Tubafashe Academy School believes that children cannot be fully supported when the adults raising and teaching them are still carrying deep emotional wounds. That message became one of the lessons from a two-week vacation camp that brought together children, parents and teachers at the school in Rwamagana on August 15, 2026. The program, organized with […]
Tubafashe Academy School in Rwamagana District concluded a two-week vacation camp on August 15, 2026, bringing together children, teachers and parents in a program that combined education, play, sports, arts and mental well-being. Held in partnership with educators from Quebec, Canada, the camp aimed to show that education goes beyond classroom lessons. It focused on
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An irrigation investment under the Second Sustainable Agricultural Intensification and Food Security Project (SAIP II) is delivering results beyond traditional farming in Rwanda’s Southern Province. While the project is helping thousands of smallholder farmers increase production in Huye District, it is also transforming the Catholic University of Rwanda (CHUR) in neighboring Gisagara District into a
The project is turning once dry fields into productive farms, giving families a reliable source of food and income even during the dry season. In Kabare Sector, Kayonza District, the Kayonza IV irrigation scheme stretches across 365 hectares, where 416 farmers grow vegetables and fruits including tomatoes, chilli, cabbage and avocado.
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Out of approximately 123,000 households in Rwamagana District, more than 88,000 depend on agriculture for their livelihoods.
As production expands, new opportunities are emerging in transport, irrigation equipment maintenance, greenhouse construction, storage facilities, produce aggregation and agricultural trade.
If the rains came late, his crops suffered. If drought lasted longer than expected, he harvested less. Like thousands of smallholder farmers across Rwanda, especially in the country’s dry Eastern Province, he depended entirely on the weather to feed his family and earn a living. Today, that has changed.
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311 newly certified extension agents say they are ready to help farmers increase production, adopt climate-smart agriculture and improve food security across Rwanda More than 300 agricultural extension agents trained by One Acre Fund Rwanda have committed to help farmers adopt modern farming practices after completing a national training programme aimed at increasing agricultural production
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Educational tours organized by Women Plan Rwanda during the school holidays are helping vulnerable girls stay in school, understand Rwanda’s history, and gain the confidence to reject strangers who use false promises to deceive young people. More than 40 students from different schools, selected from over 106 beneficiaries supported by Women Plan Rwanda, visited the
The Gakenke District has officially opened the 14th Annual Joint Action Development Forum (JADF) Open Day and Exhibition, giving residents a rare opportunity to see how development projects are changing their lives while encouraging them to take an active role in building their communities. The four-day exhibition, launched on July 28, 2026, in Gakenke Sector,
For many visitors, the Rwanda Agricultural Show is a place to discover new farming technologies and buy agricultural products. But for many farmers they see exhibiting this year, it means much more. It is an opportunity to show how training, modern farming practices, and support from development partners have transformed their lives, increased their incomes,
