her daughter.
“I paid him [Sindikubwabo] Rwf500, 000 in February; he had told me that he works with the Police and would get me the permit if I paid him the money,” the victim narrated.
Sindikubwabo also admitted taking the money from the victim and pleaded to be forgiven to go and refund the victim. He advised the young people against such unscrupulous and criminal acts.
“I lied to her so that I could get money from her,” he said.
Chief Inspector of Police (CIP) Marie Gorette Umutesi, the Police spokesperson for the Central region said that Police are working with other law enforcement organs to know if there are other people Sindikubwabo conned.
“He is saying that he defrauded only this woman but there might be other victims. There is also the likelihood that he is connected to other people engaged in such criminal acts, defrauding people or giving them fake driver’s licenses,” CIP Umutesi.
CIP Umutesi appealed to the general public to be aware of such individuals, who use several tricks to con them of their hard-earned money.
“We are reminding people that police services are available to everyone, Police has no intermediaries and particularly the whole process of acquiring a driver’s license is done individually. Anyone, who solicit or give money in order to receive a driver’s license will be breaking the law and will be arrested,” CIP Umutesi warned.
Article 174 of the new penal code states that “Any person who, by deception, obtains another person’s property, whole or part of his/her finance by use of false names or qualifications, or who offers positive promises or who threatens of future misfortunes, commits an offense.
Upon conviction, he/she is liable to imprisonment for a term of not less than two (2) years and not more than three (3) years, and a fine of not less than three million Rwandan francs (FRW 3,000,000) and not more than five million Rwandan francs (FRW 5,000,000).”
Kwiza Izina: Kagame commends citizens’ cooperation towards environmental conservation efforts
President Paul Kagame has hailed citizens’ collaboration to scale up environmental conservation efforts.
He made the appreciation today as he attended the 15th Baby Gorilla Naming Ceremony (Kwita Izina 2019) held in the Kinigi sector, Musanze district at the foothills of Volcanoes National Park. where 25 baby gorillas were named.
The event attracted thousands of Rwandans and prominent personalities from different countries across the world that turned up for the ceremony.
The baby gorillas named today were born between 1st July 2018 and 11th May 2019.
Naomi Campbell: English supermodel, actress, and businesswoman, Tony Adams, an English football legend who played for Arsenal and England and American RnB singer Ne-Yo and Tony Adams are among prominent figures that graced the event.
Named baby gorillas are from The 25 baby gorillas named are members of the Amahoro, Umubano, Hirwa, Igisha, Isimbi, Muhoza, Kwitonda, Sabyinyo, Susa, Pablo, Kuryama, Mafunzo, Kureba, Musirikali and Ntambara families.
A baby gorilla named today includes Ingando, Isanzure, Igihango, Sura u Rwanda, Irembo, Inkoramutima, Kira, Indongozi, Umukuru, Intego, uhiriwe, Nimugwire mu Rwanda among others.
So far 281 baby gorillas were named since the ceremony launched in 2005. As he addressed participants, Kagame said: “I thank citizens for good characters and protecting environment which is beneficial to all of us. Sometimes, people don’t recognize it, hence missing possible advantages,” he said.
In 2005, the Government of Rwanda introduced Tourism Revenue Sharing Programme.
This program aims to guide investment in the areas surrounding the various national parks in Rwanda by ensuring that 10 percent of all park revenues are given back to the communities.
Over Rwf 5.2 billion has been distributed by Rwanda Development Board to 647 community-based projects since 2005.
These projects have availed clean drinking water, milk, health centers, classrooms and housing to members of the communities living around the three national parks; Akagera National Park, Nyungwe National Park, and Volcanoes National Park.
As he addressed participants, Kagame said: “I thank citizens for good characters and protecting environment beneficial to all of us. Sometimes, people don’t recognize it, hence missing possible advantages,” he said.
Reminiscing on today’s agenda ‘Kwita Izina’, Kagame said he was lucky to name twin baby gorillas 15 years ago and kept a close eye on their lives.
“As you have heard, I was a responsible parent. I took care of them; paid school fees and did my best to speak to them. We have the internet in this area. So we talk to each other. One of these babies is called Byishimo. He grew into a mature and powerful family member. He is now a happy Silverback,” he illustrated.
