Category: RWANDA

Cross-cutting efforts to integrate Historically Marginalized People

“To be marginalized” in a Rwandan society means that you don’t have access to opportunities as other members of your community, and that lack of equal opportunity persists from generation to generation. What it feels like, day-to-day, is that your children are not able to freely play with your neighbor’s children, or that you are [...]

Monday October 24th, 2011 in Civil Society Empowerment, Land tenure, Participation in local development, RWANDA | No Comments »

Providing safe water to communities around Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda

Water is one of the most basic necessities of life, but something that many people struggle to find within the Virunga Landscape. Annual rainfall is plentiful but water sources are rare due to the volcanic geology that either forces rainwater to quickly runoff or infiltrate deeply. The International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP), as part of [...]

Monday October 10th, 2011 in Organization strengthening, Participation in local development, Rain water harvesting, RWANDA, UGANDA, Village saving and loan associations, Water resource management | No Comments »

Public dialogue before the land tenure regularization process

As part of our work on land tenure reform near the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda, we have compiled the findings from the public dialogue and awareness programme which we conducted in three cells of Musanze District. This task was delivered in partnership with the National Land Centre (NLC). The exercise preceded the registration of [...]

Wednesday June 29th, 2011 in Land tenure, Learning and Policy Analysis, Natural Resource Management, RWANDA | No Comments »

Addressing the land crunch near Volcanoes National Park

There are many things that a family passes from generation to generation- customs, morals, stories- but in the Great Lakes region of Africa, there is one thing above all else on which the next generation can stake it’s economic prosperity- land. Near Volcanoes National Park (PNV) in northwest Rwanda, population densities range between 500-1000 people [...]

Wednesday April 20th, 2011 in Civil Society Empowerment, Land tenure, Natural Resource Management, RWANDA | 1 Comment »

Assessing impacts from community conservation interventions in Rwanda.

Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda is home to a some of the last remaining mountain gorillas and the hub of national tourism activities. It is perhaps one of the intensely protected parks in Africa through government and NGO programs. It also exists in some of the most densely populated rural areas in Africa, with densities [...]

Thursday April 14th, 2011 in Collaborative park management, Learning and Policy Analysis, RWANDA, Tourism revenue sharing | 1 Comment »

Mushroom Trade Fair for sustainable market linkages

Technical ability to grow mushrooms is only one part of the enterprise equation. Where can I find quality spores? Who are my competitors? How should I package them? Where do I sell them? These are the types of questions that were answered for over 130 farmers, representing 25 associations and cooperatives that attended the EEEGL [...]

Friday November 26th, 2010 in Agriculture value chains, ENTERPRISES, RWANDA | No Comments »

Mushroom enterprise around Volcanoes National Park

We have established a mushroom enterprise among poor farmers around Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. We have carried out farmers extension support cycles and are observing strong interest and real potential for growth.

Saturday October 2nd, 2010 in Agriculture value chains, ENTERPRISES, RWANDA | No Comments »