HAPPY EARTH DAY 2020
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Today the World marks the #EarthDay 2020 under the theme 'Climate Action'.
We are celebrating while staying safe at home!
On this special #EarthDay www.earthday.org, the Ministry of Environment - Rwanda has asked everyone in Rwanda to celebrate while staying safe at home. The ministry #EnvironmentRw invites also everyone to share his or her favourite photos of nature in Rwanda using the hashtags #EarthDay and #GreenRwanda!
We are happy to have done it in all our social media outlets.
RDIS organization -- 4 days program for retreat, work on new strategic plan and seminars on professional ethics and values
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RDIS executive secretary Viateur Ntarindwa and staff members organized successfully a 4 days program for a retreat, work on our new strategic planning and seminars on professional ethics and values from 24 to 27 February 2020.
This comprehensive but very interesting program brought together all staff members and the founding Church leaders from the Anglican dioceses of Butare, Cyangugu, Kigeme and Shyogwe.
The most important part of the program took place in Tuesday 25/02 at the training centre of Butare diocese and was led by the Chairperson and legal representative of RDIS organization Bishop Nathan Gasatura.
To conclude this program, on Thursday 27/02 RDIS staff members attended a workshop on professional ethics and values which was led by the retired Bishop Augustine Mvunabandi at the Sovu Monastery for Benedictine nuns near the town of Butare.
We are thankful for the financial support from the United Evangelical Mission (UEM), which enabled us to implement this important project.
Successful on-site verification of our Improved Cook Stoves Project (CCER) from 18 to 21/02/2020
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Staff members of RDIS organization are happy to have carried out successfully the on-site verification of our Improved #CookStoves Project (CCER) in the above mentioned days. The UN Auditor KBS commissioned the renowned technical expert for Emission Trade, Engineer Mr David Lubanga to do the work.
In the audit team, we had also the senior consultant from our PoA ICSEA (Improved Cook Stoves for East Africa Project), Ms Sarah Kihuguru.
Based on deliberations during the closing meeting, so far, the auditor is satisfied by what he has verified concerning monitored data, management and operational system of the project.
The auditor was also very much satisfied with the findings of physical inspection of the project activities, household visiting and the interviews he conducted with our stove users, interviewing of RDIS staff members from the headquarters up to the field offices and enumerators, monitoring personnel, local partners, distributors etc.
Environmental Conservation and Care - Tree Nursery Project 2019-2020
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OUTPUTS
From May 2019 the following activities have been carried out: Land preparation: This was done by the tree nursery bed managers under the supervision of RDIS field Coordinator to cleaning the bushes, removing tree stump, roots and levelling was done based on seed sowing in seedbeds. Rehabilitation of tree nurseries: Identification of the construction materials and construction was done. All 5 tree nurseries were rehabilitated with new construction materials. Purchasing and transportation of manure: After sowing seeds in fertilized soil, seedlings were grown well. when the soil is fertilized, therefore, organic manure was transported to the tree nursery beds to be mixed with soil as a good way to speed up the growing of seedlings.
Successful participation of RDIS Organization at the German Christmas Market in Kigali, 2019
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Most pictures by Janek Lenz, Some pictures by John Manishimwe, Design of stand and flyers partly by Hannah Bilgenroth
RDIS organization as a partner of the United Evangelical Mission (UEM) participated in this year’s German Christmas Market 2019 (#germanchristmasmarket2019) which took place at the SOS Hermann-Gmeiner Primary School, Kacyiru in Kigali Rwanda, from 16th to 17th November 2019.
As it was planned, the event was inaugurated by two guests of honour; the Ambassador of Germany to Rwanda Dr Thomas Kurz and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Mr Michel Sebera, followed by a musical performance.
Figure 1: Staff members who worked on the stand received a big support from the leader of EPR Church Rev Dr Pascal Bataringaya and his wife
RDIS organization will participate at the German Christmas Market 2019
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RDIS organization will participate in the fourth edition of the German Christmas Market 2019, #germanchristmasmarket2019 on 16th & 17th November at the SOS Hermann-Gmeiner Primary School, in Kacyiru. RDIS as a strong partner of the German Development Cooperation through the United Evangelical Mission (#VEMission) has been invited to participate in this event so as to showcase the positive results of our long-term cooperation.
About the German Christmas Market 2019:
The German Christmas Market is a market place where partners of the German Development Cooperation (GDC) as well as German private investors are provided a platform to sell/display products to a broad clientele. Thereby, the market offers an opportunity to showcase the positive results of the German Development Cooperation in Rwanda, with a special focus on areas productivity and skills development, while creating an additional income for the partner organisations
- Visit of UEM staff member Ms Sabine Schneider to UEM Supported Projects in the Anglican Church of Rwanda (Butare, Cyangungu, Kigeme and Shyogwe diocese) 01.05 – 03.05.2019
- Tragen Sie zur CO2-Emissionsreduzierung bei, indem Sie die Verbreitung der verbesserten Kochöfen von RDIS unterstützen!
- FILIME YEREKEYE UMUSHINGA WA RDIS WO GUKWIRAKWIZA AMASHYIGA AGABANYA IBICANWA MU RWANDA HAGAMIJWE GUHANGANA N'INGARUKA Z’IMIHINDAGURIKIRE Y'IKIRERE NO KURWANYA UBUKENE
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