2018-19 ANNUAL REPORT

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Abbreviations and Acronyms Opening message from the leadership

1. Rwanda Red Cross Capacity Development...... 5

2. Communication and Humanitarian Diplomacy...... 11

3. Model village & community resilience...... 15

4. Health and disaster Emergency Management...... 21

5. Public awareness for health promotion and care... 32

6. Social protection of specific vulnerable groups...... 35

7. Work with partners...... 40

8. Financial figures...... 43

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2 Opening Message

Dr BWITO Paul KARAMAGA Apollinaire President SG

The Financial Year 2018 - 19 has come to an end! Throughout the year and with the support of so many local and international partners, Rwanda Red Cross Society has remained fully engaged in humanitarian support activities alongside the government of Rwanda and its partners. Among others, we always have been involved in health promotion activities, hygiene and sanitation promotion, providing educational support to children from vulnerable families as well as being at forefront during emergency operations. Also, we are strongly involved in the provision of proper shelter to the most vulnerable communities and disaster affected populations especially through provision of construction materials. Rwanda Red Cross together with its different partners has been implementing different projects aimed at building community resilience by escalating the fight against poverty and by so doing strengthening disaster risk reduction. We are very interested in building community resilience, for through experience, we are convinced that resilient communities minimize the extent to which disasters disrupt the every day people’s life and destroy the socioeconomic fabrics. Resilient communities are not only prepared to help prevent or minimize the loss and damage to life, property, and the environment, their citizens are also able to quickly return to work after a disaster has hit, reopen businesses, and restore other essential services needed for a full and timely economic recovery. Our approach to building community resilience is threefold; individually by implementing actions targeting households; community-based through activities that empower targeted communities to collectively respond to existing challenges; and institutionally through actions aimed at capacity building for the Rwanda Red Cross Society particularly of local committees and local government authorities. We use model villages as an integrated way of supporting communities address their existing challenges. Though funding is still insufficient compared to people’s needs, however, the tireless of volunteers across the country is very commendable and requires that more resources are mobilised, to help them reach further. Considering the impact that this approach has had in the communities where it is being implemented, I would like to take this opportunity to advocate for the extension of this programme to cover more villages. Thanks to continuous discussions with our partners, they have now come to realise that three years projects can not reach sustainable changes among the vulnerable people’s living conditions. We have seen now five years projects and we expect that the trend will continue. RRCS is still present on the side of the Burundian refugees in Mahama and four receptions centres. With the increasing humanitarian challenges hitting Rwanda and our region in general, it is more imperative to continue strengthening our institutional capacity to respond quickly and effectively to disasters and other humanitarian needs in our community, as we also extend our partnership with different organisations. RRCS is proud to have launched the Emergency medical service, now in operating in Nyamata and Kibirizi district hospitals in the pilot phase. Thanks for ICRC, IFRC, Belgium RC, Austrian RC, Danish RC and Spanish RC for the funds made available in order to respond to this emergency. Aw well, we have over the years made efforts to strengthen our domestic income generating activities in line with building the National Society’s financial capacity. In this spirit, RRCS has created its independent company to manage income generating activities, in the name of RIS Ltd. We have developed a comprehensive master plan of additional facilities that can further reinforce this and empower us more to address the needs of the most vulnerable, and we are still looking for funding opportunities to realise the project. We will also continue to increase our experience in domestic fundraising by appealing to Rwandese who are willing to support our activities, though Friends of Red Cross initiative and mass collection initiative We have received support in the past from among other the IFRC, ICRC, and several PNS in this area. On behalf of Rwanda Red Cross, we would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to all the partners who have remained on our side, both from within and out of the Red Cross Movement. We also take this occasion to thank the Government of Rwanda for its continuous support. Rwanda Red Cross Leadership. 3 Abbreviations and Acronyms

BDRT Branch Disaster Response Team BTS Back to Sender CBEHPP Community Based Environmental and Health Promotion Programme CBHFA Community Based Health and First Aid DM Disaster management DRR Disaster Risk Reduction DS Direct Support HHs Households HIV/AIDS Human Immune deficiency Virus / Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome HMP Historically Marginalized People HQ Headquarters ICRC International Committee of Red Cross IFRC International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IGA Income Generating Activities IHL International Humanitarian Law JADF Joint Action Development Forum LDRT Local Disaster Response Team MV Model Village NFI Non-food Items NDRT National Disaster Response Team NS National Society OD Organizational Development OVC Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children PHAST Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation PLWA Persons living with HIV – AIDS PMER Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting PNS Participating National Societies PW Public Work RC/RC Red Cross/Red Crescent RCM Red Cross Message RDRT Regional Disaster Response Team RFL Restoring Family Links RRCS Rwanda Red Cross Society SACCO Saving and Credit Cooperatives TR Tracing Requests

4 Rwanda Red Cross Capacity 1 Development

The Organizational Development and Capacity Building is an important function in the National Society. It aims at strengthening organizational and institutional capacity of the NS both at Headquarters and at branch committees levels, in order to deliver effective and efficient community oriented services. The presence of RRCS committees at National, district, sector and cell levels as well as many volunteers, allow the NS to implement community-based activities and respond to various situations of emergency. The National Headquarters based programmes’ role is to support those structures to be efficient and always at best level of service delivery, through provision of working means, proper guidance and monitoring, training as well as constant linkages and mobilization of resources. The main achievements in the reporting period focused on the following keys areas:

– Mobilization and recruitment of new RRC reaching all the 416 administrative sectors and further members and Distributing membership cards decentralise the structures to cell level and beyond to the – Planning and implementation of Districts grassroots. The achievements means that 2 new sector performance contracts; committee were established and 549 cell committees – Follow up construction of the District committee’s were established. offices and others building activities; Mobilization and recruitment of new RRC members – Organisation of statutory, Coordination and partnership meetings; This is continuous activity comprising mobilization, – Monitoring and evaluation in the branches; recruitment, registration and issuing membership – Initiate new resource mobilization approach cards to the newly recruited members. Through mass friends of RC mobilization and recruitment of Rwandans to become – Improve the provision of youth leadership RRC members and volunteers in all 30 districts, total opportunities and promotion of best practices in 13,231 members were recruited, both youth and volunteer management at all levels of RRCS; adults. On adult members side, 5,546 new Red Cross – Elaborate the RRC Volunteer policy adult members were recruited. They come from all the – Initiate the new partnership with the GIZ/Civil socioeconomic backgrounds: teachers, doctors, local Peace Education Component authorities, businesspersons and women, government 1. Governance and Leadership officials and opinion leaders. As a result, 11,190,000 RwF raised as a membership fees. On the other hand 7,685 RRCS structures youth members were recruited especially in schools, After completion of district committees at all 30 branches, and 3,738,500 RwF was the amount of membership fees RRCS has embarked on setting up sector committees for collected from them. 5 Province New adults members New Youth members Cumulative members’ numbers Eastern Province 1,512 1,047 6,967 Northern Province 910 597 4,959 Southern Province 1,218 2,986 11,899 Western Province 1,364 1,683 8,847 Kigali City 542 1,372 3,745 Total 5,546 7,685 36,417

Statutory and Coordination meeting in this village. Also, the recognition certificates were handed to families who have showed a certain level of The 4 quarterly coordination meeting that takes place commitment in behavior change and forwards thinking, quarterly at the RRC HQs brings together staff from in order to encourage others to come to learn from the field with the senior staff of the HQs to evaluate neighboring. branch activities implemented, has been held mainly focusing on mobilization, recruitment and model village Apart from the usual participants (Governing Board, activities. All 30 branches committees organized several PNS, government representatives, RRCS staff and local meetings on recruitment and resource mobilization in authorities), this year’s meeting saw the participation different organizations and institutions. The meeting of South Soudan Red Cross Representative and the bring together the district committees members, sector Presidents of North and South Kivu Provinces Red committee members, focal points of different programs Cross / DRC. The main presentations shared are: and branch staff with an objective of assessing the needs – Social transformation through model village at each level, plan for appropriate response and in approach accordance with the NS strategic plan, share financial – Update on RRCS ambulance Project information, evaluate their annual plans/ Imihigo – Disaster Emergency operations: Experiences from and plan for new ones. These meeting have been an previous disaster events in Rwanda opportunity for sector branches to plan and share the – Local Resource Mobilization Strategies for RRCS priority activities for the next quarter and also look at the sustainability (Friends of Red Cross approach / challenges and possible solutions. Achievement and 8th May Mobilization Campaign) – Burundian refugees operations At national level, the National Governing Board also held – Water and Sanitation activities as key component its regular quarterly meeting to discuss the NS strategies to boosting community resilience and coping with and decide on strategic orientation. In particular, there disasters was a decision of creating an independent company – Youth engagement as agents of behavior change to manage RRCS’ business activities and appoint the to strengthen community resilience achievements management team, as per the new tax law provision. and address challenges Annual partnership meeting – Humanitarian Education (HE), Reaffirming National Society’s auxiliary role The October 2018 annual partnership meeting was – Challenges in core costs coverage organised in October in , with different participants from Government; Movement Partners, – RRCS plan of action 2018-2019: Key priorities RRCS Board members and staff attend, and was officially The Guest of Honor hailed the work of RRCS in socio opened by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of economic transformation of Rwandans which is the Emergency Management, Mr Kayumba Rugina Olivier, result of good collaboration between Rwanda Red representing the Minister of Emergency Management Cross and all its partners. He praised the auxiliary role with participation of the others local authorities. This of the National Society and expressed the Rwanda meeting was an opportunity for RRC to display the work government’s commitment to continue this partnership done in model village of Mataba, Rubengera sector of in finding solutions that address the challenges of Karongi District in Western Province. In this village, the Rwanda people guest were able to join the local population in plantation of 510 fruit trees in favor of most vulnerable identified

