How the private sector is coming to the table to ease the burden of the Covid-19 crisis.
During a televised state of the nation address that aired on Saturday evening, March 29th, H.E Paul Kagame announced the implementation of a support program to distribute essentials to the most vulnerable citizens across the country. As the Covid-19 country-wide lockdown remains in full effect until further notice, the Ministry of Local Governance will be…
Tailors in Bugarama find their spotlight
Five years ago, CIMERWA started supporting a local tailoring cooperative in a bid to impact the livelihood of women in the Bugarama community. This initiative is part of a series of community driven projects around the Bugarama CIMERWA plant area which range from supporting tailors, building a market, a clinic and even a primary school…
Setting a strong foundation for Bugarama’s young
CIMERWA’s passion for community transformation has gone beyond economic empowerment to include providing quality education for the young generation within the community. “L’educateur” is a primary school in Bugarama built in 2006, the school started off relatively small with approximately 64 students enrolled. But a lot has changed since then, it went on to become…