RDB YOUTH INTERNERSHIP

 

Internships provide tangible work experience required by most employers. The Youth Internship Program provides opportunities for students to gain valuable work experience and eases the transition between school and the workforce. It also contributes significantly to improving employability skills whilst at the same time helping address the human resource constraints.

Interns are placed in public and private institutions related to their area of study for a period not exceeding 6 months.

This Program is an active employment program and is in line with the National Employment Policy, the EDPRS, Capacity Building and Employment Promotion sector plan and the Youth Employment Network mandate.

Objectives

The overall objectives are skills development and praTical experience.
Skills development includes:

• Capacity reinforcement – theory to practice; learn through performance; strengthen competences;
• Develop professionalism, communication, interpersonal and organizational skills;
• Build expertise - learn more about the subject matter studied and develop an expertise at a different level than possible in a classroom;
• Create a positive work ethic amongst youth - effective work competencies and employability skills for workforce development; and
• Help gain valuable experience increasing marketability after internership.

Beneficiaries and Selection

• The Program is open to all unemployed Rwandan young graduates however priority is given to  Sciences and Technology graduates;
•  Each Ministry, Public Agency or Private institution interested in hosting a university graduate should specify the number of interns required, the duration of each placement; specify the departments and required profiles. They must meet specific education and language requirements.chttp://www.rdb.rw/departments/human-capital-and-institutional-development/rwanda-youth-internship-program.html

Rwanda | Gisagara: RDB trains 300 women on job creation

To promote job creation, Rwanda Development Board (RDB) has trained up to 300 women in Gisagara district on self employment and efficient service delivery.
After receiving certificates, women said that they are ready to implement what RDB taught them and fight poverty through job creation.

Women during the training

The participants reveal that they have understood a lot on job creation program and promise to give the best of services in their work.
However, they have not gathered enough confidence to access loans from Sacco’s and set up small income generating projects.
Gaudence Nzamurambaho, one of the participants confesses she learnt about customer care, hygiene and importance of saving, which will help in her local brew business.
The representative of National Women’s Council in Gisagara district, Clemence Gasengayire asserts that there is no doubt that training will improve customer care services in women’s businesses.
Though trained on job creation, trainers do not choose businesses for the trainees but only advises them to create jobs and employ other residents.
Augustin Rwabukayire, RDB worker says “we have no limits, we do not choose for them. We train women to manage well what they chose and are capable of doing by creating jobs, improving customer care and working with the banks for fast development.”
Women were advised to sensitise their fellow women on working with a purpose.

 To read more, visit

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RDB AWARDS

Rwanda Top 100 and RDB Business Excellence Awards

In our continued effort to support the role of the private sector in Rwanda’s economic development, this year, the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) is partnering with KPMG and Rwanda Today, a publication of the Nation Media Group (NMG), to recognize and award mid- sized companies. The partnership combines both the Rwanda Top 100 and Business Excellence Awards 2012 and the event will be held on November 30th, 2012.
This year’s awards will focus on fast growing mid-sized companies in recognition of the fact that the SME sector is a key contributor to the economic growth of Rwanda.
FOR MORE INFORMATIONS VISIT:
http://www.rdb.rw

Doing Business 2012 report: Rwanda 3rd easiest place to do business in Africa and 2nd five year top global reformer

The Government of Rwanda today welcomed the country’s improved ranking in the World Bank’s 2012 Doing Business Report from 58^th last year to the 45^th position this year in ease of doing business worldwide. The business reforms are part of the government’s extensive efforts to promote Rwanda as an attractive business and investment destination, in order to drive the growth of the private sector and generate wealth. This performance makes Rwanda the 2^nd most reformed economy in the world over the last five years and the 3^rd easiest in Africa, as well as the 1st in EAC.

Speaking on Rwanda’s rise in the ranking from 58^th last year to 45^th this year, the CEO of the Rwanda Development Board, John Gara said “we are encouraged by this ranking, it is a result of extensive efforts by government to streamline business procedures, create a conducive legal framework, reduce bureaucracy and improve service delivery in order to promote both domestic and foreign investment.”

