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Founded in 2011, Crimson Academy is one of the highest performing schools in Kamonyi District on National Exams. The school is located in Kagina Cell, Runda Sector, Kamonyi District in the southern Province of Rwanda. Dr Phillip Haynes, The Executive Director of Crimson Foundation which owns the school, chose to build it in the cell where live the families categorised as historically marginalised groups Rwanda.

Many years ago, families of those categorised as historically marginalised made a living through rudimental pottery, hunting and entertaining people in ceremonies through their exceptional dance moves. But as time went by, those past activities lost their appeal thus compelling them to resort to farming and animal husbandry in a society where land was scarce and precious. Due to limited access to land coupled with societal negligence, the historically marginalised found themselves between a rock and a hard place forcing many to sink deeper into poverty.

The school founder along with the Head Mistress Marie Claire, PTA, Kominyi and Sector leaders wanted to empower communities to thrive with increased access to quality educational practitioners and facilities, the priority was those families of those categorised as historically marginalised groups, who could not afford school fees and materials.

Since then, School leaders encouraged the community to bring their children to Crimson Academy and they started studying together with others from families that could afford school fees, materials and school buses facilities for those who come a bit far from the school.

Crimson Academy was established with the aim of providing quality education for underserved populations. The school began with four classrooms educating 181 students. At that time, the school had no water nor electricity but worked tirelessly with community members to educate students. Since the school’s inception, Crimson Academy has grown and now has two full streams from Primary 1 through Primary 6 including nursery. The campus now has 15 classrooms, a library and computer lab. Some of the services the school offers now include transportation feeding, soccer, karate, and gymnastic programs. All facilities are equipped with water and electricity thanks to US donors and Rwandan municipality leaders.

Crimson Academy has a long track record of helping students matriculate to top secondary schools within the country. The school has been the top performing primary school in the Southern Province for 10 consecutive years based on national exam results. The graduates have attended some of the best secondary schools in the country.

Marie Claire Mukabirinda, the Head Mistress, stated that their hardworking and the quality of education provided by the school, can be well explained by the outcome.

“Recently in 2022, sixty five percent of P6 students who took the national exam scored perfect marks. Another thirty two percent scored within three points of perfect marks. This is the best our students have performed thanks to the dedication for the teachers, parents and students. All P6 students were placed in secondary boarding schools”.

Elizabeth Nyirabucyeye was one of the first students of Crimson Academy, and she is now a teacher in the same school. She praises the leadership of Crimson that enabled her to be successful while she was hopeless.

“Some of us could not afford the fees and materials but the school helped a lot. I have now a brighter future, thanks to the education I got from my school and I am now committed to serve it as teacher using the basic skills they gave me. Being both a student and later a teacher in the same school make me proud, but also motivate my students”

Crimson Foundation is committed to increasing access to quality education in marginalized regions and populations around the globe. The target areas of development are located in East Africa, Central America, and Southeast Asia. More specifically, they have existing projects in Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania and Nicaragua.

Crimson Academy, ni ikigo cyashinzwe mu mwaka wa 2011, gishingwa n’umunyamerika Dr Phillip Haynes abinyujije mu muryango ayobora witwa Crimson Foundation. giherereye mu kagari ka Kagina ko mu murenge wa Runda mu karere ka Kamonyi, kikaba gifite amashuri abanza n’ay’incuke. Ni kimwe mu bigo bya mbere bitsindisha neza mu karere ka Kamonyi, dore ko nko mu myaka iheruka abanyeshuri bose bakoze ikizamini gisoza amashuri abanza batsinze neza bagahabwa imyanya mu mashuri yisumbuye mu bigo byiza bya Leta.

Abanyeshuri bose batsinda ku kigero cyo hejuru mu bizamini bya Leta

Ni ikigo ubusanzwe kitapfa kwigonderwa na buri wese mu babyeyi bagituriye, kuko amafaranga y’ishuri mu mashuri y’incuke n’abanza, harimo n’ifunguro rya saa sita bafata ku ishuri, usanga ari menshi ugereranyije n’ubushobozi bwa benshi mu baturage bo muri aka gace, cyane ko giherereye mu rusisiro rw’abasigajwe inyuma n’amateka batunzwe n’ububumbyi. Ibi ariko nta mpungenge biteye, kuko hari ababyeyi batishyuzwa ahubwo bakanafashwa mu buzima n’ibibereho yabo ya buri munsi.