6 Construction of offices and supporting the branch – In enhancing branch capacity to sustain itself committees through income generating activities, Huye In the 2018/2019 year, through the support of Danish committee was re-enforced by providing 7,337,000 RC and Belgian RC, efforts were made to launch and RwF as support in pig farming project. As well, complete the construction of Rutsiro and Burera branch Kamonyi branch received 10 million RwF funds to offices. However, still 6 branch committees are still support its income initiative and were able to buy renting offices but remains in the NS plan to support a land of one ha, plant cassava and avocado. Both them in office construction: Kicukiro, Nyarugenge, initiatives were funded by the Austrian Red Cross Ruhango, Kamonyi, Rulindo and Rwamagana. As well capacity building initiative. some branch committees were supported in getting The management of income generating activities was working means: another crucial domain where the HQs supported the – 1 Laptop and printer motorcycle was given to branch. Indeed, good management determines the Rulindo, while Kirehe received a Printer, laptop, & business capacity to flourish and generate profits for its motorcycle sustainability. The following branch committees were – Rubavu received Laptop and motorcycle and concerned: Nyanza, Rubavu, Muhanga, Gisagara, Bugesera was given motorcycle Rubavu, Gicumbi, Nyagatare, Gatsibo, Kayonza, Kirehe, – 200 dossards were given to Nyarugenge and 150 Ngoma and Karongi. dossards were given to Gicumbi for promotional purposes. Branch committees’ resources for current and previous year

Income origin Year 2017 – 18 (RwF) Year 2018 – 19 (RwF) Membership fees / Adults 8,380,000 11,190,000 Membership fees / Youth 4,093,500 3,738,500 Income turnover 6,046,500 16,060,000 Other financial resources 15,706,000 4,640,001 Total 34,226,000 35,628,501

NB: As far as the membership fees are concerned, it is worth commending the efforts made by Nyamagabe and Kirehe districts, which collected respectively 1,077,000 RwF and 877,000 RwF. As for total mobilised financial resource, two branch committees were outstanding, namely Rubavu and Nyanza, with respectively 4,889,000 RwF and 4,680,000 RwF. Nyanza branch has started to generate income from its guest house, while Rubavu is collecting money from their buildings, od which one new one constructed on their initiative.

Planning, Evaluation and implementation of Districts In different coordination meetings conducted by the performance contracts Secretary General of Rwanda Red Cross, where different Since 2008, Districts Performance Contracts constitute topics were debated such as the RRC strategic plan the basis for planning and implementation of Rwanda 2017- 2021, evaluation of performance contracts Red Cross branches activities, which are related to 2018-19, and preparation of performance contracts for the Rwanda Red Cross Strategic Plan. All the activities 2019- 2020 fiscal years, etc. Hence, the evaluation of implemented at branch level were part of the Annual the District performance contract has been conducted Performance Contracts/Imihigo 2018/2019, which were by HQ/staff, Rwanda RC Board members, and the self- signed between the President of Rwanda Red Cross and evaluation by the local branch, in order to accelerate the Presidents of branch committees on September 23rd, their implementation and their impact on the life of 2019. vulnerable peoples in the community, through effort of the branches and volunteers.

7 Established cell/sector committees Number of cell/sector in the district District committee Sector committee Cell committee s c 12/12 60/60 60/60 Kirehe s c 12/12 10/50 Kayonza s c 14/14 55/64 Ngoma s c 14/14 6/69 14/14 10/82 Gatsibo Rwamagana 14/14 26/106 Nyagatare s c s c 10/10 9/41 s c 10/10 30/48 s c 15/15 12/72 s c s c 15/15 17/72 Bugesera s c 21/21 43/97 s c Gasabo Kicukiro Gicumbi Nyarugenge 17/17 27/71 s c Rulindo 12/12 17/59 13/17 35/69 s c 9/9 26/59 s c 10/10 16/51 19/19 12/97 Kamonyi 13/13 59/59 s c s c s c Gisagara s c Burera Gakenke 12/12 22/63 Muhanga 14/14 77/77 s c Nyanza Huye Ruhango s c 14/15 58/68 s c 13/13 3/73 12/12 2/73 s c Musanze s c Ngororero Nyabihu 14/14 14/72 Nyaruguru s c 17/17 19/92 12/13 57/62 13/13 44/88 Nyamagabe Karongi s c s c s c Rutsiro 12/12 36/80 Rubavu s c 15/15 45/68 Nyamasheke Rusizi s c Rwanda Red Cross decentralisation mapping June 2019 mapping June Red Cross decentralisation Rwanda 18/18 65/94 s c

8 2. Youth and volunteer Management National Youth Board’s operations At the beginning of each quarter, the youth board Mobilisation of youth in schools meeting was conducted and held at headquarters, as During this period, mobilisation events were conducted means to make follow up the implementation of the RC in different secondary schools and institutions of higher Youth annual plan of action and to share different issues learning, for setting up new youth sections in those regarding youth in general. In addition, the meeting schools, renewing their committees, training in first aid, provided an opportunity to receive and review the as well conducting community works activities. In this progress report of youth activities in general. This was regards, the following was achieved: also, the occasion to share information from the RRCS – 361 schools have established their youth sections board’s meeting and from the IFRC statutory meetings and elected their committees that were attended by the Youth President. Also, the youth – 319 schools received first aid training with members put in place the mechanisms for monitoring of participation of 8,829 students RRC youth activities at the district levels by the youth – 382 youth sections in schools carried out regular board members which was reviewed and agreed upon. community works and total 33,800 students participated. As part of the monitoring process, the youth service carried out field trips to assess the impact of these IGAs, By June 2019, in total 825 youth sections were established and the good functioning of the youth sections who in schools all-around the country, which represents 63% benefited from the support (good use of funds, lessons of all schools targeted for youth sections. learned, and explore the possibilities of extending these Volunteers’ Mobilisation around the Celebration of IGAs to other youth sections, or to see opportunities Red Cross day to support new youth sections). The projects already funded are livestock projects : Karongi / NYAGASENYI At this occasion, Red Cross week was organised very School, Rutsiro / Gs Bumba, Gakenke / NEMBA I actively in the different branches, and offered opportunity school, NGORORERO / NYANGE school, and Nyabihu for mobilizing the keys persons to become Rwanda / Tungurusumu project. The choice of pig farming was Red Cross friends and news RRC members. Different motivated not only by the abundance of food leftovers activities of Rwanda Red Cross volunteers and RC youth in the school refectories, but also by the facilities, the sections where organized all over the country such rapidity of the multiplication of this animal and the as: collection of food and non-food items for helping availability of market. In Rubavu and Huye, Stationery the most vulnerable patients visited at the hospitals, shop projects were funded, owing to the fact these town cleaning activities, social events, community districts have many schools and institutions, the setting sensitisation on various thematic and the 4 pillars of of these businesses in these localities is to leverage on youth activities. At national level, the celebration was the existing market from the student population. organized in , where 60 cows have been distributed to the 12 supported cooperatives (about As impact, the income-generating projects in schools 300 members) in Karangazi sector. are operational, well implemented and have generated significant revenues for the CR Youth sections in general. Celebration of International Volunteers Day In many cases, these revenues have enabled the youth sections to equip themselves with first aid equipment On the 5th December 2018, in NDORA Sector, and to organize different events. , Rwanda Red Cross in collaboration with partners NGO working with Volunteers, Youth exchange participated in the International Volunteer Day, organized by National Commission ITORERO (NIC). Youth camp: a youth camp of HMP beneficiaries, and Different guests were present and the guest of Honour the RC youth leaders of Musanze branch, was organized was Mr. BAMPORIKI Edouard as the Head of National in SHINGIRO sector on 6th – 19th of August 2018 for Commission of ITORERO. The celebration began by 150 participants (47 girls and 76 boys between the ages volunteer activities where many volunteers from different of 14-30 old). The camp was guided by the theme:” organizations including Rwanda Red Cross volunteers Youth Agent of Behavior Change/ Rubyiruko, duhinduke and staff, assisted the community in development of a duhindure abandi”, in order to create a framework construction site for vulnerable people’s homes in the and exchange of the best practices, particularly to village of DAHWE. promote the change of some attitudes and behaviour

