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Rwanda: Farmer Field Schools to boost commercial livestock
Cindy SPIEKART | 11-03-2021
Enabel has partnered with Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB) to train poultry and pig producers on practical production and business management, through Farmer Field Schools, a “learning by doing” method. On March 5th 2021, poultry farmers from 7 districts completed a 2-week training. Enabel’s PRISM project...
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Enabel trains Forestry sector staff on a software for a better management of Rwanda’s forests
Denise NSANGA | 07-12-2020
A one-week training on a user-friendly and customized District Forest Management Plan (DFMP) database and the Forest Monitoring and Evaluation Systems (FMES) software was conducted from 30 November to 04 December 2020 for Rwanda Forestry Authority (RFA) staff...
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Enabel in Rwanda takes part to the 16 Days of Activism to end Gender Based Violence
Denise NSANGA | 04-12-2020
Enabel is actively working to contribute to end Gender-Based Violence in seven districts of Rwanda through "Barame" health project focusing on maternal, neonatal, child, adolescent, sexual and reproductive health. The objective is to offer quality services and management to victims of...
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40,000 solar home systems to light up Rwanda’s rural off-grid zone
Denise NSANGA | 16-11-2020
Rwanda Development Bank (BRD), in partnership with Enabel - Private sector participation in the generation of electricity from renewable sources (PSPE) project and other partners, is conducting a series of training of agents provided by Off-grid Solar Companies (OSCs) and Savings and Credits Cooperatives...
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30 staff members trained on Health Management Information System in Rwanda
Denise NSANGA | 10-11-2020
From 3 to 6th November 2020, Maternal, Child and Community Health (MCCH) Division staff from Rwanda Biomedica Center (RBC) and Enabel’s Health project “Barame” staff have been trained on data analysis and use linked to the Rwanda's Health Management Information System (HMIS). Within the four...
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GBV service providers to improve quality service at health centre level - Rwanda
Denise NSANGA | 30-10-2020
A 5-day training of 33 Gender Based Violence service providers was concluded on 30th October 2020 in Karongi District, Western Province. With Enabel’s technical and financial assistance, via Barame Health project, in partnership with Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), staff from 22 Health centers...
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Launch of an agriculture programme to increase farmers’ revenues and jobs creation in Rwanda
Denise NSANGA | 29-10-2020
Kigali, 29 October 2020 – On the occasion of the celebration of the International World Food Day, Enabel’s Agriculture intervention (PRISM) in Rwanda was launched by Rwanda’s Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI). Agriculture is one of the priority sectors...
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Pig and poultry farmers to acquire more competences on value chains - Rwanda
Denise NSANGA | 30-09-2020
An online training was organized by Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB) in collaboration with Enabel, for Livestock Farmer Field School Master Trainers on poultry (broilers, layers, dual purpose) and pig value chains with eventual capacity building of commercial small & large farmers on how to run...
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In Rwanda, Belgium provides the Ministry of Health with 40 ambulances to support health sector
Denise NSANGA | 29-09-2020
The Kingdom of Belgium, on September 24, 2020 handed over 40 ambulances to the Ministry of Health of Rwanda to boost access to health services. The forty ambulances worth around Rwf2 billion will be dispatched in district hospitals throughout the country and aim to strengthen the health...
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Rehabilitated forests handed over to local cooperatives - Rwanda
Denise NSANGA | 03-09-2020
Forests in Rwanda cover 30% of land use. This is composed of 11.9 % (translated into 283 128 ha) of natural forests and 18.1 % (translated into 714 102 ha) of planted public and private forests. According to 2015 National Forest Inventory report, around 68% of non-protected tree plantation...
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Enabel, central authorities and local community identify areas of intervention in infrastructure - Rwanda
Denise NSANGA | 28-08-2020
The Urbanisation sector of the current Belgo-Rwandan cooperation is focusing on boosting infrastructure in secondary cities. Three districts namely Rubavu, Musanze and Rwamagana, in Western, Northern and Eastern provinces respectively were targeted for this 28 million Euros project dubbed Urban ...
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18 au 22 novembre 2019, Importante formation des enseignants du post-fondamental pédagogique à l'encadrement-accompagnement des stages
Mathias SABUBWA | 22-11-2019
Dans le cadre de l'appui au renforcement des capacités des enseignants du post fondamental pédagogique du Burundi, le projet PAORC - FE appuie une formation de deux jours en encadrement -accompagnement des stages , en quatre pôles régionaux, Bujumbura , Ngozi, Gitega et Makamba.
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A new strategy is under development at REG to ensure gender mainstreaming in the energy sector
Ellen VAN HIMBERGEN | 18-06-2018
From the 13th of 14th of June, elected members of the gender advisory committee in Rwanda Energy Group are in a workshop to establish a gender mainstreaming program and set timeframes and targets for a 3 years action plan. This gender mainstreaming program was first launched On March 23 2018...
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Integration of mental health care in primary health care to increase accessibility in Rwanda
Ellen VAN HIMBERGEN | 07-05-2018
Mental health, a serious health challenge in the worldMental health is one of the most serious health challenges in the world. Globally, 700 million people are estimated to suffer from mental and behavioural disorders and one out of four people will develop one or more of these disorders during their...
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Empowering Women to Energize Rwanda
Ellen VAN HIMBERGEN | 07-05-2018
On March 23, the launching of the Rwanda Energy Group’s (REG) Gender Mainstreaming Program took place through the important workshop « Empowering REG Women to Energize Rwanda ». All women of REG, nationwide and from all different levels within the organization, have been invited to the...