The Center for Disease Control Commends Rwanda for Managing Covid-19 Variants
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has commended Rwanda for its double-check measures on testing COVID-19 variants especially on flying passengers entering the country. Dr. Aimee Geissler, the…
World Bank Projects Helps Urban Dwellers Feel Part of Kigali City
Kigali city is the commercial and administrative city of Rwanda with sprouting urban settlements and sky scrapers for business dating more than 100 years ago. As the city grows, so…
Rwanda Starts Assessment on Mercury Management
Rwanda has launched assessment in two projects that seek to protect human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions and release of mercury and mercury compounds. They consist of Minamata…
Musanze Focusing on Improved Drainage to Protect Environment
Musanze is one of the tourist destinations in Rwanda known for its conserved mountain gorillas, high end hotel facilities and a booming business. When it rains, the home to volcanoes…
World Bank Sponsored Roads’ Project Transforming Nyagatare District
Barely two decades ago, Nyagatare district in Eastern Province and home to Rwanda’s livestock was not attractive to dwellers. Plots of land were idle in the town located a…
How Community Innovations Backup Gov’t Nutrition Funding
Kibeho women making Catholic souvenirs for religious tourists.. The next time you visit Kibeho, the Holy Land in Nyaruguru, Southern Province try to buy souvenirs of Mother Mary, mother of…
Rwanda Launches New Single Use Plastic Management Project
Rwanda has launched a new ground breaking project that will involve the private sector in driving the country’s shift from using single use plastics (SUPs) to reusable and alternative…
Vegetable Gardens: Nyamagabe Mothers Bridging Balanced Diet Gaps
To fight against malnutrition, Rwanda introduced vegetable garden program in 2006 as an innovation to enable families to eat more vegetables and live a healthy lifestyle. The gardens are based…
Meet Uwanyirigira, a Catholic Nun Who Changed Ways of Tackling Child Stunting
For Sister Solange Uwanyirigira, a calling to serve God is also a calling to serve humanity and there is no better way to do it than channeling efforts through vulnerable…
5000 Rwandan Youth to Benefit from DOT, IBM Career Skills
The Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) has announced collaboration with tech-giant International Business Machines (IBM) to empower African youth and the Middle East. Both organizations will aim to reach at…
Rwanda: Community Takes Stunting Issue At Hand
Two months ago Agnes Ingabire faced a stunting issue with her three year old child but little did she had herself to blame. Ingabire only knew the case of her…
NGOs Push for Disabled Persons Social Inclusion During COVID-19
Organizations advocating for persons with disabilities in Rwanda have called for an inclusive approach in disseminating information on COVID-19 so as to increase social inclusion and awareness in the…