9 in their lives. The youth that participated in SHINGIRO/ in Kibirizi hospital, in south province and 8 in Musanze youth camp are 150. The main achievements Nyamata hospital, in Eastern Province are: education on Life skills and psychosocial support Since January 2019, with the creation of the RIS, an trainings, Hygiene and sanitation promotion in the independent company to manage the income generating community, solidarity, sports and leisure’s and friendship activities of Rwanda Red Cross, the 21 staff committed (HMP social cohesion), supporting most vulnerable to this company have no longer been counted in the households, promotion of Kitchen gardens activities, RRCS general staff. Therefore, by June 2019, the total health education on disease prevention, number of staff was 97 persons, of which 66 men (68%) Participation in the 7th Africa Student and Youth Summit: and 31 women (32%); 54 affected at HQ (57.6%) and Every year, “Africa Students and Youth Summit”, AASU 43 at field level (44.3%). brings together African students and youth, both on the Among the departures, we could mention 3 staff working Continent and in the Diaspora to deliberate on crucial on DP1 project for project closure reason; 1 staff left issues affecting the state of education and prosperity his post for personal reasons while 3 others saw their of our common future as young Africans. This year’s contracts terminated for having been absent for a long Summit being the Seventh (7th) of its kind, saw 2,500 delay. youth participating and it was attended on RRCS side by 10 youth volunteers from different districts and the delegation was headed by Alexia Rubuga, president of 4. Resource mobilisation Rwanda Red Cross youth. RRCS has launched the Friend of Red Cross fundraising initiative and the first Red Cross friends were introduced 3. Human resources movement during the partnership meeting of October 2018 in Karongi. Since then the in charge team has visited 17 In the reporting period, the recruitment has been a lot branch committees and met with different identified more for the field staff with the launch of the emergency people, irder to discuss their voluntary financial medical service (EMS) now operating at Bugesera and contribution to Red Cross activities. Total 1,238 persons Gisagara based district hospitals. The newly recruited were identified in this initiative and will gradually be are: mobilised for support, with the focus on funding the – 1 Digital Media Officer, in July, 2018, at HQ model villages. As well, RRCS has decided to launch – 1 Psychosocial Support Program Officer, in July, and test another fundraising initiative which consists 2019, at HQ of mass collection, with the pilot test to be conducted – 1 Field-Veterinary in CAIXA program in Nyagatare in Kigali city. It is hoped that the first mass collection in November 2018 to replace one another who activity will be launched in November 2019, and the had resign lessons learnt will help in disseminating the activity – 1 Peace Advisor for peace education in Mahama across all the branch committees. camp – 1 field officer in Mahama Camp – 16 Field Emergency Medico Technicians, 8 affected

Under the community work program, Rwanda Red Cross volunteers provide support to communities (Jurwe construction site, )

10 Communication and Humanitarian 2 Diplomacy

The Communication and Humanitarian Diplomacy plays a key role in disseminating Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement principles and humanitarian values. Indeed, the visibility of the National society would be impossible without their dedicated contribution and support to the programmes. Since July 2018, the Digital media function was added to the unit with a fully dedicated officer, in order to recognise the need for the National society to increase its external communication through intensive and mindful use of the new communication tools, including the social media platforms.

1. Dissemination – Regular dissemination sessions were conducted edited by Dissemination Responsible. Each district across the districts by 416 sector and 60 district has each time received 100 copies of the newsletter based volunteers, targeting schools and volunteers. and distributed among the various people, – Together with educating the target people on Red including schools and participants to Joint Action Cross Movement and Fundamental Principles, the Development Forum (a partner’s coordination schools were supported to establish Red Cross youth meeting) in the districts. Wall and table calendar sections and elect their committees. According to for 2019 were designed, printed and distributed districts reports, total 569 dissemination events in the RRCS branch committees and key partners were organized and reached over 205,000, (2,000 wall calendars and 15 table calendars). As whereby some events have used mobile cinema. well, the booklet on Rwanda Red Cross Profile was published and distributed to the participants in – At RRC Headquarters 3 newly recruited staff got Disaster Management Stakeholders meeting which the induction sessions on Red Cross Movement took place in Kigali on 27th March 2019. and RC fundamental principles _ Rwanda Red Cross Library and Humanitarian _ Publications: two RRC Newsletter ‘’Ubumuntu Museum was installed at Headquarters and some Bwacu’’ were published (total 4,000 copies) from books were collected and made available on the stories collected by dissemination volunteers and shelves, as part of a continuous process

11 2. Communication

– 116 radio programmes have been produced and _ Promote visibility of RRCS activities among broadcasted on Radio Isangano, Radio Salus, stakeholders: Different media covered and RC Rubavu, Radio Ishingiro, Radio Izuba and published information on Rwanda Red Cross. RC Rusizi. Some of the themes covered include They include newspapers, radios, televisions and Ebola prevention, hygiene and sanitation, malaria, different online media. DRR and History of RC/RC Mvt and Fundamental Principles

Kind of media reached Number of media Media Newspapers 2 The New Times, Imvaho Nshya Radios 11 Radio Rwanda, Radio Salus, KT Radio, Radio 10, RC Rubavu, Flash FM, RC Rusizi, Radio Ishingiro, RC Nyagatare, Radio Maria, Radio Huguka Televisions 3 Rwanda TV, TV1, Flash TV Online media 4 igihe.com, kigalitoday.com, umuseke.rw, ruhagoyacu.com

– 11 Press releases have been produced and sent to – The Red Cross Humanitarian Museum was private and public media. equipped and launched: Its contents were designed to convey a wide range of messages to the public, – 5 documentary films were produced and bradcasted especially youth to enhance their discovery ability on following themes: on key Rwanda Red Cross activities such as: º Access to clean water: a major pillar in blood donation mobilization, disease prevention, community transformation emergency response, volunteer recruitment and º Access to education: a foundation for first-aid training. Some serve as calls to action, sustainable transformation: English and while others warn of danger, provide information Kinyarwanda versions. or promote the humanitarian cause. º Rwanda Red Cross volunteers in action: before, during and after disasters

Rwanda Red Cross Humanitarian Center provide informations that promote the global humanitarian cause

12 3. Community Engagement and post-test. Accountability The use of mobile radio: This tool was mainly used in A meeting with Rwanda Red Cross governing Board Mahama refugee camp, to sensitise the communities on members and senior management team on CEA has been various themes, as a complementary tool to the mobile held. They got the introduction on CEA, feedback and cinema. Trained volunteers organised mobile radio complaints mechanisms. The approach has been well sessions, 2 hours a day from Monday to Friday. received and recommendation was made to integrate it in all programs/projects due to the benefit brought about 4. Digital Media by this approach. Social & digital media has become an integral part A training of 12 staff from branch coordination teams of people’s lives and many expect to find the latest on CEA was organized. As suggested Community information on social channels when or after a disaster Resilience PA17-21, Rwanda Red Cross project which happens. Rwanda Red Cross National society have found is implemented in five districts will be pilot integrating unique ways to use these tools to fulfil its mission. From the approach. rallying followers to donate blood to providing critical Mobile cinema have been used across the country information after an Ebola outbreak in neighbouring including refugees camps as a mobilisation and countries, now social media is being used for good. education tool, especially since the outbreak of Unlike traditional media, social & digital media allowed ebola in neighbouring DRC country, in addition to for this to happen on the Web and smartphones in the usual themes on nutrition, malaria, diarrhoea and real-time through highly interactive global or regional DRR. The mind-set has visibly changed as the level of social networks with the new implemented hashtags understanding increased from 0% at pre-test to 96% at #RwandaHumanity and #UbumuntuBwacu.