President Kagame emphasized that “The great milestone achieved as mentioned by the CEO of RDB (Clare Akamanzi) could not be possible without collaboration with citizens and making sure they benefit from it. The collaboration dating back many years ago was beneficial to the country, gorillas and tourists satisfied to live here, satisfied with security resulting from that fruitful collaboration.”
Kwita Izina is a time-honored tradition in which Rwandan families hold a ceremony to name a newborn baby. For three decades prior to the first official gorilla naming ceremony, park rangers and researchers named Rwanda’s mountain gorilla babies as part of monitoring each gorilla in their family and habitat.
The Government of Rwanda, through the Rwanda Development Board and in collaboration with conservation partners, the private sector and local communities, has achieved remarkable success in protecting and growing the endangered mountain gorilla population and conserving its habitat.
Rwanda’s traditional naming ceremony was adapted to celebrate this success as a national flagship event now known as Kwita Izina.
As a result of conservation efforts such as Kwita Izina, the population of the endangered mountain gorilla increased to 604 in 2016 in the Virunga Massif compared to 480 in 2010.
The Virunga Massif is comprised of Mikeno Sector of Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda. Mountain gorilla numbers in the entire region had fallen as low as 242 in 1981.
He made the appreciation yesterday as he received the delegation of Germany parliamentarians who are on a visit aimed at strengthening bilateral relations.
Makuza said that both countries’ parliaments enjoy longstanding relations.
He explained that Germany was the first country to open an embassy in Rwanda after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi while other countries were not willing.
“Since 1994, Germany has proven strong cooperation commitment and was the first country to open an embassy on 25th July 1994 when the international community, European countries among others had relenting efforts. Fruitful relationships started that time followed by technical and economic cooperation among others,” he said.
“We also commended the country for cooperation in the judicial sector. The country tried through its own courts Ignace Murwanashyaka, former FDLR chief for a role in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi,” added Makuza.
Makuza explained that Rwanda is among the four countries that Germany selected for special cooperation and boost funding to different areas of development including infrastructure because they are aware that Rwanda is a reliable country with efficient utilization of funds.
Andreas Mattfeldt, the head of the delegation saluted Rwanda’s resilience that German investors eyes Rwanda as a potential investment hub in Africa.
“We have discussed the bright vision of this country because we share many things in common. German investors perceive Rwanda as the right investment country,” he said.
To date, Germany funds Rwanda in TVET, construction of health centers, markets, schools and roads, provision of electricity, building terraces and technology among others.
Germany has 25 companies running operations in Rwanda including Strawtec and Mobisol among others.
The 25 baby gorillas named are members of the Amahoro, Umubano, Hirwa, Igisha, Isimbi, Muhoza, Kwitonda, Sabyinyo, Susa, Pablo, Kuryama, Mafunzo, Kureba, Musirikali and Ntambara families.
{{The 2019 Kwita Izina Gorilla Baby Namers}}
{{His Excellency Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe}}: Former Prime Minister of Ethiopia
{{Amina Mohammed}}: Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. She was formerly the Federal Minister of the Environment of Nigeria.
{{Paul Milton & Luke Bailes}}: Founder of Milton Group who developed the Singita Kwitonda Lodge on behalf of investors Mr. Paul Tudor Jones and Mr. Anders Povlsen. Paul is a conservationist and has been working in Rwanda for the past 5 years.
The Founder and Executive Chairman of Singita, Luke Bailes, has been a pioneer in tourism conservation on the continent for decades. Singita’s model of combining luxury eco-friendly lodges with conservation projects has led to operations in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Tanzania and in August this year, here in Rwanda, on the edge of Volcanoes National Park.
{{HRH Princess Basma Bint Al}}i: Princess Basma bint Ali is an advocate of biodiversity conservation and sustainable agriculture in Jordan; she is the founder of many non-government environmental organizations like the Royal Botanic Garden of Jordan (RBG) and the Royal Marine Conservation Society of Jordan.
{{Dame Louise Martin, DBE}}: She is President of the Commonwealth Games Federation, which oversees one of the world’s biggest sporting events – the Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games.
{{Tony Adams}}: Tony Alexander Adams MBE is an English football legend. As a player, Adams played for Arsenal and England, captaining both teams.
{{Amb. Ron Adams}}: He is the Ambassador of the State of Israel in Rwanda.
