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  • ICPAR urges vigilance against financial crimes

    ICPAR urges vigilance against financial crimes

    Financial crimes include embezzlement, funding terrorism, misappropriation of assets, corruption, and various internet-related crimes like stealing financial information, among others.

    John Kaijuka, the Vice President of ICPAR, highlighted the significant impact of these crimes on the country’s development and stressed the importance of combating them. He pointed out that while there are challenges due to the evolving tactics and technologies used by criminals, Rwanda has made strides in addressing these issues by implementing various laws and regulations.

    Furthermore, Ndahiro Steven, the Head of Compliance at BPR Bank Rwanda, stressed the need for financial institutions to adopt strong measures to counter financial crimes. This includes implementing self-regulation strategies, utilizing advanced technology for monitoring, and ensuring that customers are not engaged in sanctioned activities.

    He also emphasized the importance of reporting suspicious activities to the Financial Intelligence Center (FIC) for investigation and prosecution.

    Participants of the training, including Umwali Léa, expressed that the knowledge gained would enhance their ability to improve financial security within the country. Despite Rwanda’s current low level of exposure to such crimes, there is a recognition of the need for caution to prevent potential damage to the country’s economy.

    The Judiciary reported that in the fiscal year 2021/2022, 1,520 cases related to economic crimes were adjudicated, a decrease from 1,716 cases in the previous year, indicating ongoing efforts to tackle financial crimes in Rwanda.

    The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Rwanda (ICPAR) has called on its members to remain vigilant in preventing financial crimes.

  • 7th National Child Summit Opens Today

    {{The 7th National Child Summit opened today at the parliamentary building with a call from the Prime Minister Pierre Damien Habumuremyi advising children to be disciplined if they want to be successful in their goals.}}

    Habumuremyi further urged children to abide by their culture and avoid indulgence in immoral behaviours they tend to get tempted by their peers during their puberty.

    The UNICEF representative Noala Skinner noted that the gathering is unique, “Rwanda is showing a good example to the rest of the world on the importance of giving children a platform to share their ideas as stipulated in the international chatter on children rights,” she said.

    Aloysea Inyumba the Minister of Gender and Family Promotion said that the summit is focusing on three main objectives including Importance of family to every child, health and inclusion of children ideas in national planning.

    Premier Habumuremyi thanked President Paul Kagame for agreeing to a request by children of forming their commission to solve children related challenges; the appeal was done in the previous summit.

    The ongoing summit has attracted 800 participants including; children representatives from districts countrywide, disabled people and refugees still residing in camps.

  • Recommendations of Previous National Children’s Summit

    {{In the Previous National Children’s Summit recommendations 23 decisions were taken in the 6th National Children’s Summit held last year. Among them, 19 of them on the percentage of 86.6% were implemented.}}

    • For the 4 decisions, the concerned authorities are still looking after them to be implemented.

    • The 6th and 7th decisions would be put into practice by the countries of EAC, MINEAC has written to EAC secretariat asking it to inform all the concerned countries.

    • For the 14th decision, there would be a meeting of all the children who attended National Children’s Summits. In collaboration with UNICEF, all the regulations regarding this meeting are now being prepared.

    • For the 19th decision, there has to be the inclusion of a lesson on the child’s best education. This was handed out to MINEDUC so as to implement it.

    {{Decision no. 1}}: everybody should contribute to the construction of the school classroom rooms reserved for the 9 Years Basic Education.
    The concerned of this were parents, authorities and the population in general.

    {{Achievements}}

    In collaboration with parents and different partners led by MINEDUC, 2,679 school rooms and 5,424 latrines were built in the year 2011.

    8,687 school rooms and 20,311 latrines have been built from the year 2008 to 2011.

    {{Decision no 2}}: To strengthen nursery schools for it the basis of all education.

    The concerned were partners, the government and parents.

    {{Achievements}}
    ECD policy and its strategic plan have been approved.

    ECD model is to be established in each district on Global fund sponsorship.

    MIGEPROF sponsored 100 nursery schools with materials, training and one cow per school.

    {{Decision no 3}}: the transparent selection of children to be assisted.
    The concerned were people, authorities and children representing others.

    {{Achievements}}
    From the zone level of authority, MIGEPROF established the rules governing the selection of children to be assisted. The rules have been much explained and submitted to all local authorities.

    They are currently used in the selection of children with many education problems. From the list approved from those rules, partners provide funds to the children.

    {{Decision no 4}}
    Parents should work together with teachers to be aware of children’s education.
    The concerned are parents and teachers.

    {{Achievements}}
    Parents committees were established at each school and parents’ meeting should be held once a term.

    {{Decision no 5:}}
    Preparation of dialogues among teachers so as to discuss on problems they face

    {{Decision no 6:}}
    Help children from Burundi to express their idea of free education in the
    Secondary schools and the introduction of laboratories in secondary schools

    {{Decision no 7:}}
    All the East African countries have to empower the education (enough schools, materials and teachers) especially countryside girls’ education and help children in going to and coming from schools.

    {{Decision no 8:}}
    Provide education promoting Rwandan value to every Rwandan without any segregation especially for people with disabilities.

    {{Decision no 9:}}
    Establishing schools of marketable studies (entrepreneurship, vocational and professional training schools, English learning,…)

    {{Decision no 10:}}
    To call on every person to feel responsible of every child’s education (why a neighbor’s child did not school, …)

    {{Decision no 11:}}
    Avoid any expression underestimating a child especially those with disability.

    {{Decision 12}}: Promote hygiene at school.

    {{Decision no 13}}: To value, attend and sustain children’s summits.

    {{Decision no 14}}: To set meetings of children who attended children’s Summits.

    {{Decision no 15}}: To fight against children sex based violence and help children who faced such problems to know how they have to behave.

    {{Decision no 16}}: Establishing school buildings caring much for the children with disabilities.

    {{Decision no 17}}: Improve English language skills to the teachers.

    {{Decision no 18}}: Give children lessons forbidding them to use drugs and make sexual intercourse.

    {{Decision no 19}}: The inclusion in the curricula of the lesson on the share of a child in his best education.

    {{Decision no 20}}: Talking with their parents, asking them for advice on the problem they face.

    {{Decision no 21}}: The invitation of children with disabilities from each district in the next Children’s Summit.

    {{Decision no 22}}: Call upon children with disabilities to go to the hospital.

    {{Decision no 23}}: Putting power in the implementation of the 5th National Children’s Summit and the results of this 6th one.

  • National Children’s Summit Slated For 4th January

    {{The Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion in collaboration with National Commission for Children will hold the 7th National Children’s Summit on 4th January this year at the Parliamentary Building.}}

    The summit is held annually since the year 2004 with an aim of involving Rwandan children in not only dialogue and decision making but also giving them a platform to give solutions on issues affecting them.

    The theme Children and Equity; our contribution to Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS) was chosen to ensure that children are engaged in national dialogue especially on economic development so that their needs are advocated for and addressed in the planned strategies.

    Participants at the Summit will include child delegates representing the children from each sector and District; representatives of vulnerable, disabilities, children from refugee camps, institutional care, street children and orphans.

    In attendance also will be government officials and other partner organizations involved with child protection.

    The Summit will culminate into of consultations among children from the sector to district levels presenting views gathered from their peers during the consultations.

    Some of the sub-themes will focus on Importance of family to every child, health and inclusion of children ideas in national planning.