A twitdeck (twitter monitoring page) showing external communications about Rwanda Red Cross main concerns

Since July 2018, Social media has given rise to a new 200,000 impressions (January-April 2019); 171,000 channel of communication for customer service for impressions (May-July 2019) and the best tweet alone Rwanda Red Cross. As part of the Communications Unit, gathered 11,000 impressions as the account moved from the digital media programme brought a set of assets 700 to 1,500 followers in a 1 year period. On Facebook to the National society communication function in one post reached an average of 209 people every day Coordination with the Movement and external partners; in one year period from 2 people of the previous year. In a period of 3 months, post reach through social media Instagram knew an important growth from 10 followers analytics of our official pages indicates that: tweets to 455 in one year. reached 190,000 impressions (July -December 2018);

13 5. Humanitarian diplomacy In June 2019, RRCS was privileged to co-host with the Rwanda Government, the 5th Common Wealth RRC Act: With the support of Austrian Red Cross States and Common Wealth National Red Cross and through Policy Dialogue project, RRC has hired a lawyer Red Crescent Societies on International Humanitarian consultant who will adapt RRC act. He has to ensure Law (IHL). This year’s conference coincided with the the follow up at every step until the approval of the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the adoption of Rwandan Parliament. Geneva Conventions of 1949, the 10th anniversary of RRC Policy Dialogue strategy: In the framework of the adoption of African Union Kampala convention on Policy Dialogue project, RRC Policy Dialogue strategy protection and assistance of internally displaces persons has been prepared. The draft has been shared among in Africa and the 25th anniversary of the genocide different departments in order to get eventual inputs, committed against Tutsi in 1994. Firm commitments suggestions and comments. In this field, RRCS has were adopted by the participants and they committed been part of the regional Consortium of civil society to make common pledge durin the 33rd International organisations, which have a partnership with Austria Conference of the RC/RC. based organisations, and working in Kenya, Rwanda, In respect to maintaining partnership with movement Tanzania and Uganda with support from Horizont3000. and non-movement partners the NS held several In this regards, sharing meeting was organised in Nairobi meetings that brought together these actors including Kenya and peer-to-peer was considered between RRCS bimonthly partnership meeting that brings together and Kenya RC, with Kenya RC coming in July 2019 and Red Cross partners. Also, on the NS initiative, meetings Rwanda RC delegation visiting them later on. As well, a were held between its leadership and other public Policy Dialogue manual was developed and will help in organisations including the Ministry of Health and the dissemination of the PD strategy. Ministry of Emergency Management. These established In a similar strand, RRCS sustained partnership and spaces aimed among others to reinforce partnership discussions with various government agencies concerned broadly but also specifically on such issues such as towards the creation of a National IHL Committee as Psychosocial and mental health, and emergency first aid had been considered in the pledges made by Rwanda services among others. at the 31st international conference of Red Cross Red Crescent. There is a good progress towards the creation of the committee and the finalising of agreement on reinforcing the National Society legal base.

Mrs Uwamahoro Marie Josee, member of Rwanda Red Cross Governing Board, Kigali City respresentative during the 5th Common Wealth States and Common Wealth National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies conference on International Humanitarian Law (IHL)

14 Promotion of model village approach 3 towards community resilience

The RRCS resilience programme under model village approach is implemented across the country, targeting selected villages. A number of villages are not supported and the RRCS branch committees and their volunteers try to mobilise their efforts and resources and support the vulnerable people. However, RRCS in partnership with PNS in other villages, which receive important funding and can meet a range of needs at households and community levels, as well as institutional level (volunteers structures).

During reporting period, 81 supported villages are major achievements in terms of hygiene and sanitation, located in Karongi, Rutsiro, Ngororero, Nyabihu and water supply, economic support and empowering Gakenke with support of Belgian RC – Fr; Nyamasheke women in cooperatives. During the reporting period, supported by Austrisn RC; Kamonyi, Rulindo and a mid-term review was conducted (October 2018) and Rwamagana supported by Belgian RC – Fl; Musanze, noted important achievements in most of indicators. Burera and Gicumbi supported by Danish RC through Just to mention a few, there was a decrease of diarrhoea HMP project. For later project, the data were reported among the children under 5 years (18% to 4%), as whole under Social protection chapter. I whole, 116 increased knowledge of hygiene and sanitation and villages were targeted with model village approach, with health practices (60% to 87% of families who treat total 19,829 households and around 94,000 people. The water before drinking), availability use of family latrines activities were conducted with 1,266 volunteers and (75% to 98%), increased access on livestock (42% to through local mobilisation and collaboration with local 74%), and a general feeling of improvement of living authorities. conditions (83% responders) among the target women in Cyimpindu.

1. Nyamasheke Resilience project Health, hygiene and sanitation Austrian Red Cross is engaged in Nyamasheke district – From 2018 July - June 2019, 8 hygiene clubs in to strengthen the impact of model village programme eight villages organized hygiene sessions with in Kirimbi especially income activities for women 2,920 participants (1868 female and 1,052 male), cooperatives as well as supporting 8 villages from mentored by the 45 trained volunteers (17 female Cyimpindu cell of Kirimbi sector. This 3 years project and 28 males). The sessions focus on change runs from January 2017 to December 2019 has registered of behavior on personal cleanliness , food and

15 environmental hygiene, proper sanitation, as well Water supply as good nutrition In June 2019, the rehabilitation of Cyimpindu water – Also others 30 mass campaign awareness sessions supply system was completed. It is a system 8.5 km were conducted and reached 4,630 participants pipeline, 9 water points with double taps, 1 water point through mobile cinema, with the following main with 4 taps (school), 1 water point with 1tap and serving topics: disaster risk reduction, hygiene messages 5 villages. The system also comprises: one 15m3 water and Ebola prevention. tank newly constructed, rehabilitation of four water tanks (3 of 10 m3 and 1 of 5 m3), and other hydraulic – Total 115 new latrines were constructed with installations. In all the served localities, people were bathroom and 40 tip taps installed in Gihombo, getting water and were really enjoying it a lot, as Kilimbi & Macuba sectors their confidence to improve their hygiene and health – Sensitize the population to pay the 2019 – 20 conditions is very high, thanks to clean water provision health insurance: all the people who were involved in nearby. in terracing activities have used their income for payment of the insurance

Cyimpindu water supply system under installation

Installation of 20 model vegetable gardens and households (lemon, papaya, orange, avocado) promotion of individual gardens – Vegetable growing and consumption have now – Volunteer organized 20 sensitization sessions on been adopted by the community and as a result, balanced diet and vegetable growing in the three children are healthier than before. Women in cells of Kirimbi sector (Cyimpindu, Karengera Cyimpindu cooperatives have testified that better and Nyarusange). Total 602 (371 female and preparation of family meals has contributed to 231male) participated in 6 community sessions on peaceful living with their husbands. As well, more balanced diet practices in Cyimpindu cell and 5 vegetable production means that the surplus is sold other sessions were conducted in Karengera cell, on local market and some income is generated. where 120 families (101 female and 19 male) were sensitized on how to plant the seeds. Home Disaster risk reduction and environmental protection visits were organized and reached 80 households in order to follow up of green vegetables seeds 8 sessions were held in Cyimpindu cell within the 8 distributed (Beetroot, cabbage, pepper, onion and villages, 1,725 persons (742 male and 983 female) celery). have participated in such activity. These sessions were organised during the 8-community work to maintain the – Vegetables hotbeds are seasonally prepared and agro forestry’s trees for which two activities are planned people are encouraged to come to pick vegetable every month. The trained local disaster response team seedlings and plant in their gardens. Total 300,000 volunteers plan and support the community to implement vegetable plants from three hotbeds have been the DRR activities and monitor the planted trees, distributed among the population. In addition, Progressive terraces were installed on a space of 50 fruit trees were also given out to 250 vulnerable ha on the following sites: Karengera, Karambi, Gisiza-

