Rwanda: Southern Communities Celebrate the Transformative Impact of Green AmayagaSouthern Communities Celebrate the Transformative Impact of Green Amayaga
By Christophe Uwizeyimana / For decades, the Amayaga region of Southern Rwanda was characterized by degraded landscapes, severe soil erosion,…
Six years of the Green Amayaga project: Restoring land and protecting biodiversity
By Annonciata Byukusenge The Green Amayaga Project stands as one of the most remarkable initiatives to have reversed the damage…
Will governments make the tobacco industry pay for all the harms it causes?
By Shobha Shukla “How can we allow the tobacco industry to fill its coffers while we, the people, have to…
Why Africa’s own treaty may be the key to fixing global waste trade rules
By Gilbert Kuepouo The African continent has historically been a dumping ground for hazardous chemicals, technologies, and waste from the…
Green Gicumbi: How a Six-Year Climate Project Transformed Lives, Landscapes, and Livelihoods
By Christophe Uwizeyimana For decades, residents of Gicumbi District lived at the mercy of nature. Every rainy season brought anxiety…
Karongi: Greenhouse farmers finally get TEKANA insurance
By Annonciata Byukusenge When the government launched the crop and livestock insurance program, Rwanda’s National Agriculture Insurance Scheme (NAIS), locally…
Dignified menstruation is an entry gate towards a period-friendly world and SRHRJ.
By Shobha Shukla “Dignified menstruation is rooted in the right to dignity, the right to freedom, the right to equality,…
Rutsiro farmers say crop insurance protects them from climate losses
By Annonciata Byukusenge Irish potato farmers in Rwanda’s Rutsiro District say a government-backed crop insurance program has ended years of…
Nyamasheke: NAIS supports reformed agriculture for business and climate resilience
By Annonciata Byukusenge Farmers in Rwanda’s Nyamasheke district say crop losses from climate-related disasters have fallen suddenly since they joined…
Rusizi: TEKANA saved the losses caused by climate change
By Annonciata Byukusenge Farmers and livestock farmers in Rusizi District have come to appreciate the value of insuring crops and…