{{Niklas Adalberth:}} Swedish entrepreneur and founder of Norrsken.
{{Jeremy Jauncey}}: Founder & CEO of Beautiful Destinations, an award-winning nation branding agency.
{{Otara Gunewardene}}: Sri Lankan businessperson and philanthropist.
{{Ronan Donovan}}: National Geographic photographer and filmmaker.
{{Louis Van Gaal}}: Dutch former football manager and player. At the club level, he served as manager of Ajax, Barcelona, AZ Alkmaar, Bayern Munich, and Manchester United, as well as having two spells in charge of the Netherlands national team.
{{Naomi Campbell:}} English supermodel, actress, and businesswoman.
{{Madeleine Nyiratuza}}: Programme Specialist, Sustainable Growth Unit, UNDP Rwanda. She is also responsible for the conservation and restoration of the Gishwati Forest Reserve which led to the creation of Gishwati Mukura National Park.
{{Sherrie Silver}}: Actress and choreographer. She won an MTV VMA Award for Best Choreography for choreographing Childish Gambino’s ‘This Is America’.
{{Marco Lambertini}}: Director-General, World Wildlife Fund International (WWF).
{{Emmanuel Niringiyimana}}: Young Rwandan who built a road on his own to facilitate the movement of people and goods in his village in Karongi District.
{{Shaffer Chimere Smith}}: Better known by his stage name Ne-Yo, he is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and dancer.
{{Ngabo Médard Jobert}}: Better known as Meddy, he is a Rwandan RnB and pop artist.
{{Anthony Nzuki:}} Ranger Post Leader at Akagera National Park, Rwanda
According to RDB Chief Executive Officer, Clare Akamanzi, the increasing gorilla population in the Volcanoes National Park is proof of the strides that Rwanda has made in gorilla conservation.
“This could have not happened without the support and collaboration of our conservation partners as well as the cooperation of the members of the community surrounding the park. Initiatives such as the Kwita Izina gorilla naming ceremony play a major role in conserving gorillas. Thanks to the conservation efforts, we have been able to improve the gorilla trekking experience for our visitors and also increase the amount of support we have given to the local communities through the revenue sharing program,” she says.
“Rwanda’s overall tourism strategy has always focused on two important areas, sustainability through responsible tourism and conservation and community involvement. It has always been about protecting our natural heritage, providing world-class experiences that highlight the diverse natural beauty of Rwanda while ensuring that Rwandans benefit from this tourism and conservation. No one has been left behind,” adds Akamanzi.
{{About Kwita Izina}}
Kwita Izina is a time-honoured tradition in which Rwandan families hold a ceremony to name a newborn baby. For three decades prior to the first official gorilla naming ceremony, park rangers and researchers named Rwanda’s mountain gorilla babies as part of monitoring each gorilla in their family and habitat.
The Government of Rwanda, through the Rwanda Development Board and in collaboration with conservation partners, the private sector and local communities, has achieved remarkable success in protecting and growing the endangered mountain gorilla population and conserving its habitat. Rwanda’s traditional naming ceremony was adapted to celebrate this success as a national flagship event now known as Kwita Izina.
Kwita Izina was introduced in 2005 to raise awareness of conservation efforts and to thank communities for their on-going and invaluable participation and support of these initiatives. It is now the most important event on Rwanda’s conservation calendar and is attended by national, regional and international participants.
281 baby mountain gorillas have been named since Kwita Izina began. Alongside the naming ceremony, a weeklong celebration of activities is hosted to share the importance of conservation and the role of tourism in protecting rare and iconic species. Today, Kwita Izina is fast becoming Africa’s leading dialogue on conservation and sustainable tourism.
As a result of conservation efforts such as Kwita Izina, the population of the endangered mountain gorilla increased to 604 in 2016 in the Virunga Massif compared to 480 in 2010. The Virunga Massif is comprised of Mikeno Sector of Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda. Mountain gorilla numbers in the entire region had fallen as low as 242 in 1981.
Since November 2016, Duterimbere ONG is part of implementing partners of {{“Strengthening the Competitiveness of Women Organic Pineapple Growers in rural areas of Rwanda”}} project funded by Oxfam Rwanda in Kirehe and Nyagatare Districts in four Sectors (Gahara, Gatore of Kirehe; Mukama and Karama of Nyagatare).
