In an impactful gathering held at the Peace Guest House in Kamembe, Rusizi District on the 08th February 2024, stakeholders were convened for the RDIS Stakeholder Consultation Meeting on the "Revitalization of Lake Kivu Basin" project. The initiative, generously funded by TerraFund for AFR100, is set to transform the ecological and socioeconomic landscape of Nyamasheke and Rusizi districts through comprehensive landscape restoration efforts. The meeting unfolded with an inspiring opening devotion, followed by discussions that laid out the project's ambitious objectives and framework. Rev. Ntarindwa Viateur, the Executive Director of RDIS, underscored the project's ethos of collective environmental stewardship, rooted in a deep-seated reverence for nature.
The project's ambitious goal to plant 377,000 trees across 860 hectares aims not only to bolster the region's climate resilience but also to create over 159 jobs, with a particular focus on empowering women and youth.
Straight after the General Assembly Meeting of RDIS Organization held at the head quarter of Butare Anglican Diocese on 23rd February 2024; Five Talents Ubumwe Saving and Credit Association (abbreviated 5T Ubumwe) was launched by 157 founding members from the geographical boundaries RDIS members, the Anglican Dioceses of Butare, Cyangugu, Kigeme, Nyaruguru, and, Shyogwe. This launch marked a first step to register a Saving and Credit Cooperative governed by Rwanda Cooperative Agency.
Rural Development Inter-Diocesan Service (RDIS) is registered as a Data Controller under Registration Number 001/0847/1023, after fulfilling registration requirements in accordance with Law No 058/2021 of 13/10/2021 relating to the protection of personal data and privacy. The registration which was obtained on 17th October 2023 after complying with the above said law has been issued by the National Cyber Security Authority, Data Protection and Privacy Office. RDIS is hence authorized to process relevant personal data and determine the means of their processing in the Republic of Rwanda as stipulated by the law.
The celebration and onboarding workshop was held at Hill View Hotel, Rubavu District on 17th to 19th January 2024. It was not only a celebration, but also a communication and training workshop for the new cohort members to acquaint them with TerraFund’s core business processes. This event was prepared for the second cohort of TerraFund for AFR100 champions on land restauration in Rwanda which is composed of 20 organisations (1 for-profit and 19 non-profits among which RDIS is included, with its project “Revitalizing Lake Kivu Basin in Nyamasheke and Rusizi through landscape restoration"). In the event and workshop, the participants got insights from Restoration Champions on their experience with TerraFund and their aspirations for impact in Rwanda, and acquainted with TerraFund’s core business processes.
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