16 Kivugiza,Uwashogogo, Kivumu, and Mubacuzi. These acquired irrigation materials through Nkunganire terraces are expected to help the local population to and they are able to continue their vegetable recover some land otherwise not usable today due to production even in dry season. For their support, erosions. As well, in some other places, the crops were the project has purchased 4 pieces of land for not so good due to erosion. The expected impact is to the four new cooperatives of Cyimpindu which increase the agriculture production by (1) securing is being used for mainly producing vegetables. additional arable land and (2) better exploit the current This equipment will be used by Umucyo and land exposed to erosions. Along the ditches, they have Abahujumugambi cooperatives, which also share planted 110,000 trees to fix the soil and prevent erosion, one plot of land (6,000 sqm). but can also be used for feeding the animals. In addition – 9 women cooperatives from Kilimbi and Gihombo to this important activity, the population were able to get sectors were supported through buying of 3 plots some income and cater for their basic needs. Additional of agriculture land and some women cooperatives 75,000 trees were also planted in Karengera cell. have hired land for cultivation Through community works, the populations are – Production of briquettes: Cofem and Twitezimbere mobilized to maintain the anti-erosive trenches cooperatives together they produce 6,325 constructed by the project during previous phase, Charcoals and 55 stoves. The biggest part of the covering 121 ha in Nduba, Karambi and Rwamiko. briquette production is used by the members of The distributed livestock have multiplied and new cooperatives. The small numbers are sold to the families acquired a livestock neighbour community. Of the 223 pigs distributed, the off-springs turned 1,222 _ 40 Cooperative members were trained in financial, piglets in June 2019 (one year after distribution), of management, business plans & access to bank which 640 female and 105 died; 515 rotations have credits. As well, the voluntary saving and loans already been completed to 515 new family beneficiaries scheme was launched and is meeting with great within the targeted villages. The goats also have started success among the cooperative members in to multiply but at lower rate. It is interesting to see that 22 Cyimpindu. pigs were at second reproduction and gave 222 piglets – Four cooperatives have now acquired the legal status (average 10 piglets). The livestock data keeping / tracking of which one new cooperative: Umucyo / Kirimbi, by the volunteer in charge is highly recommendable and Tubintwari (former Cofeam), Tubibungabunge and could serve as best practice to other projects. Twitezimbere. Four other cooperatives are on Support new and existing women cooperatives in the process and their documents were submitted increasing income activities to RCA: Dukore, Dukundumurimo (Mubuga), – The four new women cooperatives were supported Duhuzimbaraga (Gihombo), Abahujumugambi in installation of hotbed, provision of seeds and (Cyimpindu). The project team will continue to use improved agriculture techniques related make follow up on this situation, but the situation to vegetable seedlings. Importantly, they have of the new cooperatives is very encouraging.

Cooperative members undertaking the voluntary saving and loans scheme to inhance economic growth

17 Summary for the saving groups’ shares and loans

Nbr Names of Groups Money collected (RwF) Value of Cash in Members Credit (RwF) box (RwF) Share Support Members Members with loans (Imigabane (Ingoboka) with loans for more time 1 Ubumwe-Gitwa 353,600 19,300 300,900 44,600 30 10 2 Ubumwe-Buha 205,150 43,550 166,000 39,150 30 8 3 Umurava-Katabaro 322,225 9,250 286,750 17,275 30 30 4 Umurava-Kamatare 300,680 24,800 296,230 4,450 28 28 5 Umucyo-Rugeregere 296,610 42,750 296,610 6,600 30 15 6 Umucyo Uwamugisha 237,300 48,250 237,300 0 24 16 7 Abahuje-Uwakibaba 287,070 9,750 287,070 0 30 12 8 Abahuje-Uwamuduru 169,800 4,200 169,800 0 30 26 TOTAL 2,172, 435 200, 510 2, 060,360 112, 075

Situation of Cyimpindu cooperatives’ account (end June 2019)

Cooperatives Names Account situation (RwF) Cash (RwF) 1 Ubumwe 670,650 0 2 Abahujumugambi 621,180 18,100 3 Umurava 1,019,900 37,350 4 Umucyo 547,890 82,790 Total 2,859,620 138,240

2. The Resilience project in 5 districts – Adoption of demonstrative vegetable gardens and (PA 2017 – 21) technics in each village and HH members has adopted the approach in their homes. More the This resilience project is second phase of the Belgian 65% has kitchen gardens. RC supported resilience programme in the five districts (Gakenke, Karongi, Ngororero, Nyabihu and Rutsiro); – Community are involved in all project supported targeting 46 villages, of which 16 new villages from activities: Karongi and Rutsiro, in total 15 sectors. As per the model º Construction of HH latrines: around 24 % of village approach, this is an integrated project with multi the total budget for constructing 264 latrines interventions comprising health promotion, hygiene in Karongi and Rutsiro is the beneficiaries and sanitation, water supply, nutrition and diseases participation (man power, bricks, sand, wood, preventions, livelihoods and economic capacity as well etc.) as the disaster risk reduction. º Around 162 latrines in Karongi, Rutsiro, – Community Solidarity clubs formed in all 46 Ngororero, Nyabihu and Gakenke were villages (76 clubs with elected committees), these constructed through community mobilization are organized and accompanied by volunteers and and volunteers support is the main entry point for all activities and support. º Livestock provision: full participation of Community education sessions were organised on a beneficiaries in animal shelter construction weekly basis with the support of trained volunteers. (around 35% of the total budget) and As well, monthly anthropometric measures for kids involved in selection of the preferred animal growth follow up are conducted with partnership and payment on the market. 284 out of 480 between volunteers, health community agents and families purchased 481 animals (goats, pigs community members. and sheep’s) according to the individual choice and neighbors are waiting for rotation,

18 º Follow of purchased animals is done jointly facilities, productive vegetable gardens, sleeping by trained volunteers, project veterinarian under mosquito nets, overall knowledge in most and sector veterinarian with medicines common disease preventions …). Even though the provided by project support households were not certified as model homes, º Around 80,000 trees planted in Karongi and however, the exercise was meant to recognise the Rutsiro alone efforts and progress made towards reaching this – Voluntary Savings and loans promotion: this activity target. is promoted among the community solidarity – During this period, a new data collection was members with a target of financing some household conducted in the 30 villages of project phase one in needs in a demined period. Example: Each clubs order to establish the new baseline benchmarks for among four formed clubs in Bupfune village in the project indicators. In general, the finding show Karongi District shared between members (48-52) that there is no significant difference between these more than 1,700,000 RwF saved in a period of 9 villages and the 16 new ones, mainly because the months. This amount served them to pay health approaches have changed. Indeed, the previous insurance for this year and other members have phase primarily targeted 50 most vulnerable started their small business with small loans from households, while the new methodology is group savings. focusing on the village as a whole. – 15 trained and equipped volunteers in Rutsiro – As well, in view to support rapid change in and 20 in Karongi participate in water rescue mind-set regarding hands washing and use of operations. improved latrine, the project has undertaken a – Water system supply constructed in survey highlighting the people’s thinking about will supply water to more than 5,800 people from the risks, attitudes, norms, ability, self-regulation three cells including schools with 11 water point’s (RANAS) vis-a-vis the above behaviour. RANAS is access. This hydraulic structure is composed by 5 an approach which has been tested elsewhere and captured sources, 4 water tanks (1 tank of 25m3 proved to be efficient in terms of assessing the right and 3 other tanks of 10m3), filter house, collection mental attitudes towards hygiene and sanitation chambers, etc. Community beneficiaries has practices, and defining the strategies to efficiently participated in labor works and has been paid to address the issue. The pilot study in Karongi and solve family needs. Rutsiro will help in disseminating the approach throughout the resilience programme. – Evaluation and certification of households in Ruvumbu village / Karongi districts: 10 – More than 70 volunteers are skilled in data HHs evaluated and rewarded for significant collection by kobo collect; 10 in Gakenke, 10 in achievements based on the project indicators Ngororero, 4 in Nyabihu, 24 in Karongi and 24 in (overall cleanliness, basic hygiene and sanitation Rutsiro

Under the model village approach, volunteers provide regural advisory services to communities on agriculture techniques

19 3. The Wash project in Kamonyi, Rulindo of which 37.6% are from ubudehe category 1 & 2. and Rwamagana The key completed activities across the 3 villages included Thanks to financial support from the Belgian Red support for latrine construction (partially or completely), Cross – Flanders (BRC-FL), Rwanda Red Cross Society provision on seeds for vegetable production, distribution (RRCS) has implemented a one year project to support of agriculture materials, overall promotion of good targeted population from 3 villages of Kamonyi, Rulindo hygiene and balanced nutrition. The endline survey has and Rwamagana, for promotion of good hygiene and noticed some important achievements among the target sanitation at household level. The total population from communities as reflected by the six indicators: the 3 villages is estimated at 2,912 from 655 households,

Indicators / outcomes Baseline date Baseline value Targets Endline value 1 Prevalence of diarrhoea for children-U-5 (%) apr/18 9,42% 6,00% 4,20% 2 Clean latrines: % of households in the target area apr/18 34,29% 65,00% 84,00% with a clean latrine (Total) 3 Hand washing: % of households in target area apr/18 0,82% 30,00% 18,10% whose members wash their hands with water & soap (or local acceptable alternative) at critical times (Total) 4 Food consumption score:% of target households apr/18 42,39% 50,00% 43,00% (category 1 and 2) which consume Acceptable food consumption e (FCS > 35 score) 5 Number of latrines built apr/18 0 180 563

Though one year period is a very short time to expect a The project reached more beneficiaries than expected huge impact, however, there is consistent evidence of and the number of toilets constructed is higher than the progress made especially in hygiene and sanitation foreseen. Handwashing at critical team significantly facilities as well as the education received. In general, increased but it did not reach the high objectives set. the project achieved its objectives. The impact of the However, the project had no significant impact on activities on the prevalence of diarrhea and on the the food consumption score. We can advance that the percentage of clean latrines is higher than expected. population needs more time to adjust its behaviours in terms of food consumption and handwashing, as well as other investment (such as distribution of livestock and in general livelihoods support).