Iki kigo cyazanye muri aka gace iterambere rihambaye cyane ko n’abatuye kure y’aka kagari bajyana abana babo muri Crimson Academy kugirango babashe kwibonera uburezi bwiza buhava. Abo baturuka kure y’aka gace kandi bafite ubushobozi bwo kwirihira no kwishyura amafaranga y’imodoka ibajyana ku ishuri, bigana n’abana bo mu miryango itishoboye kandi bagahabwa amahirwe angana mu kubona uburezi butanga icyizere cy’ahazaza.

Abaturage batuye muri aka gace by’umwihariko abasigajwe inyuma n’amateka, bavuga ko mbere abana babo babafashaga mu mwuga wo kubumba inkono, ibijyanye n’amashuri bakaba bataranabitekerezaga kuko uretse kubura ubushobozi bagiraga n’ikibazo cya bamwe babanenaga. Ibi ariko ngo bimaze kuba amateka, ibyo bagezeho byose bakavuga ko babikesha umuryango Crimson Foundation.

Marie Claire Mukabirinda uyobora ikigo cy’amashuri cya Crimson Academy, avuga ko ababyeyi bo mu basigajwe inyuma n’amateka, uretse kubafasha mu kurihira abana babo, hari n’ababona ubundi bufasha butandukanye mu buzima bwabo bwa buri munsi. Avuga ko bahuza abana n’abaterankunga, hakaba ababona umuterankunga uzabarihira amashuri, akabagurira imyenda n’ibikoresho bakenera mu ngo, bakagerekaho no kubaha ibibatunga iwabo ndetse ngo hari n’abo bubakira inzu nziza zo guturamo.

Marie Claire Mukabirinda uyobora ikigo cy’amashuri cya Crimson Academy, ku munsi wo guha abanyeshuri indangamanota

Dr Phillip Haynes aha bahaga umubyeyi utishoboye inyunganizi y’ibyo kurya we n’umwana arerera muri Crimson Academy

Uburyo iki kigo cyakomeje kwita ku buzima n’imibereho myiza y’abanyeshuri bakigana, byanatumye gitera imbere cyane mu ireme ry’uburezi nk’uko byemezwa na Nyirabucyeye Elizabeth wahize ubu akaba ari umwe mu barimu b’indashyikirwa bahigisha. Agira ati : “Uburezi nahawe na Crimson Academy bwamfashije gutegura ejo heza hanjye. Mu gihe twahigaga, wasanganga umwana ahagera nta cyongereza azi mu gihe gito agahita akimenya”

Elizabeth akomeza agira ati : “Crimson yaduteye inkunga iturihira amashuri aho bamwe muri twe byari bigoye kwibonera amafaranga y’ishuri ariko nyuma yo kudufasha tukiga neza, kuko bari bazi ko twahakuye ubumenyi bw’ibanze tukagira n’uburere bwiza, bamwe muri twe baduhaye akazi, bintera ishema kandi bituma abo nigisha bibatera umuhate wo kumva ko nabo iki kigo kibumbatiye iterambere ryabo ry’ahazaza”

Ibigo n'abantu ku giti cyabo bakora ubushakashatsi bagamije gukemura ibibazo ariko biragorana kubona abahanga mu guhuza imibare iva muri ubwo bushakashatsi n'ubuzima bwa buri munsi bw'ibihugu.

Umuyobozi Mukuru Wungirije wa Kaminuza y'u Rwanda Dr. Didas Muganga Kayihura yavuze ko Afurika ifite ikibazo cyo kutagira inzobere nyinshi mu by'ibarurishamibare no mu gusesengura amakuru ava mu bushakashatsi ngo ayobore igenamigambi rigamije iterambere.

Ati 'Kutagira abahanga mu ibarurishamibare ni inzitizi ku iterambere, ni ikibazo ku bashyiraho politiki z'ibihugu, kuko ntibabona amakuru yizewe bashingiraho bakora izo politiki, hari n'ikibazo cy'ubushobozi buke bwo gusesengura ayo makuru.'

Dr Kayihura yavuze ko abashakashatsi n'abanyeshuri bahuriye mu Rwanda kuri uyu wa 8 Gicurasi 2023 bakwiriye kurushaho kongera ubumenyi mu gusesengura amakuru ava mu bushakashatsi kugira ngo hafatwe ingamba zigamije iterambere.