{{AIM}}
To support the country’s vision of transforming the agriculture sector into a profitable industry that benefits poor communities by sustainably increasing the income of 600 smallholder women farmers and influencing key stakeholders to adopt positive policies and practices.
{{OBJECTIVES}}
-# Increase the volume and quality of pineapples produced by 600 smallholder women farmers through the adoption of organic farming.
-# Improve access to high-value pineapple markets for 600 smallholder women farmers.
-# Enable 600 smallholder women, farmers, to be more active in cooperative management and leadership, increasing their participation in communities and enhancing gender equality.
-# Influence systems at national and local levels to promote transformational programming and ensure long-term wider impact.
The project is working with individual pineapple farmers, groups of framers, cooperatives and processing plants who have a local and international market.
Those are Tuzamurane cooperative in Kirehe District, Sahara sector and Natural Fruit Drier Company in Nyagatare District, Musheri Sector.
{{1. WHAT IS ORGANIC FARMING?}}
In general, many people think “organic farming” is an agricultural system that uses products of herbal or animal origin i.e. herbal fertilizers and herbal products.
Another definition of “organic farming” is agriculture that follows the principles and logic of a living organism, in which all elements (soil, plant, farm animals, insects, the farmer, and local conditions) are closely linked to each other.
International organic agriculture principles fix fundamental organic farming but do not determine how those principles will be implemented. Thus, farmers themselves fix the practical principles to implement the basic international organic farming based on soil types and what they do on such soils
{{2. THE IMPORTANCE OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE/FARMING}}
-* Improve and maintain the natural landscape and agro-ecosystem;
-* Help improve and recycle soil humus;
-* Maintain and increase the long-term fertility of the soil;
-* Maintain soil structures;
-* Maintain ecosystems;
-* Protect plant farm ecosystems;
-* Enhance biological cycles within the farm, especially Nutrient cycles.
{{3. ORGANIC FERTILIZATION}}
{{In organic farming, there are three trusted sources of fertilizers:}}
In order to produce quality crops, it is essential to control various pests and diseases. Organic farming emphasizes providing crops the necessary ingredients which help them to have stronger health before fighting diseases. {{“prevention is better than cure.”}}
{{Disease Control}}
N.B: Always remember that you are an organic farmer:
Do not use any chemical inputs.
{{5. HARVESTING OF PINEAPPLE}}
-* The fruits should be harvested green-ripe or half-ripe depending on the appropriate market time.
-* Harvest into your crates (wooden or plastic) to minimize bruising and ensure quality fruits for processing.
-* During harvesting, ensure that your organic fruits are not mixed with any other fruits.
{{6. POST-HARVEST HANDLING}}
-* After harvesting, clean the fruits and cut the stalks to 2 cm.
-* Sort out the fruits to make sure that only half-ripe or green-ripe fruits, which are free from damage and pest and disease, are presented for sale.
-* When handling pineapple, avoid scratching or touching the ear, nose, mouth or other body orifices of pineapples.
-* Personnel must not smoke, eat or drink while working with produce, whether in the field or in the collection shed.
-* No Personnel must work with produce if suffering from infectious sickness. Always make sure that your harvested pineapples are packed in the crates (wooden or plastic) for ease of transportation and for quality assurance.
{{7. QUALITY ASSURANCE}}
Basic principles to consider daily:
-* Your farming practices and management decisions influence the organic supply chain.
-* Collaborate with your Internal Control System (ICS) staff and inform them of your activities and plans (planting, farm sanitation, and management, post-harvest handling, etc.)
This will help us to complete good records, and hence we will be assisting in maintaining your organic certification.
You have a role to play:
-* Supply only organic fruits
-* Do not mix organic and conventional fruits
-* Document all your activities
-* Cooperate with your ICS staff who manages your organic certificate
{{CONCLUSION}}
Organic farming once is done properly, facilitates farmers to access the International market. But this requires an organic certificate which is basically costly compared to the smallholder farmer’s capacity. We, therefore, call upon everyone engaged in agriculture to support farmers to plan for the support of farmers in getting those certificates. There will contribute to country development and household in particular.
Twagirayezu was a member of Karongi district advisory council representing Mubuga sector.
On 2nd September 2019, the mayor of Karongi district, Francois Ndayisaba and his two deputies including Esperance Bagwire, the vice mayor for economic development and Drocella Mukashema, the vice mayor for social affairs submitted resignations letters citing personal reasons.