4. Summary of important achievements in all model villages

Key indicators Total reported 1 Construction of latrines & tip-taps establishment paired 1,111 2 Hand washing facilities (kandagirukarabe) 4,489 3 Composts 4,153 4 Drying rack, Compost manure installation in the HHs 5,837 5 Mobile cinema sessions[hygiene & sanitation/ malaria/ nutrition/ family 373 / 242,000 planning] people attended 6 Install kitchen gardens 7,744 7 Follow up VSLAs (number and beneficiaries) 136 / 4,354

20 Health and disaster Emergency 4 Management

The emergency operations are jointly coordinated between the Disaster Management service and the Health and Care Service of the Technical support department. They also involve working with other units especially, Tracing, First Aid, etc. These activities focus on the 30 NS branches with aim of reducing the impact of disasters among Rwandan community through preparedness and early warnings, developing disaster risk reduction activities, engaging the local community in finding their own coping strategies, encouraging people especially school children in fighting against environmental degradation, initiating early warning messages, conducting rapid assessment and design emergency responses, empowering community in disaster risk reductions activities, working closely with the local authorities and DM stakeholders at local, national and international levels, supporting response & recovery programmes for the most affected families. During the reporting period, the activities were implemented thanks to support from Belgian RC / French, Belgian RC / Flanders, Austrian RC, Danish RC and the IFRC-DREF.

1. Strengthening institutional preparedness movement (speed, position …). Understandably, capacity the system will be very useful when the ambulance – 217 volunteers were trained in Disaster service is expanded because efficiency of the management and became members of the national services require constant positioning of the cars. disaster response team, – 88 new sector LDRT were established and trained – 120 trained teachers in both secondary & primary as the total number of sector LDRT has increased schools and cascade the trainings in schools, it also and reached 267 teams, 2,892 LDRT and 661 assisted the students to convey the DRR massage to BDRT volunteers trained their families (Nyamagabe Rusizi...) – 106 sectors have updated their risks maps and – New emergency equipment acquired: in addition shared with the local authorities in order to plan to the 2 Ambulance vehicles and the light track, the for mitigation strategies project DP1 supported Rusizi branch with a boat – RRCS has launched the cash based intervention, which will be used during water rescue operations with a pilot project operating in Kayonza, on Kivu lake. In the same time, all the RRCS were Nyarugenge and Rubavu. The project activities in equipped with a digital tracking system, which reporting period were essentially around capacity enable the Fleet Manager to monitor the cars building: over 100 people (staff and volunteers)

21 were trained on various CBI modules, standards components were then analysed to understand the operating procedures was adopted to guide all cash strengths, weaknesses and root causes to inform base interventions with a permanent technical cash a practical and comprehensive work plan. The working group established (16 members) at the NS resulting plan focuses on work in the following level. components, RC auxiliary role Mandate and Law, DRM Policy, Emergency Operations, Procedures – Rwanda RC was able to participate in the exchange (SOPs), Staff and Volunteer Management, visit in Tanzania for the 4 countries participating in Preparedness Plans and Budgets, resource the disaster preparedness projects supported by the mobilization Belgian RC – Fl – RRCS maintained continuous relationship with its disaster management stakeholders 2. Disaster risk reduction (DRR) and Early especially MINEMA, Meteo Rwanda, UNHCR warning as RRCS ponders the possibilities for future – 188 Community sensitization on DRR have reached funding. Additionally, 25 districts have organised about 148,600 people, by the use of mobile cinema commission meetings, which bring on board or in mass sensitization events on DRR topics, total the stakeholders in disaster management. Total 54 1600 volunteers were involved. In particular, the meetings were organised. DP1 project has made tremendous achievements in Rusizi and Nyamagabe districts as the DRR Preparedness for effective response (PER ) sensitisations have also been conducted in schools _ With technical facilitation from IFRC, Rwandan – 257,000 were new trees currently planted, while Red Cross carried out a PER orientation session around 622,000 trees planted in previous years in the presence of national staff, representatives was continuously maintained, The districts were from the branches, four partner National Societies supported to avail nursery beds and other materials (Spanish Red Cross, Belgium Red Cross, Austrian to facilitate the process. Note that 198,500 trees Red Cross and Danish Red Cross) and the Secretary are still in the nursery, ready to be planted in the General (SG). next rain season , around October – November _ After PER assessment, RRC prioritized the 2019, components they felt were the most feasible, – To support income initiatives, RRC has mentored urgent and impactful. These components were 52 cooperatives (1,690members) especially then analysed to understand the strengths, through skills development (financial management) weaknesses and root causes, to inform a practical for better management of their income activities and comprehensive work plan. and their organisation. These are efficient ways _ The findings from the assessment had informed a of strengthening people’s own capacity to save prioritisation of the response system, which require and grow from within, without always looking to increased investment, following the assessment, external support, as many people have testified. RRC prioritized the components they felt were NB: Other DRR activities were reported under model the most feasible, urgent and impactful. These villages, like the digging of anti-erosion trenches.

To enhance a level of readiness, Rwanda Red Cross conducts regular simulation exercises as part of Ebola Prepardness

22 3. Disaster Response and recovery From district reports, the branch committees in 13 districts carried out 24 responses; the disasters affected From July 2018- June 2019, 25/30 ( 83%) branches 8,443 households and 3,527 were supported using the were supported with strategic stocks , at least 2,500 strategic stock available in the district. By June 2019, the families NFIs went to support districts strategic stocks district emergency stock has a positive balance of 1,556 and increase their readiness to respond in various families NFIs kits. disasters like, landslides, floods, wind storms, etc.

25/30 branches received NFIs between July 2018- June 2019

Number persons /people items(NFI) distributed per HH received Nfi per branch Number if Items received per branch 25 branches Kitchen sets(1pc) 100 100pcs 2500 Mat (2pcs) 100 200pcs 500 Branckets (2pcs) 100 200pcs 500 Kitenge (1pc) 100 100pcs 2500 Isabune(4pcs) 100 400pcs 10,000 Jeryicans (2pcs) 100 200pcs 500 backets (1pc) 100 100pcs 2500 Ibigoma(1pc) 100 100pcs 2500 Bicyicles - 7pcs 175 Dossard - 30pcs 750

– A DREF request was granted for ebola preparedness. received iron sheets and agriculture materials Additional funds from Spanish RC have helped in in Huye and Bugesera) and Rubavu (28 families supporting shelter and agriculture materials for supported with construction materials and cach for affected populations in Bugesera (300 families work in working on foundations) .

Refugee camps operations

Mahama Nyabiheke Total population 60,168 14,303 Total households 19,954 2,852 0-17 years old 51,8% 18-59 years old 59% 60+ years old 2,6% % of Women and Children 75% 81%

23 – A new funding from the Belgian government was – 30,000 people benefited from health and hygiene secured to strengthen the response to the refugee promotion activities in both camp and host crisis in Rwanda, especially the Burundian refugees community . This has contributed to reduce hosted in Mahama camp ad four reception centres, hygiene & sanitation related diseases and Nyabiheke camp, a Congolese refugee camp – 8,000 persons have access to First aid and hosted in ; both camps are in psychological first aid services in refugee camps of Eastern Province. The target population in both Nyabiheke and Mahama camps camps is around 80,000 people, ¾ being women and children. As well, the programme targets – 5,000 refugees and host community members have the host community members in 15 villages, 5 participated in social cohesion activities that bring villages in Nyabiheke area and 10 in Mahama together the members of both communities, so as area, for total 8,500 people. The programme is to increase interactions between them and reduce implemented in cooperation with Humanity & the possible tensions among them. ; the helped Inclusion, an international organisation working in integration of people from refugee camp & host psychosocial support and promotion of inclusion of community most disadvantaged people (especially the disable – Psychosocial activities have reached 15,000 people). Here we outline successful achievements: children and young people and have positively contributed to their well being

Rwanda Red Cross volunteers highlight social inclusion in Emergency response

– 1,200 persons with disabilities, elderly persons and Camp management, community engagement and persons with mental health issues have received accountability, etc. specialized assistance and are continuously – Promotion of innovative activities: distribution of accompanied by the volunteers and the technical 3,000 wonderbags, digitalization, 3,000 MHM staff (psychologists) from Humanity & Inclusion. kits, cash transfer, 8,000 beneficiaries combine 70% of persons with disabilities, elderly persons the two communities such as Refugees and host and persons with mental health issues have communities. increased their access to specialized services