Ati 'Igisabwa ni ukongera ubumenyi, hagategurwa abantu benshi bazajya bacukumbura ibishingirwaho hakagenwa politiki zitandukanye kuko inzego zose zirabikeneye kugira ngo zisuzume, zirebe aho ziri zishyireho n'ingamba byose bishingira kuri ubwo bumenyi.'

Dr Kayihura yavuze ko mu Rwanda gahunda zose zikorwa muri iki gihe zishingiye ku makuru ava mu bushakashatsi kandi yasesenguwe neza.

Yanavuze ko Kaminuza y'u Rwanda iri kwisuzuma binyuze mu Kigo cyayo cy'Icyitegererezo mu gusesengura amakuru ajyanye n'ubushakashatsi ngo harebwe icyo ubwo bushakashatsi buhakorerwa buryarira abaturage muri rusange.

Umuyobozi w'Inama y'Ubutegetsi y'Ikigo Nyafurika cyita ku Makuru ava mu bushakashatsi (Data Science Africa) Ciira Maina yavuze ko mu cyumweru bamarana n'abanyeshuri n'abashakashatsi bari muri uru rwego babongerera ubumenyi kugira ngo babashe gukemura ibibazo biri mu bihugu byabo.

Yavuze ko ubu hari imishinga yo gukoresha ubwenge buremano mu kuvumbura indwara zibasira ibihingwa mbere y'uko ziboneshwa amaso ya muntu, no gufasha gukora igenamigambi rishingiye ku makuru y'ikirere.

Ati 'Hakenewe amakuru ajyanye n'imiterere y'ikirere kugira ngo abantu bategure neza ibikorwa by'ubuhinzi. Ni no gufasha abahinzi kugira ngo bashobore guhangana n'imihindagurikire y'ikirere, abahinzi babashe kubona ubwishingizi bw'ibihingwa. Kubasha gusobanukirwa amakuru avuye ku bigo by'ubumenyi bw'ikirere byo mu Burengerazuba bw'Isi ugashobora guteganya ugendeye ku buzima abantu bari kubamo ni ingenzi cyane.'

Pacifique Ufitinema wiga ibyo kubyaza umusaruro amakuru ava mu bushakashatsi muri Kaminuza y'u Rwanda, yavuze ko bizamufasha kumenya gusesengura ibibazo bihari kandi agafasha abantu batandukanye gufata icyerekezo gihamye.

Ati 'Niba uri umuhinzi ukeneye kumenya imbuto wahinga muri iki gihe ibihe byagiye bihindagurika, urasabwa gukora ubushakashatsi ku buryo iyo mibare uza ukayitunganya ukayihuza n'ikibazo umuturage afite ukakimusobanurira ku buryo abyumva.[…] Uzana ya makuru ukurikije ikibazo gihari, ukayatunganya ku buryo uha umurongo umuturage cyangwa ikigo gishaka gufata icyemezo.'

Inama Nyafurika yiga ku bumenyi bushingiye ku gucukumbura amakuru mu buryo bwa gihanga y'uyu mwaka yahuje abantu 250 bavuye mu bihugu 10 byiganjemo ibyo muri Afurika y'Iburasirazuba.

Abanyeshuri n’abashakashatsi bari kwigira hamwe uko amakuru ava mu bushakashatsi agira uruhare mu iterambere rya Afurika

Iminsi ya mbere barayimara bongererwa ubumenyi mu gusesengura amakuru no kuyahuza n’ibibazo bihari ngo havemo ibisubizo bikenewe

Umuyobozi w'Inama y'Ubutegetsi y'Ikigo Nyafurika cyita ku Makuru ava mu bushakashatsi (Data Science Africa) Ciira Maina avuga ko hakenewe guhuza ibiva mu bushakashatsi n’ibyo ibihugu bikeneye

Umuyobozi Mukuru Wungirije wa Kaminuza y'u Rwanda Dr. Didas Muganga Kayihura yavuze ko Afurika ifite ikibazo cyo kutagira inzobere mu by'ibarurishamibare benshi

Mu biganiro na Komisiyo y'Ingengo y'Imari n'Umutungo by'Igihugu mu Nteko Ishinga Amategeko, Umutwe w'Abadepite, abayobozi ba MINAGRI n'ibigo biyishamikiyeho bagaragaje ingengo y'imari bateganya gukoresha mu 2023/24, ndetse n'uko azakoreshwa.