Karongi district advisory council will convene in no more than 90 days to elect the new executive committee as granted by laws.
The appointment of the new leader follows the wave of resignations among district’s high profile officials countrywide that started on Tuesday.
Ian Ferrao has more than 12 years of experience in senior management telecommunications roles in Africa. Prior to joining Airtel Africa, he was the CEO of Vodacom Tanzania PLC, the CEO of Vodacom Lesotho and Chief Commercial Officer at Vodacom Business Africa. He holds a First Class Honours Degree in BSc Management Sciences from the Warwick Business School.
Commenting on this appointment, Raghunath Mandava, Airtel Africa’s Chief Executive Officer, said: “We are excited to welcome Ian as Regional Director for East Africa, which includes Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, and Rwanda. He brings a wealth of relevant telecommunications and mobile money experience within the region and will be an asset to the business. He will be part of the Africa Executive Committee based in Nairobi and will focus on driving growth across voice, data and mobile money in East Africa.”
{{About Airtel Africa}}
Airtel Africa is a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with a presence in 14 countries in Africa, primarily in East Africa and Central and West Africa.
Airtel Africa offers an integrated suite of telecommunications solutions to its subscribers, including mobile voice and data services as well as mobile money services both nationally and internationally. The Group aims to continue providing a simple and intuitive customer experience through streamlined customer journeys.
The resignation letter of Rwiririza of which IGIHE has a copy reads: “I am pleased to request your confirmation to stop my duties as Ngoma district’s vice mayor for economic development and member of Rukira sector advisory council.”
Rwiririza was also the Chairman of RPF Inkotanyi at the district level.
Ngoma district advisory committee is expected to confirm the resignation of Rwiririza Jean Marie Vianney on Friday.
Hakizimana Elie, the executive secretary of Bugesera district also submitted a resignation letter to exit the position held for three years.
“After realizing that I no longer have enough to fast track the development of Bugesera district, I am submitting a letter requesting confirmation to stop duties,” reads part of his resignation letter.
The China–Rwanda Business Forum will provide an opportunity to showcase business opportunities in both Rwanda and Zhejiang, existing partnerships, as well as act as a platform for networking and business engagement between the respective private sectors.
Commenting on the visit, Clare Akamanzi, the RDB Chief Executive Officer said that Zhejiang Province is strongly established in several economic sectors that are aligned with Rwanda’s economic transformation aspirations.
“This visit presents a valuable opportunity to forge strategic partnerships while helping to encourage investment between Rwanda and China,” she noted.
Rwanda-Zhejiang Province Cooperation
The Zhejiang Province has supported several initiatives in the TVET and digital economy sectors in Rwanda.
The Jinhua Polytechnic in Zhejiang Province supported the expansion of Musanze Polytechnic (IPRC) and provided equipment to enhance practical teaching at the school.
The Jinhua Polytechnic has also been providing scholarships to Rwandan students since 2014 to train in vehicle inspection and maintenance technology, communication network and equipment, hospitality Management, etc. So far, 42 Rwandans have graduated from Jinhua Polytechnic and 53 are currently enrolled.
Since 2009, the Department of Science and Technology of Zhejiang Province through the China National Bamboo Research Center of the State Forestry and Grassland Administration, supported the implementation of a Bamboo Project, which aims at providing capacity building on bamboo cultivation, processing and utilization of technology, and was organized by and sponsored by Zhejiang Province.
The project has trained over 1400 students in the past 10 years who have gone on to establish bamboo processing companies, some of which are export firms.
The Rwanda – Alibaba eWTP Partnership
Under the framework of the e-WTP (electronic World Trade Platform) jointly launched by Alibaba and the Government of Rwanda last year, over 40 Rwandan entrepreneurs have received training from Alibaba Business School.
Among them, 10 digital platform builders have graduated from the eFounders Fellowship, a joint program with United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and 30 ecosystem enablers, including traditional business owners as well as start-up entrepreneurs, have attended the Alibaba Netpreneur Training. Besides that, Alibaba Business School’s New Economy Workshop hosted 12 Rwandan government delegates from different ministries and departments.