Rwanda is the # 2 global reformer over a period of 5 years from 2006-2011, after Georgia. These two countries have been the most consistent in reforming over the years. Rwanda is the 3^rd easiest place to do business in Africa (1^st is Mauritius which ranks 23^rd globally, and 2^nd is South Africa which ranks 35^th globally). Other African countries in the top 5 are: Tunisia (4^th) which ranks 46^th globally and Botswana (5^th) which ranks 54^th globally.

The country will continue to enhance progress beyond the World Bank Doing Business indicators to enhance the business environment.

Rwanda has improved in the following areas of Doing Business:

• Starting a business: Rwanda is the 8^th easiest in the world from 9^th last year. This was eased by shortening required procedures and introducing free online registration.
• Getting credit: Rwanda ranks 8^th in the world (from 32^nd last year) after putting in place a fully functional private credit reference bureau.
• Paying taxes: Moved from 43^rd last year to 19^th easiest place to pay taxes in the world.
• Enforcing contracts: Rwanda is the 39^th easiest in the world; this 39^th position remains unchanged from last year. go here http://www.rdb.rw

Registering a business:

it’s as easy as 1-2

 

Most of the time, the waiting area at the business registry at RDB is packed. That is not in the first place due to a boom in entrepreneurship (although that might also play a role), but rather to the fact that it has never been as easy to set up a business in Rwanda. If you have the required documents, you can have a recognized enterprise in 24 hours.
According to Yves Sangano, chief registration officer at the Office of the Registrar General (ORG), the simplification of procedures is both legal and institutional in nature. Legally, the new companies act has instituted significant changes in the requirements for companies. “In the past, business registration was done by the courts, but the new companies act assigned it to a specialized agency,” Sangano explains.
Initially, this was the Rwanda Companies Registration Agency, yet in accordance with the objective of creating a one-stop center for investment and doing business at RDB, the ORG was set up within the development board   \read more about registering a business on:.http://focus.rw

Office of the Registrar General

The Office of the Registrar General (ORG) was established in 2008 to continue the functions of the Rwanda Commercial Registration Agency. ORG is housed in the RDB as a division under the Investment Promotion and Implementation Department.

I. Where is ORG located?

You will find us on the ground floor of the RDB Head office in Gishushu on Nyarutarama Road, Kigali as well as in our liaison offices located in 8 different districts, see Contacts.

II. What are the main Responsibilities of the ORG?

The Office of the Registrar General is tasked with facilitating investment through developing and maintaining a world class efficient business register and promoting a business friendly regulatory framework. In particular the Office of the Registrar General has the responsibility to initiate, implement and follow up the activities relating to registering and striking from the register; businesses, secured transactions and intellectual property rights.
The Office of Registrar General has the following responsibilities:

• Implement and develop the laws relating to companies, secured transactions, commercial recovery and settling of issues arising from insolvency
• Monitor and supervise activities relating to commercial recovery and  settling of issues arising from insolvency.................................read more on:,http://org.rdb.rw

Akagera National Parc

Akagera National Parc is located in the east of Rwanda. Kibungu is the city that is nearest to the park and the best starting point.

The park covers over 2500 sq km of savannah west of the Kagera River, which denotes the frontier with Tanzania. The park has a variety of wildlife and is a habitat for over 500 different species of birds. There are accommodation facilities on the edge of the park at Gabiro, 100km (60 miles) to the north. It is best not to visit the park in the rainy season (December, March and April) since many of the routes become impassable.

 Bordering Rwandas eastern neighbor Tanzania, Akagera National Park could scarcely be more different in mood to the breezy cultivated hills that characterize much of Rwanda. Dominated scenically by the labyrinth of swamps and lakes that .....

 lead more about akagera national park on:http://www.rwanda-direct.com