MINAGRI yatangaje ko mu 2023/24 iteganya kuzakoresha miliyari 154,8 Frw, zirimo miliyari 99,5 Frw zagenewe Ikigo gishinzwe Iterambere ry'Ubuhinzi n'Ubworozi mu Rwanda (RAB) na miliyari 12,5 Frw zizakoreshwa n'Ikigo cy'Igihugu gishinzwe guteza Imbere Iyoherezwa mu mahanga ry'Ibikomoka ku Buhinzi n'Ubworozi, NAEB.

Minisitiri w'Ubuhinzi n'Ubworozi, Dr Musafiri Ildephonse, yagaragaje ko ingengo y'imari yagenewe iyi minisiteri yagabanutse kuko mu 2022/23 yari miliyari 168 Frw ivuye kuri miliyari 161 Frw mu 2021/22.

Ni amafaranga abadepite bagaragaje ko ari igitonyanga mu nyanja bashingiye ku nshingano uru rwego rw'ubuhinzi n'ubworozi rufite rwo guhaza Abanyarwanda mu biribwa no gusagurira amasoko.

Depite Munyangeyo Théogène yavuze ko ingengo y'imari igenerwa urwego rw'ubuhinzi n'ubworozi idakwiye kugabanywa ahubwo yakongerwa kuko uko iminsi ishira abaturage biyongera aho kugabanuka. Abihuza no kuba uru rwego ari rwo ubukungu bw'igihugu rwubakiyeho.

Ati 'Ubu ibibazo bitwugarije ari mu bukungu muri rusange, muzi ko ari bwo bwa mbere twagira izamuka ry'ibiciro ku buryo byazamutse bikarenga na 30, ubundi buriya twabaga turi hagati ya 3-8%, ibyo ni ibintu bidasanzwe.'

'Iyo urebye ikibitera cya mbere ni uko urwego rw'ubuhinzi n'ubworozi ruba rwapfuye. Hejuru ya 50%, ibibazo dufite mu bukungu ni uru rwego.'

Depite Munyangeyo avuga kandi ko ubwiyongere bw'abakenera ibikomoka ku buhinzi n'ubworozi cyangwa abaturage muri rusange bukwiye kujyana no guha umwihariko uru rwego mu bijyanye n'ingengo y'imari irugenerwa.

Ati 'Ibyo rero bigarura ku buryo ingengo y'imari ikwiye kurenga uru rwego tukaba twabiganiraho mu buryo bwimbitse. Ingengo y'imari iragabanutse, umubare w'abaturage uriyongera, ibiza byaje.'

Yakomeje agira ati 'Inda zacu zagabanutse na zo cyangwa ziyongereye? Muzi uburyo umubare w'abaturage wiyongera, aho ni yo mpamvu navugaga ko dukwiye kubyitondera, ari no gufata umwanzuro ku ngengo y'imari, abantu bakaba babireba neza.'

Depite Christine Bakundufite na we yagize ati 'Iyo ngengo y'imari igenewe MINAGRI yongere irebweho. Aho kugira ngo tuzamure ingengo y'imari imyaka itaha, ahubwo twayizamura ubu ngubu. Ku rwanjye ruhande, ingengo y'imari yakwiyongera kuko iyo ingengo y'imari igenerwa ubuhinzi yiyongereye n'ubukungu buriyongera.'

Yakomeje agira ati 'Niba dushaka ko RAB ikura, MINAGRI ikura tubahe ingengo y'imari, tubabaze ibyo batakoze neza ariko natwe tube tuvuga ko hari ubushobozi twabahaye.'

Minisitiri Dr Musafiri yavuze ko izamuka ry'ibiciro ahanini mu Rwanda usanga rikomoka ku ibura ry'umusaruro uhagije ukomoka ku buhinzi n'ubworozi.

Ati 'Kugira ngo turangize iki kibazo ni uko twongera umusaruro. Ingengo y'imari ibonetse tugahinga neza kandi ku gihe, ni bwo ikibazo cy'izamuka ry'ibiciro twakirangiza.''

