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Rwanda: PRISM – Enabel Stakeholders meet to assess Quarter 1
Denise NSANGA | 09/10/2021
Enabel’s intervention in the Partnership for Resilient and Inclusive Small stock Market (PRISM - Enabel) is a five-year, multi stakeholder project that started in July 2019 with the aim of contributing to the reforms and transformation of the Pork, Poultry and animal feed value chains in Rwanda. On 7th October 2021, PRISM-Enabel held its Quarter 1 Stakeholders Workshop in Kigali to review the progress of activities, action plan, budget execution and challenges of Q1, as well as ways to improve the coordination of activities among PRSIM Stakeholders. Chaired by the Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB), the workshop was attended by around 50 representatives of PRISM implementing partners and Stakeholders including MINAGRI, RAB, NIRDA, RICA, VSF, Agriterra, IFAD and other actors representing the Private sector in the poultry, piggery and animal feed value chains namely, RPIA, RPFA, ZAMURA FEED (RAFA), as well as Agronomists and Vet officers from Nyagatare, Ngoma, Kamonyi, Gisagara, Rwamagana, Bugesera, Rusizi, Nyagatare, Rubavu, Gicumbi, Rulindo, Musanze, Muhanga and Nyamagabe Districts.
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Strengthening private veterinarians and veterinary technicians to increase access to quality private animal health services
Denise NSANGA | 01/09/2021
Veterinaires Sans Frontières – Belgium (VSF-B) in partnership with Rwanda Farmers Organisation (Imbaraga) with Enabel’s funding have launched a project that will provide support to proximity private veterinary service delivery in 10 Districts of Rwanda, thus increasing productivity and profitability of actors in the poultry and pig value chains. In this regard, on August 26th 2021, the project handed over the first package including medicines and other livestock equipment to an initial 50 proximity private veterinarians and veterinary technicians, 22% of them being women, from 10 districts of PRISM-Enabel's intervention. After delivery of motorcycles, medicines, and other livestock equipment, the project will continue to support private vets through capacity building, coaching and mentorship to ensure the sustainability of the action prior to the next package. PRISM is the Partnership for Resilient and Inclusive Small stock Market. Through PRISM-Enabel’s intervention, with emphasis on public-private partnerships, the Kingdom of Belgium is working with the Government of Rwanda through the Ministry of Agriculture and Rwanda Agriculture Board to develop inclusive and sustainable Feed, Pig and Poultry value chains in which all actors run a profitable business.
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Dual training, a Work-Place Learning programme of Enabel’s UEDi intervention in Rwanda
Denise NSANGA | 15/07/2021
As part of the intervention implemented in partnership with the Local Administrative Entities Development Agency (LODA), the Belgian Cooperation, through Enabel’s Urban Economic Development intervention (UEDi), funds a dual training programme implemented in partnership with Rwanda TVET Board (RTB). The programme focuses on skills development in construction trades including masonry, plumbing, welding, electricity, and carpentry. It puts more emphasis on the use of Made in Rwanda construction materials. Apprentices spend 1-3 months at school to acquire relevant theoretical and basic practical skills to prepare them for workplace integration. The UEDi Work-Place Learning (WPL) intervention focuses on cooperative modern training with companies in the formal construction sector with the aim to contribute to the implementation of TVET and WPL policies and to make TVET more relevant and demand-driven. Since March 2021, 145 candidates enrolled in the programme in three selected schools, namely Ecole Scientifique et Technique (EST) Busogo, Saint Martin Gisenyi, and Saint Kizito Musha TVET schools. In May 2021, all trainees were placed in construction companies for work-based learning where they are coached by in-company instructors to enhance their hands-on skills and workplace attitudes. In the workplaces, trainees acquired a variety of practical skills such as setting out a construction site, foundation and wall elevation, steel fixing and wall plastering to mention but some. Though the training is ongoing, some company owners and trainers had such appreciation for the work of trainees and their attitudes that they already hired some of them.