– 170 volunteers received relevant training to build EVD response - Summary their capacity to better intervene in the refugee Following the alert by WHO, Rwanda Ministry of Health community, such training were: First aid, CBEHPP activated the National Rapid Response Team (NRRT), / PHAST, PSS, emergency response, Tracing,

24 which is the national level coordination taskforce for (9 sessions), Gicumbi (20 sessions), Karongi Ebola preparedness. The taskforce is comprised of MoH/ (4 sessions), Kicukiro (9 sessions), Musanze Rwanda BioMedical Centre, WHO, the Centre for (22 sessions), Nyabihu (5 sessions), Nyagatare Disease Control (CDC) and other partners involved in (20 sessions), Nyamasheke (11 sessions), the response, including Rwanda Red Cross Society. Nyarugenge (9 sessions), Rubavu (24 The NRRT updated the National Contingency plan and sessions), Rusizi (13 sessions) and Rutsiro (7 roles were assigned to the various actors. RRCS was sessions); tasked with: – Community sensitization by volunteers 1. Community surveillance/contact tracing through different meetings, mass sport events, and house to house; 2. Risk communication/social mobilization and – Procurement and prepositioning of 10 PPE community engagement kits, 2 Ebola starter kits, 3 SDB kits and 60 3. Safe and Dignified Burials (SDB)/Decontamination body bags; – RRCS SDB volunteers were involved in two 4. Psychosocial Support (PSS). Simulation Exercises (SIMEX) organized by As part of the NRRT, RRCS was also presented in the MoH, including a fullscale exercise in January following Technical Working Groups (TWGs): 2019. 1. Risk Communication and Community Engagement – Belgian RC-Fl: Translation of the mobile & Community sensitization/ mobilization cinema videos from English to Kinyarwanda; Training of 150 NDRT on community 2. Infection Prevention and Control and Case surveillance and contact tracing and SDB; Management (IPC/CM): SDB, Decontamination Handwashing facilities; Printing of 2,000 and PSS. flyers and 1,000 posters 3. Surveillance and Contact tracing; Contact – Belgian RC- FR: Community sensitization and tracers. RRCS requested for a DREF allocation to seven mobile cinema sessions in Karongi, support the government’s efforts in implementing Rutsiro, Nyabihu (bordering DRC), and the preparedness strategies as per the National Ngororero and Gakenke, Printing of 2,000 Contingency Plan. The following was achieved by flyers and 1,000 posters. RRCS in targeted 11 districts within the six months – Danish RC - Community sensitization and 7 period of the operation: mobile cinema sessions in Musanze, Burera – 550 volunteers were trained on community and Gicumbi (districts bordering Uganda) surveillance and contact tracing (50 per – Spanish RC and Austrian supported review of district); the DREF documents – 110 volunteers were trained on SDB (10 per – 3,364,113 people reached by messages district); – 55 volunteers (5 per district) were trained as 4. Food security and livelihood ToTs on psychosocial support; Because of monitoring distributed livestock, following – Formation of two (2) National SDB frontline rotations were done to new beneficiaries: teams comprised of volunteers from each – 20 sheep from Burera, Musanze and and one reserve SDB team in each of districts the high-risk districts; – Each district team is currently comprised – 58 goats from Gakenke, Nyagatare and Ruhango of 10 SDB volunteers and 5 PSS volunteers districts (reserve team), and those are reinforced by – 278 pigs from Ngoma, Gasabo, Burera, Musanze, the 2 national frontline teams; Nyaruguru, Ngororero, Nyabihu, Nyamasheke and – 10 volunteers from Nyagatare district were Rusizi districts trained on mobile cinema because this is the only district that did not have trained – 7 cows from Gicumbi, and Gasabo districts volunteers on mobile cinema; – 175 mobile cinema sessions were conducted in 13 districts; Burera (22 sessions), Gasabo

25 Livestock distribution and rotation 2018 – 2019 1,400

1,225 1,200

1,000 862 800

600 598 540 490 400 363 278 200 212

58 70 60 67 50 20 0 7 Goats Sheep Pigs Cows Total

Direct Distribution Rotation Total

Compared to previous year, it should be noted that the total livestock have reduced from total 1,479 animals in 2017 – 2018 to 1,225 animals in 2018 – 19. This is mostly due to the reduced number of rotations made which was 873 animals in previous year.

Animals 2017 – 18 2018 - 19 Distribution Rotation Total Distribution Rotation Total Goats 262 137 399 540 58 598 Sheep 4 38 42 50 20 70 Pigs 280 649 929 212 278 490 Cows 60 49 109 60 7 67 Total 606 873 1,479 862 363 1,225

Nyagatare food security However, by May 2019, these figures had changes as some of the returnees has decided to go back Nyagatare food security project is operating in Karangazi where they were before. In total, the cooperative and Rwimiyaga Sectors of Nyagatare District, Eastern members were 286, hosting 1,592 family Province of Rwanda. The project aims at supporting members (of which 53.6% female), while the host the Rwandese returnees from Tanzania as well other community members represented 192 households vulnerable families from the host communities towards (66.9%) against 94 from the returnees (33.1%). improvement of their livelihoods. Launched in 2015, the Most importantly, these people have become real Project focused on the cooperatives initiatives with the cooperative farmers and are enthusiastic in putting aim of improvement of their productive capacity and together all their resources towards self-reliance. generation of income in the agricultural and livestock Today, their legal recognition process has reached sector for 300 targeted households. the national level( Rwanda Cooperative Agency), – Much was achieved in terms of social cohesion and integration of returnees within the host – The presence of vegetable gardens at each communities in both sectors as returnees joined the household level demonstrates their change of vulnerable host community members (50% in each mind-set, from cattle-based economy to more group) to form 12 cooperatives, six in each sector. agriculture-based economy, as the vegetable

26 production has served for family consumption and located in the edge of their land provided to them. a source of income. This has created a positive competition between the cooperatives whereby every cooperative want – Besides the 28 ha bought and 32 rented to them its cows to be the best ones in health conditions. by RRCS, the cooperatives themselves have rented The cooperatives also identified the milk collection 16 ha of land from their own income (average centres nearby to sell their daily milk production (1 120,000 RwF fees for one season rent on one ha). litre = 200 RwF). By end June 2019, 11 cows had The cooperatives also preferred to extend their land given birth (3 calves dead and 1 cow died), with in the ways of increasing the income. Therefore, average daily milk production of 8 litres, 50% sold the project bought other three ha whereas and the remaining used in family consumption. cooperatives rented themselves 16 ha. Together with the skills development programme (agriculture – Seven stores and seven drying units were techniques…) and support in agriculture inputs constructed in support of the 12 cooperatives and (seeds, agriculture materials), the production has this has contributed to better management of the constantly increased, for example in 2018 – 19, production quality. As well, two cooperatives were the beans yield increased from 1.3 to 1.9 tons per supported to construct dams, to help them keep the ha, while the maize yield increased from 2.9 to 4.1 water. tons per ha. – Sales management and working in network: – Initially, the cooperatives members had received Six cooperatives are the members of union of 254 goats and engaged in a rotation scheme, cooperatives of maize producer of Nyagatare whereby 96 goats were rotated to 48 new families. (UNICOOPROMANYA) where they can easily sell In the reporting period, new 350 goats were their agriculture production. Other cooperatives purchased and donated to the cooperatives so as are selling through Kumwe-Harvest and African to increase and diversify their income sources. The Improved seeds, two other well recognised goats became source of manure for kitchen garden agribusiness companies and one of regular income source. Some members – The key challenge for the beneficiaries is mostly reported to pay the school fees of their children the climatic conditions with irregular rains falls, and health insurance from goats rearing income, and the limitation for the cooperatives to manage – In addition, 60 Friesian cows crossed 50% (all in the scarce water. Water availability is key for both gestation) were provided to the cooperatives in April farming and livestock, and it is a crucial factor 2019, 5 cows per each cooperative: 20 cows for 4 for sustainability of the cooperatives. To keep the cooperatives of Ndama / Karangazi, 10 cows for 2 current momentum going forwards, it is important cooperatives of Musenyi / Karangazi, 20 cows for 4 to consider irrigation solution, but as well help the cooperatives of Gacundezi / Rwimiyaga, 10 cows cooperatives in diversifying their income sources for 2 cooperatives of Rwimiyaga site in Rwimiyaga and increasing the value of their production. sector. The cows are kept in communal cowsheds

Supported community members sorting out been seeds before platation in Nyagatare district

