REC joined efforts with other players in Education to launch a culture of reading among Rwandans

An official from Rwanda Education Board
visiting REC booth at Rwanda reads launch

Rwanda Education Commons (REC) among many other actors in the education sector participated in the launch of Rwanda Reads at Kigali Institute of Education (KIE). Rwanda Reads is an initiative of the Ministry of Education aimed to promoting the reading culture in the Rwandan society.

“We are happy to join efforts with other partners in education to ensure that reading becomes a culture among Rwandans, its one way of improving the quality of education which is our cause as REC,” said Bikino Ildephonse, Deputy Coordinator of Rwanda Education Commons .

Most players in the education sector believe that the Ministry of Education has done a lot to improve access to education, but claim there is still a lot to be done to improve the quality.

Rwanda Education Commons also distributed story books and other literature to all Teachers Training Colleges (TTCs) to promote the culture of reading. “In TTCs, that’s where future educators are groomed and trained, we therefore want the reading culture to take root before they graduate into professional teachers,” said Raymond Mwesigye, an education specialist.

Rwanda Reads Initiative will be a platform to cater for the public’s reading needs. Through this platform, reading materials and tutorials for all age groups will be made available countrywide.

The book to student ratio in schools was recorded at a creditable 1:1, although according to the Education ministry, 30 per cent of the population is illiterate though strong measures are being applied to reduce the figure to at least 15 per cent.

Rwanda Minister of Education awards books to children
who participated in the launch of Rwanda Reads initiative

The guest of honor at the launch was the Minister of Education, Dr. Vincent Biruta who emphasized the benefits of a reading culture.  “A good reading culture is the foundation of children’s early development and is paramount as a person’s intellectual exercise. Parents and teachers have a crucial role in helping children and students to understand and love reading so that they can have the capacity to help their community and country,” said Minister Biruta.

He added that Rwanda Reads Initiative will increase the availability of reading materials through support to local and regional publishers as well as facilitate traditional and mobile libraries in schools and communities.

The Minister also awarded books to teachers and students present as well as selected guests.

Ministry of Education meets its partners

On Tuesday July 2012, all the partners in the education system for the development met with the officials from the Ministry of Education. On the agenda were the revision of the Education Sector Strategic Plan (ESSP) and the preparation of the coming Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS).
In his opening remarks, the Minister of Education, Dr Vincent Biruta praised the ESSP considerable achievements such as the fast-tracking of 9YBE and now12YBE, the establishment of the Rwanda Education Board and the Workforce Development Authority.

During this one-day meeting, participants stressed that the entire past two years realizations of ESSP will inspire the EDPRS 2 which will in turn guide the future education system of Rwanda.

All along their discussions participants have mainly targeted the quality of education for all Rwandans.

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Gucyura abanyeshuri mu mpera z’iki gihembwe cy’umwaka 2012

Nk’uko byari biteganyijwe mu nama yo ku itariki 03 Nyakanga 2012, kuri uyu wa gatatu Umunyamabanga wa Leta ushinzwe Amashuri Abanza n’Ayisumbuye Dr HAREBAMUNGU Mathias yongeye guhuza inzego nkuru za Polisi, abakozi bahagarariye RURA, MININFRA, ONATRACOM, ATPR, Rwanda Federation of Transport Cooperation (RFTC) kugira ngo hanononsore gahunda yo gucyura abanyeshuri mu mpera z’iki gihembwe cya kabiri cy’uyu mwaka w’Amashuri 2012.Gahunda yo gucyura abanyeshuri mu byiciro bitatu ntiyahindutse kandi n’abanyeshuri bo mu Turere dutandukanye bazataha nk’uko byemejwe.

Kuri ubu ibigo by’amashuri bicumbikira abanyeshuri hafi ya byose byamaze kugaragaza imibare y’abanyeshuri bazakenera imidoka zo kubacyura hamwe n’aho bazerekeza ; ubwo rero hazakorwa ibishobotse byose kugira ngo imodoka ziteganyijwe gutwara abanyeshuri zibasanga ku bigo by’amashuri bigamo.

Abantu bafite Company zo gutwara abantu bemereye ubuyobozi bwa Minisiteri y’Uburezi ko bafite uburyo bwo gutwara abanyeshuri bose nta nkomyi cyane cyane ko abo banyeshuri bazataha mubyiciro bitatu bitandukanye.

Nk’uko bisanzwe bus za ONATRACOM zizakorana n’izindi company ariko zikazajya zigeza abanyeshuri ku mihanda minini.