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Switching to light: Electricity access - Stories of change
Denise NSANGA | 07/07/2021
The Government of Rwanda has a target of reaching 100% electricity access by 2024, where 52% of connections are planned through on-grid and 48% through off-grid connections. With Electricity Access Rollout Program (EARP), Belgium has a grant funding of 39M euros as a contribution to reach the universal electricity access target. Implemented in partnership with Rwanda Energy Group (REG), the BE-EARP project so far constructed over 1,000 km of power network particularly in the Eastern Province districts of Rwamagana, Kayonza, Ngoma and Kirehe. Alongside, the project has connected among others 25 schools, 11 health posts, 400 plus businesses and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), and 32 public administrations. The project also funded the upgrade of 50 km of power distribution network in Rubavu, a picturesque western border town of Rwanda. Today, the stories of the beneficiaries reaping the benefits of BE-EARP electrification-funded projects, expectedly, have been amazing. Discover them below.
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Rwanda: Towards increased family planning uptake and reduced number of home deliveries
Denise NSANGA | 17/04/2021
Decreasing family planning and home deliveries are among other key issues discussed in the Gakenke District Health Management Team meeting convened on 15-16 April 2021 in Musanze.Enabel is providing technical and financial support to address health challenges through its health projects. At the same time, a training on Primary Health Care standards for Nyarugenge District Health Center staff in charge of Quality Management is going on. Enabel is working with partner districts to equip health providers with knowledge and skills for quality improvement and accreditation of healthcare services. Belgium partners with Rwanda to increase the delivery of sexual and reproductive health services including Family Planing services as well as access of households to health care. The intervention is jointly implemented by Enabel and Rwanda’s Ministry of Health.
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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 provided 213 selected farmer facilitators with hands-on skills on poultry & pig production and management with the aspiration to support them in becoming successful market-driven poultry and pig farming business. The trained farmer facilitators will further train their fellow farmers across the country.PRISM is Partnership for Resilient and Inclusive Small Livestock Markets. Enabel’s PRISM intervention with emphasis on commercialization of poultry & pig value chains, is implemented in partnership with Rwanda Agriculture Board and the Ministry of Agriculture.
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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 as well as District Forest and Natural Resources Officers (DFOs) from Enabel’s Forestry Management and Biomass Energy support programme (FMBE). This training aimed to ensure harmonization and simplification of the tools used in monitoring and evaluation of the forestry sector. The 17 trained staff will use the sofware for the design, review and monitoring of public and private forests management according to the requirements of the National Forestry Policy and forest Sector Strategic Plan. The software will allow: (1) to demarcate on field all public and private forests using GPS/Tablet, and register them with all relevant information (land conflict, current forest status and management), (2) to design/update/monitor the management plan of these registered forests.
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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 GBV at the right place and at the right time. To achieve this, the project is training medical staff, renovating "Isange" One Stop Centers (IOSC) and providing relevant medical equipment. So far, 43 staff of IOSCs and 81 other staff from hospitals including medical doctors, nurses, midwives, social workers and psychologists have been trained on gender-based violence case management. In addition, 6 IOSCs have been renovated and medical equipment (such as ultrasounds) has been provided. Moreover, to offer services closer to the population, the project works on the extension of GBV services at health center level, as recommended by the 4th Health Sector Strategic Plan. Up to now, 235 staff of health centers have been trained on GBV case management, including community and environmental health officers, nurses, social workers and mental health professional.
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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 (SACCOs). The training aims at equiping agents of OSCs and SACCOs with skills and marketing technics enabling them to make 40,000 Solar Home Systems installations for households situated in off-grid zone of Rwanda. This program will boost the pace of reaching the target of Universal Access of Electricity by 2024. PSPE is a Belgium funded project implemented by Enabel in partnership with the Development Bank of Rwanda; it aims at offering Capacity Building and Technical Assistance to different actors of Rwanda’s Renewable Energy Fund.
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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 day training, these Health staff improved their competences regarding HMIS data collection tool (Canevas) and data quality as well as MCCH indicators and data analysis tool. According to data quality assessment, there seemed to be a gap in terms of data quality, especially with regards to accuracy and reliability. Thanks to this workshop, better analysis and use of data can now be produced at central level for evidence-based decision-making; and feedback about the quality of the data collected at district operational (health facility and community) can be transmitted, hence improve the Rwandan health system.
