{"id":2000111687,"date":"2026-05-13T12:47:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000111687"},"modified":"2026-05-13T12:49:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T10:49:03","slug":"itorero-indangamirwa-civic-education-programme-set-to-return-to-gabiro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/itorero-indangamirwa-civic-education-programme-set-to-return-to-gabiro\/","title":{"rendered":"Itorero Indangamirwa set to return to Gabiro"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In August 2023, the Minister of National Unity and Civic Engagement Dr. Jean Damasc\u00e8ne Bizimana had revealed that the program would temporarily be hosted at Nkumba Civic Training Center in Burera District which had enough accomodations, noting that it would undergo further upgrades to fully meet the required standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, on May 11, 2026, MINUBUMWE confirmed that this year\u2019s edition of Itorero Indangamirwa will take place in Gabiro from July 1 to August 10. The ministry further announced that students from universities and higher learning institutions will also join this year\u2019s intake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traditionally, the program was designated for young people aged between 18 and 25. This year, however, participation will be limited to youth between the ages of 18 and 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Established in 2008, Itorero Indangamirwa brings together young Rwandans living abroad, students studying in international schools operating in Rwanda, and outstanding participants who excelled in the national service program known as Rugerero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants receive training aimed at instilling patriotism, discipline, cultural values, and a spirit of responsibility and leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They are also taught Rwanda\u2019s history and encouraged to share ideas on how they can contribute to the country\u2019s development while safeguarding its achievements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, security personnel provide the youth with basic defense and military orientation through practical exercises. The training includes introductory lessons on firearm handling, basic combat planning, and military tactics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Since 2023, Itorero Indangamirwa had been relocated to the Nkumba Civic Training Center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Ministry of National Unity and Civic Engagement (MINUBUMWE) has announced that Itorero Indangamirwa (civic education programme) will once again be held at Gabiro Combat Training Center in Gatsibo District, Eastern Rwanda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":139,"featured_media":2000111688,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[151,69],"byline":[201],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000111687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diaspora","tag-editors-choice","tag-homehighlights","byline-rania-umutoni"],"bylines":[{"id":201,"name":"Rania Umutoni","slug":"rania-umutoni","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":139}],"contributors":[{"id":201,"name":"Rania Umutoni","slug":"rania-umutoni","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":139}],"featured_image":{"id":2000111688,"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/indangamirwa-2-cba31.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1000,"height":667,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/indangamirwa-2-cba31.jpg","width":150,"height":100},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/indangamirwa-2-cba31.jpg","width":300,"height":200},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/indangamirwa-2-cba31.jpg","width":768,"height":512},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/indangamirwa-2-cba31.jpg","width":1000,"height":667},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/indangamirwa-2-cba31.jpg","width":1000,"height":667}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000111687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/139"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000111687"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000111687\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000111787,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000111687\/revisions\/2000111787"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000111688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000111687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000111687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000111687"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000111687"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000111687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}