Dr. HAREBAMUNGU Mathias yongeye gusaba abakuriye izi campany zo gutwara abagenzi kuroshya imikorere muri iki gihe cyo gucyura abanyeshuri ku buryo bageza imodoka zabo mu turere badakoreramo mu bihe bisanzwe.

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Ikigega cya RIEF hamwe n’imikorere y’ishyirahamwe BIPCEA

Nyuma y’uko Minisitiri w’Uburezi, Dr Vincent Biruta atangirije ku mugaragaro ikigega (RIEF) Rwanda Innovation Endowment Fund tariki 05/04/2012, ikigega kigamije gutera inkunga ubushakashatsi n’abashakashatsi mu gukemura ibibazo bigaragara muri iki gihe mu gihugu cyacu ndetse no muri aka karere, Minisiteri y’Uburezi yatangiye kumenyesha Abanyarwanda ko icyo kigega gihari.

Ibyo byanyuze mu biganiro bitandukanye byatanzwe n’inzobere y’umuhanga w’Umunyamerika muri urwo rwego, Bwana Axel Bichara akaba yaratanze ibiganiro (Public Lecture/Conference) ku banyeshuri hamwe n’abashakasha bo muri Kaminuza Nkuru y’u Rwanda iri i Butare ndetse no kuri Carnegie Mellon University (Telecom House).

Nk’uko twabibwiwe na Bwana TWIRINGIYIMANA Remy, Umuyobozi muri MINEDUC ushinzwe Ubushakashatsi n’Iterambere, urubyiruko rurasabwa kugendera ku bushakashatsi bwakozwe rukiteza imbere ndetse n’igihugu cyabo.

Ikigega RIEF cyashinzwe ku bufatanye bwa Leta y’u Rwanda binyuze kuri Minisiteri y’Uburezi, hamwe n’Ishami ry’Umuryango w’Abibubye ENECA (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa) kigamije guteza imbere cyane cyane abashakashatsi mu Buhinzi, mu bikorwa birebana n’inganda hamwe n’Ikoranabuhanga mw’Itumanaho (ICT).

Imikorere y’iki kigega (RIEF) yaje ikurikira amahugurwa y’iminsi ibiri yari yateguwe n’ishyirahamwe rikorera muri aka karere ryitwa BIPCEA (Bioscience Innovation Policy consortium for Easten Africa) ku buryo ibikorwa byavuye mu bushakashatsi byagezwa ku baturage binyujijwe mu itangazamakuru.

Bimaze kugaragara ko ubushakashatsi bukorwa hirya no hino mu bihugu byacu, ariko ibivuyemo bikabikwa mu tubati ntibigere ku bo byagombye kugenerwa aribo baturage. Nicyo gituma abashakashatsi bibumbiye muri iri shyirahamwe (BIPCEA) bo mu bihugu byo muri EAC hiyongereyeho igihugu cya Ethiopia byishyize hamwe kugira ngo bige uburyo ibyo bakora byagera ku baturage. Umwe mu miti babonye ni uko bagomba kwiyambaza itangazamakuru kugira ngo ibyavuye mu bushakashatsi bimenyekane kandi bigirire akamaro abo byagenewe. Ibyo turabibwirwa na Dr Gasingirwa M. Christine, Ubuyobozi Mukuru muri MINEDUC ushinzwe Ubumenyi, Ubuhanga n’Ubushakashatsi.

Muri rusange iri shyirahamwe rigamije gushyira imbaraga hamwe mu rwego rw’ubushakashatsi cyane cyane ko muri ibi bihugu byacu dusangiye ibibazo, bityo hakongerwa agaciro ku bimera mu Rwanda ndetse n’ibimera mu Karere ka EAC.

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Supporting Rwandan innovators to excel

Would you know: Someone with an innovation that needs financing? A young entrepreneur who is looking for capital? A graduate doing business aiming to record a sustainable growth? This is a high season for him/her

The Ministry of Education (MINEDUC) through the Rwanda Innovation Endowment organized in a Public Lecture targeting these type of Rwandan innovators with the topic: "Entrepreneurship, Innovation and the Rwanda Innovation Endowment Fund"

When: Friday, 6 July 2012

Time: 03:00 p.m.

Venue: at Telecom House-Kigali

The Rwanda Innovation Endowement Fund (RIEF) was established by the Government of Rwanda to finance innovative entrepreneurs and to stimulate socio-economic transformation. It is managed by MINEDUC in partnership with United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in the framework of One UN Rwanda.

The priority areas for funding include: Agriculture, Manufacturing and ICT and any successful project submitted to the fund could potentially be funded to a maximum amount of 50,000 USD

About the speaker for the public lecture

Mr. Axel Bichara who will speak to innovators and entrepreneurs is Mechanical Engineering, ICT leader, entrepreneur and International Venture Capitalist from the US with more than 25 years investing in companies, including working with entrepreneurs to develop their businesses.