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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 participated in this training, including 28 nurses and 5 community and environment health officers. Trainees acquired more insights in GBV case screening and management while improving on referral system to timely provide comprehensive and adequate services to GBV victims.The training was organised with regards to reinforce the functioning of GBV services at health center level, a strategy to improve on service accessibility at decentralized level.
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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 of the Belgo-Rwandan portfolio 2019-2020, with a Belgian financial contribution of 30 million Euros . The programme aspires to contribute to jobs creation, private sector development and food security and is aligned with the Rwandan Strategic Plan for the Transformation of Agriculture phase 4 (PSTA-4), 2018-2024, which envisages a transformation of agriculture from a subsistence sector to a knowledge-based value creating sector that contributes to the national economy and ensures food and nutrition security. This Agriculture programme works around 2 general objectives: the revenue of farmers increases through quality proximity extension services, improved access to inputs and through the introduction of new technologies while the Private Sector creates more added value through more efficient markets, improved storage transformation and agro-processing. Speaking at the event, Jean-Michel Swalens, Head of the Belgian Development Cooperation and Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Belgium in Rwanda said, ‘if we put our efforts together, we shall end hunger, food insecurity and all forms of malnutrition by 2030. This is one of the priorities of the Belgo-Rwandan Cooperation 2019-2024.’ PRISM will develop inclusive and sustainable Feed, Pig and Poultry Value Chains in which all actors run a profitable business, as well as attracting private investment to develop a modern industrialized value chain to produce high quality meat products and eggs to substitute import as well as to export.
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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 farm business as an enterprise. The training is being delivered by Vetworks, a Belgian based consulting firm, which will share with trainees not only relevant innovations and experience but also designing, organizing and conducting Livestock Farmer Field School (L-FFS) training. The 10-day session will provide 14 trainees from RAB and the Private Sector operators with competences to train other 100 L-FFS facilitators on poultry and pig production techniques and entrepreneurship in 10 selected districts of project intervention.
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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 system and reach Rwanda’s target of 1 ambulance per 40.000 inhabitants by 2024, for better service delivery. Speaking at the event, Ambassador of Belgium to Rwanda Benoit Ryelandt said that the donation of ambulances was planned as part of the current Belgo-Rwandan cooperation in the health sector. “The Health sector is one of the components of the current 5-year Belgo-Rwandan cooperation 2019-2024. The 40 ambulances were planned to be delivered throughout the project but with COVID19 pandemic, it is even more useful to deliver all the ambulances now and at the same time to help contain the spread of the virus as well as other contagious diseases” said HE Benoit Ryelandt, Ambassador of Belgium in Rwanda. The Minister of Health, Dr. Daniel NGAMIJE said that the new ambulances will contribute to improve access to health care and service delivery to reduce deaths and reach the universal health coverage. He said: “The support of 40 ambulances to our health sector contributes to the attainment of the Government of the Rwanda National Strategy in the context of Epidemics response such as ebola virus desease and COVID19 pandemics to mention but a few.” The health sector is focusing on Maternal and Child Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health, including Family Planning, and Household access to health care. It covers 40% of the total envelope, i.e 45 million Euros.
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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 of Rwanda are owned by privates and many are poorly managed and over exploited (stem cut every 2-3 years in average) with a very low standing stock (17 m3/ha vs a standard of around 60-80 m3/ha as stipulated in the National Forest Inventory of 2015) and a productivity 2-3 times less than the ideal average standard of 12m3/ha/year. The lack of organisation of these forest growers working each individually on their very small size parcel has been limiting their performance and their joint knowledge and investment sharing opportunities. In consequence, these private forests were only producing around 0,8 Million of m3/year, while they should provide at least 2M m3 per year. This is why the support of these private forest owners is an essential pillar for the development of the forestry sector and sustain landscape restoration and watershed management.880 Ha of degraded private woodlots have been rehabilitated through the Private Forest Management Units (PFMUs) approach, and handed over to their owners - grouped in 18 cooperatives for sustainable management - in the four districts of intervention: Rwamagana in Eastern Province, Gakenke, Rulindo and Gicumbi in Northern Province. The project has been jointly implemented by Enabel and the Ministry of Environment through Rwanda Forestry Authority, to implement the Rwanda National Forestry Policy, 2018-2023.