At business level, Alibaba also helps local Rwandan small businesses to leverage its ecosystem and get connected to the 700+ million Chinese consumers on the platform while bypassing costly intermediaries. So far, sales volume of Rwandan coffee increased by 700% on Tmall Global, Alibaba’s cross-border B2C platform.
More cooperation will be announced between Rwanda and Alibaba under the eWTP.
Since 2010 this organization has been operating in Rwanda and has helped about 69.973 citizens of Rwanda, whereby, putting them in small groups where they start a development project initiative that is sponsored by this organization with a foundation of over 6 million frw.
Spark MicroGrants’ vision is to see a world where everybody lives with dignity and determines their own positive future
{{How does Spark MicroGrants help people?
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This project initiative works in partnership with the Social Economic Development Officer (SEDO), these are the ones that follow up on the called ‘Inyenyeri’ meaning ‘stars’ elected by the village members to support them to run village meetings.
When the village has set up and become organized, those Inyenyeri help the village members through various brainstorming sessions project ideas that can help them to reach their goal; they spend six-month meeting and perfecting their project. After that Spark MicroGrants provides grants to the village to implement their projects and keeps working with that village for a period of three years.
These people that came to learn from this project will be going in Kamubuga sector, Mbatabata cell in Gakenke district, one of the places where this project initiative collaborates with the citizens in the country.
When they arrived in the area they met citizens living in that village in their small groups discussing on a farming project as their development project.
Frank Adule, a Ugandan citizen when talking to IGIHE said “I observed that Rwandan people are united and know what they want, they seat together sharing ideas, I believe this is a lesson I can take back to Uganda.”
Nyirasafari Presence, a citizen in Bugogo village, in Kamubuga sector is also Inyenyeri in her village.
She told IGIHE that all village ideas come from village members, they work together and decide which project will be more profitable and sustainable.
“Spark MicroGrants gives us funding on three levels, and all citizen in the village are allowed to benefit from it. Their particularity is that they first give us training on how we should manage our project and the follow up on us for three years.” She said
{{The government praises Spark MicroGrants’ initiative
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Uwihanganye Patrick representing the vice mayor in charge of economic development in Rulindo District, told IGIHE “Spark MicroGrants has been helpful here in Rulindo, they started in Cyungo and Buyoga Sector, they went on to Rukozo sector in the year 2019-2020 they will reach Murambi sector.”
“We love their methods because they help us in following up on the activities we introduce to citizens, they work hand in hand with the citizen and are complementary to government programs.”
The country director of Spark MicroGrants in Rwanda, Gilbert Nsabimana, said that every year different partners from various countries they work with to use this approach, meet to work on how to perfect it.
“They all come here every year to evaluate which methods they use and how they can improve it so the citizens can be helped effectively, we come up with a method that can work with a specific country whether in Rwanda or Uganda.” He said
He explained that they work in partnership with the Local Administrative Entities Development Agency (LODA), in monitoring how citizens plan their programs in accordance with their village
“The goal here is not to provide money only but to see citizens working in harmony, men and women both contributing in development activities, reducing conflicts and to see government programs fulfill through the collaborating of the citizens,” He said
{{Why did Spark MicroGrants choose to go in all villages comprising a sector?
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Nsabimana said, “we started taking one village per sector, but later on we thought on creating a large scale impact and we decided to take a whole sector and go into every village of that sector, then we will evaluate the change.”
He said that for some sector they were able to take all villages included, like in Rulindo, Gakenke and in Gisagara.
“Now we want to start taking a whole district and see the result, then we will take the whole province.”
{{Since 2010, how can the result be visible?
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Nsabimana explained that they have worked with 133 villages and among them, there has been a significant change.
“When we give then fund for a project, they use the benefits to create other projects aside. For example, some have started plans to replace their rooftops, bringing water, electricity power; they pay for health insurance for each other, and much more.” He said
What are the criteria for choosing a village?
Nsabimana explained the base on the numbers made by the National Institute of statistics in Rwanda.
“There are numbers given by the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda that are shared with all Districts; when we get in a given district we don’t know which sector to take or not. So we refer to those numbers, and we also look at places with no infrastructures because most other organizations limit themselves on places with roads,” he said
“We also focus where most people are very poor, where the help is needed we go there.”
He said that in everything they do, the citizen has first priority in thinking for themselves what can be useful in their development, Spark only comes to boost their ideas with funding.