He has made investment from US$100,000 to $25 Millions in several firms including:

 SolidWorks: 3D CAD Software

 SpeechWorks: Speech recognition enterprise software

 Phase Forward: Clinical trial management software

 Cloudswitch: Cloud computing infrastructure software

 E-Ink: Displays

 VideoIQ: Intelligent video surveillance systems

 Icera: Data communications chips

 Isilon: Storage systems

Mr. Bichara is in Rwanda as with his family in holiday but he has given his time to help young entrepreneurs. He says: “Promoting entrepreneurship is one of the best things any of us can do to help the world become a better place”.

For media inquiries, please contact:

 Mr. Remy Twiringiyimana; MINEDUC; telephone: 07853681304; email: remytw2000@yahoo.fr

 Mrs. Hilda Murangira, MINEDUC; telephone:             0788857 534      ; Email: hildamura@yahoo.com, murangira@mineduc.gov.rw

 Mrs. Evangelina Soni Kanamugire, Communications Consultant; RIEF ; Telephone;             0788 830 629      ; Email: kayinamura@communicateclarity.com

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Gucyura abanyeshuri mu mpera z’igihembwe cya kabiri 2012

Kuri uyu wa Kabiri tariki ya 3 Nyakanga 2012, Minisiteri y’Uburezi yagiranye inama n’abo bafatanya mu gikorwa cyo gutwara abanyeshuri mu ngendo bakora bataha cyangwa basubira ku ishuri.

Inama yayobowe n’Umunyamabanaga wa Leta ushinzwe amashuri abanza n’ayisumbuye Dr HAREBAMUNGU Mathias ikaba yitabiriwe n’inzego nkuru za Polisi y’Igihugu, RURA, MININFRA, ONATRACOM, ATPR, Rwanda Federation of Transport Cooperatives (RFTC). Nyuma yo gusuzuma uko igikorwa cyo gutwara abanyeshuri basubira ku ishuri mu mpera y’igihembwe gishize cyagenze, hemejwe ko abanyeshuri bazajya mu kiruko gisoza igihembwe cya kabiri kandi bagasubira ku ishuri ku buryo bukurikira :

Ku wa 19/07/2012 :

Hazataha ibigo by’amashuri bicumbikira abana byo mu Turere twa :

  Nyanza , Ruhango, Huye na Muhanga mu Ntara y’Amajyepfo,

  Rusizi na Nyamasheke mu Ntara y’Iburengerazuba,

  Ibigo byo mu Umujyi wa Kigali

Aba bazasubira ku ishuri ku wa 31 Kanama 2012.

Ku wa 20/07/2012 :

Hazataha ibigo bicumbikira abana byo mu turere twa:

  Gisagara , Kamonyi , Nyaruguru na Nyamagabe mu Ntara y’Amajyepfo,

  Ibigo byo mu Ntara y’Iburengerazuba bisigaye

Aba bazasubira ku ishuri ku wa 01 Nzeli 2012.

Ku wa 21 /07/2012 :

Hazataha abana bo Ntara y’Amajyaruguru n’ Iburasirazuba, bakazasubira ku ishuri ku wa 02/09/2012.

Abari mu nama basabye kandi ko :

 Buri Muyobozi w’ Ikigo agomba kwegera kompanyi zitwara abagenzi zikaza gufata abana ku kigo bigaho, hagakorwa urutonde rw’abagiye muri buri modoka, rukazajya rushyikirizwa inzego z’umutekano z’aho berekeje. Aha basabye ko abatabonye uburyo bwo gutaha bajya bacumbikirwa mu kigo aho kubata ku nzira.

 Hongeye gushimangirwa ko Buri mwana agomba kuba yambaye Umwambaro w’ishuri umuranga“Uniform” anafite ikarita y’ishuri yaba ajya cg ava ku ishuri. Ibi nabyo bizasuzumwa kandi utazabyubahiriza abihanirwe.

 Urwego rwa Polisi y’Igihugu rwibukije Abatwara abagenzi kwirinda kuzamura ibiciro cg kugira umuvuduko ukabije. Uzafatwa azabihanirwa by’intangarugero kandi ingamba zarafashwe.

 Ababyeyi basabwe kurushaho kugira uruhare rugaragara mu kubahiriza ibyemezo biba byafashwe, bagafasha inzego zose mu gutwara abana ku gihe kandi neza. Abafite ingeso yo gukereza abana basabwe kwisubiraho kuko umwana uzongera gukererwa kugera ku ishuri cg kutambara umwenda w’ishuri, azajya abihanirwa, byaba ngombwa agasabwa kuzana ababyeyi be cg abamurera.