Avuga ko icyo bakomeje gushyiramo imbaraga ari ukugira ngo n'ayo mafaranga make iyi minisiteri iba yagenewe nk'ingengo y'imari, akoreshwe neza mu mishinga iba yagenwe.

Ku rundi ruhande ariko Minisiteri y'Ubuhinzi n'Ubworozi igaragaza ko mu mwaka w'ingengo y'imari wa 2024/25 hazakoreshwa miliyari 170 Frw.

Depite Munyangeyo Théogène yasabiye Minisiteri y'Ubuhinzi n'Ubworozi n'ibigo biyishamikiyeho kongererwa ingengo y'imari

Byatangajwe ku wa Mbere, tariki 8 Gicurasi 2023, ubwo Minisiteri y'Ibidukikije yagiranaga ibiganiro na Komisiyo y'Ingengo y'Imari n'Ubukungu, mu rwego rwo kureba imishinga n'ibikorwa izakora mu 2023/24.

Mu mishinga yagaragajwe nk'iteganyijwe gukorwa n'iyi minisiteri harimo uwo kwagura iyi pariki iherereye mu Gishanga cya Nyandungu kiri mu Mirenge ya Ndera ho mu Karere ka Gasabo na Nyarugunga muri Kicukiro.

Ni pariki iri ku buso bwa hegitari 121. Yubatswe ku bufatanye bw'inzego zirimo REMA, Urwego rw'Igihugu rw'Iterambere, RDB n'Umujyi wa Kigali.

Muri Nyakanga 2022, ni bwo iyi pariki yafunguwe ku mugaragaro, ihita ihabwa Ikigo QA Venue Solutions Rwanda, kugira ngo gitangire kuyicunga.

Umushinga wose wari uteganyijwe kuzarangira utwaye miliyari 18,6Frw, gusa kugeza ku wa 30 Mata 2023, hari hamaze gukoreshwa asaga miliyari 6 Frw.

Umuyobozi Mukuru wa REMA, Juliet Kabera, yavuze ko mu kwagura iyi pariki hazongerwaho ubuso bungana na hegitari 42.

Ati 'Turateganya kuyagura, twagiriwe inama n'ubuyobozi bukuru ko twakwagura imbago za pariki kugira ngo urusobe rw'ibinyabuzima rukomeze kuba rwinshi kurushaho ariko n'abajya muri pariki biyongere.'

Kabera yavuze ko ingengo y'imari idahagije ari nayo mpamvu ari umwe mu mishinga bafitemo icyuho gusa ngo hari ibiganiro batangiye kugirana na Minisiteri y'Imari n'Igenamigambi kugira ngo ibe yabongerera amafaranga.

Pariki ya Nyandungu iri mu Mirenge ya Ndera ho mu Karere ka Gasabo na Nyarugunga muri Kicukiro, hagati y'umuhanda wa La Palisse Hotel kugera k'ugana i Ndera kuri 15. Igizwe n'ibice [sectors] bitanu; bibiri bibanza ni ahantu h'igishanga ariko hari ibyatsi n'ibiti bifasha mu kuyungurura amazi mabi ava ku misozi. Ibindi bitatu ni byo bisurwa ndetse byanashyizwemo inzira zireshya n'ibilometero 10 zagenewe abanyamaguru n'abakoresha amagare.

Muri iyi pariki hari Agace kahariwe Ubusitani bwa Papa [Pope's Garden]. Hagaragaza ahantu Papa Yohani Pawulo II yasomeye Misa ku wa 9 Nzeri 1990, mu ruzinduko yagiriye mu Rwanda. Inafite ubwoko bw'ibiti birenga 60 bya Kinyarwanda (indigenous trees) bishobora gukorerwaho ubushakashatsi. Byiyongeraho ibiti by'imiti gakondo 50 byakoreshwaga mu buvuzi bwo hambere.

Imibare iheruka yerekanaga ko ibarurwamo amoko 102 y'inyoni zirimo imisambi, inyange n'izindi. Hari inyamaswa zatangiye kuyigaragaramo zirimo akanyamasyo n'ifumberi.

Inkuru wasoma: Pariki ya Nyandungu yafunguye amarembo, ihabwa rwiyemezamirimo uzayicunga

Pariki y'Ubukerarugendo bubungabunga Ibidukikije ya Nyandungu [Nyandungu Eco Park-NEP] igiye kwagurwa, ni umushinga uzatwara miliyoni 150 Frw