 Abayobozi b’ibigo n’ababyeyi basabwe gutoza abana isuku bakirinda guhora bikoreye imifariso cg ibindi bikoresho buri gihe uko batashye cg basubiye ku ishuri.

 Abitabiriye inama bifuje ko hakorwa ibiganiro n’imenyekanisha rirambuye z’ibyemejwe, bifuza ko mu gihe kitarenze iminsi 5, buri kompanyi itwara abagenzi yakwerekana gahunda n’ubushobozi ifite, igaragaza imibare nyayo y’uko iki gikorwa kizagenda.

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INAMA NYUNGURANABITEKEREZO KU BUREZI BWIHARIYE MU RWANDA

Kuri uyu wa kane tariki 28/06/2012 ku cyicaro cya Minisiteri y’Uburezi ku Kacyiru, habereye inama nyunguranabitekerezo yahuje Umunyamabaga wa Leta ushinzwe Amashuri Abanza n’Ayisumbuye hamwe n’abafatanyabikorwa bose bakora mu Burezi bwihariye.

Abayobozi b’ibigo by’amashuri yigisha abana babana n’ubumuga butandukanye ndetse n’abayobozi b’ibigo byakira abo bana baturutse mu mpande zose z’u Rwanda bari bitabiriye iyo nama. Hagaragajwemo byinshi byagezweho, kandi Minisiteri y’uburezi yashimiwe uburyo ishyigikira abashinzwe ubwo burezi, igenera abarimu bahigisha imishahara kandi nyamara usanga akora nk’amashuri yigenga. Uretse imishahara hari n’ibindi byinshi ibafashamo.

Hishimiwe cyane ko abana babana n’ubumuga butandukanye batagihabwa akato, ibyo babikesha Leta y’ubumwe. Iyo ntambwe ikomeye yatewe ni yo baheraho bakora n’ibindi byiza bitandukanye harimo nko kubashyira mu bigo bitandukanye bibafasha mu kubagorora ingingo no kubatoza ibyo baba badashoboye. Ni ho kandi bahera babashyiriraho amashuri.

Ibigo byinshi byagaragaje ko byakoze ibintu by’indashyikirwa nko gukora imfashanyigisho, gukora ubushakashatsi ku bijyanye n’ururimi rw’amarenga, gushyiraho uburyo bwo kwigisha by’igihe gito abarimu bashobora gufasha mu kwigisha abo bana babana n’ubumuga.

Hagaragaye ariko ko imbogamizi zikiri nyinshi nko kuba : *Ababyeyi badakurikirana abana babo ngo bafatanye n’ababigisha cyangwa ibigo byabakiriye * Ibimenyetso bikoreshwa mu rurimi rw’amarenga bitumvwa kimwe na bose, * Amashuri ya 9YBE ndetse na 12YBE ataragera hose ku buryo abana babana n’ubumuga barangije uwa gatandatu w’amashuri abanza batabona amashuri yo kwimukiramo * Abarimu b’inzobere mu kwigisha icyo cyiciro cy’abana ari bake cyane, * Nta bibuga by’imikino byihariye kuri icyo cyiciro cy’abana kuko baba bakeneye ibibuga byihariye. * Ibikoresho bakenera mu mashuri nabyo byagaragaye ko bihenze cyane, kuko kugira ngo haboneke ishuri ryuzuje ibyangombwa biba bihenze cyane.

Umunyamabanga wa Leta yabwiye abari aho ko hari ingamba Minisiteri y’Uburezi yafashe harimo kuba : * Hagiye gushingwa amashuri yigisha abarimu bazajya bigisha icyo cyiciro. Ibi bikazaba mu mashuri yose ya TTC na Colleges of Education hamwe na KIE, * Havuzwe kandi ko hariho buruse mu mashuri makuru na za kaminuza zitandukanye ku isi zifite programu zigisha uburezi bwihariye, abashaka kwiga bose bujuje ibisabwa bakaba bazakirwa. * Ikibazo cy’ururimi rw’amarenga nacyo kigiye gukemuka kuko bazashyiraho impuguke zizahuza ibimenyetso birukoreshwamo bikigishwa maze rukumvwa na bose

Twabamenyesha ko abihaye Imana batandukanye ari bo benshi bita by’umwihariko ku Burezi bw’aba bana babana n’ubumuga. Abari mu nama bemeje kandi ko bazajya bahura muri gihe byibuze rimwe mu gihembwe.

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