27 5. Restoring family links Gashora Transit Centre – Zone Karongi covers the Districts of Karongi, The RRCS Restoring Family Links programme is a Rutsiro, and Kiziba Refugees Camp well established programme implemented with active – Zone Gicumbi covers the Districts of Gicumbi, cooperation of the ICRC. The objective is to help Rulindo, and Gihembe Refugees Camp separated family members to exchange family news – Zone Burera covers the Districts of Burera, and to seek the whereabouts of their lost contacts via Musanze, and Gakenke Red Cross Messages (RCMs) and Tracing Requests – Zone Gatsibo covers the Districts of Gatsibo, (TRs), RC free telephone calls and pre-registration of Nyagatare, and Nyabiheke Refugees Camp UA/SP in emergencies. All of the activities have been – Zone Nyanza covers and Muyira implemented by a countrywide network of 179 RFL Transit Centre volunteers, supported by staff working at HQ. The – Zone Gisagara covers Gisagara District and network operates in 12 zones described below: Mugombwa Refugees Camp. – Zone Rusizi covers the Districts of Rusizi and Nyamasheke, 1. Achievements: – Zone Ngoma covers the Districts of Ngoma, – Received RCMs at District levels: 2,963 Kayonza, and Kirehe – Emitted RCMs from the field: 1,526 – Zone Kirehe covers and Mahama – Distributed RCMs at field level: 2,283 Refugees Camp – Collected Responses: 2,086 – Zone Rubavu covers the Districts of Rubavu, – Pending RCMs: 412 Nyabihu, and Ngororero – Tracing Requests initiated outside: 194 – Zone Nyamagabe covers the Districts of – Tracing Requests received from out: 230 Nyamagabe, Nyaruguru, Huye, and Kigeme Refugees Camp – Zone Bugesera covers and

RCMS management

Received Emitted RCMS at RCMs from Distributed Collected Pending Tracing Tracing Zones District field RCMs Responses RCMs Requests Out Requests In 1 Rusizi 192 97 151 144 23 14 10 2 Ngoma 438 182 331 311 65 41 36 3 Kirehe 562 308 479 458 53 44 38 4 Rubavu 200 127 158 139 47 10 23 5 Nyamagabe 316 189 242 229 44 9 38 6 Bugesera 179 87 148 136 24 7 20 7 Karongi 320 136 257 231 26 12 7 Gicumbi 286 118 203 185 32 17 6 Burera 108 56 69 54 25 11 24 Gatsibo 124 82 88 69 33 15 15 Nyanza 104 49 73 64 18 5 4 Gisagara 134 95 84 66 22 9 9 Total 2963 1526 2283 2086 412 194 230

28 Statistics from Refugees Camps

Received Emitted RCMS at RCMs from Distributed Collected Pending Tracing Tracing Zones District field RCMs Responses RCMs Requests Out Requests In 1 Nyabiheke 23 23 18 8 5 8 12 2 Gihembe 29 102 29 15 0 11 3 3 Kiziba 40 90 40 42 0 6 3 4 Kigeme 115 29 108 105 7 6 27 5 Mugombwa 59 2 47 41 12 0 4 6 Mahama 318 168 239 204 79 41 32 7 TOTAL 584 414 471 415 103 72 81

Average of distribution: The percentage is 77% , not Electronic Red Cross Messages (E-RCM) 100% due to limited means of transport caused by Since October 2018, we are exercising the pilot project discussion processes with the ICRC in last quarters of distributing RCMs electronically via the Electronic aiming at a change in execution of RFL activities. Red Cross Messages (E-RCMs) in direct execution with Average of collection of Responses: The percentage is the ICRC field officers and RRCS RFL Volunteers. As 91%, a positive achievement versus the plan we had at it is a pilot project, the management of the statistics the beginning of the year, which was 85% is under ICRC responsibility, but soonest will be the Tracing Requests: the programme stepped at high level RRCS responsibility. From the copy of statistics provided as this year there were new beneficiaries raised to by three zone relays in pilot project, hereafter is the 424 families searching for new their members. This is summary: enormous achievement compared to previous years

Statistics from Refugees Camps

Received RCMS at Emitted RCMs from Distributed Collected Pending Zones District field RCMs Responses RCMs 1 Karongi 4 2 2 1 2 2 Nyamagabe 3 0 3 2 0 3 Rubavu 15 8 9 7 6 4 TOTAL 22 10 14 10 8

Phone calls During course of this year, the administration of phone 2. Cooperation calls has been diminished, and in some areas like Muyira TC and Gashora TC, this service has been stopped by the The year 2018-2019 was the year taken as transition of ICRC due to the fact that it was not functional as usual. RFL activities since the partner (ICRC) has recommended However, in first two quarters of 2018-2019, at least it. From there, the group discussions and exchanges some general figures have been reported from Mahama between two HQs (RRCS and ICRC) have been engaged RC: to make clear the way of work in new format. Some – Total phone calls: 18,875 agreements have been concluded from those exchanges: – Success: 16, 103 (85.3%) – Partnership Framework Agreement for the year – Failed: 2,270 (14.7%) 2019 has been signed by both sides; – Phone charged: 957 – Financial procedures concept paper for the year 2019 also has been signed by both sides;

29 – The working criteria and modalities of RFL service – Those steps will help to evaluate the transition has been concluded between both RRCS and ICRC period towards further renewal of partnership RFL practitioners; agreement in the future (evaluation planned to be – Two staffs (RFL Coordinator and His assistant) have in November 2019). been approved in RFL Program; – 35 Volunteers have been approved to be paid 6. Emergency First Aid the monthly perdiem basing on working days per month (not beyond 15 days of volunteer ship Commercial first aid as one of Rwanda Red Cross and amount of Rwf 2,000 per working day), and service aims at helping community with the training of those volunteers are dispatched in 12 zones (as people in first aid for intervening in case of emergencies mentioned above), everywhere and generating income for RRCS to help – Use of ICT in RFL Service delivery has been in situations of unforeseeable disasters. Compared to encouraged where the pilot project of Electronic previous year, the numbers of institutions inquiring first Red Cross Message implemented in Nyamagabe, aid training, as well as the number of people trained Karongi, and Rubavu has been evaluated and have increased. admired, and the ICRC accepted to extend the Similarly, the demand for first aid materials has increased. project to other 5 zones to be determined soonest. Through interventions, Rwanda Red Cross was clearly Besides that, the discussion with Geneva has been visible to the public, which has contributed to increased opened so that the volunteers and staff of RRCS- demand for the services and the equipment. RFL Coordination have an access and use the SFE The clients are from hotels, sports federations, NGOs and (Safe File Exchange) in the matter of Personal Data other public and private institutions, eager to comply Protection; with the government regulations, which recommend – The budget of around RWF 56,000,000 has been presence of first aiders at work place. approved for RFL activities in the year 2019

Commercial First Aid Snapshot

Zones 2017 - 2018 2018 - 2019 1 Number of trained institutions / trainings 110 115 2 Number of people trained and certified 1,541 1,448 3 Number of interventions 260 365 4 Number of assisted cases 11,728 2,171 5 Number of transfers done 215 12 6 Number of kits sold 447 315 7 Number of kits replenished 110 78 8 Number of stretchers sold 111 7 NB: for 2017 – 18, the number of assisted cases and transfers was high due to electoral campaigns, which required mobilisation of larger number of population.

RRCS Emergency Medical Service With the support from its partners, RRCS has launched and Kibirizi, 2 rural hospitals located respectively in the emergency medical service in support of the Bugesera and Gisagara districts. So far, the starting phase government ambulance service scheme in rural areas in was well done and the project can already enjoy some order to provide a qualitative service which is durable success. and with respect for the safety and comfort of the patient’. A EMT training curriculum was developed and presented The 3 years pilot project (mid 2018 to mid-2021) has to Rwanda Allied Health Professionals Council and started by two ambulance vehicles stationed in Nyamata Workforce Development Authority

30 18 EMTs candidates were selected, trained and graduated terms of teaching, research and project assessment and after 6 months training. Including two class months and monitoring four practical internship in hospitals. Two hospitals that Both Kibilizi and Nyamata Hospitals signed agreement for had signed agreement with RRCS has coached the EMT implementation of RRCS Emergency Medical Services. internees, namely Muhima Hospital and Kibagabaga Thereafter, the EMS was officially launched in May Hospital in Kigali City. At the end of the training, 16 2019 with Provision of 2 ambulances, full ambulance were selected to start EMS, and two may be called upon equipment and 16 EMTs (8 per each hospital) for support in case of emergency or staff rotation, In terms of Monitoring and Evaluation, EMS baseline Cooperation agreement was signed with Ministry of survey was conducted in four rural hospitals, Nyamata Health to collaborate in Emergency Medical Services / Bugesera, Kabgayi / Muhanga, Gakoma and Kibirizi / in Rwanda. As well, RRCS has signed cooperation Gisagara. The approach has been to collect data in two agreement with Kibogora Polytechnics and University of working hospitals and two other hospitals, which will Rwanda to cooperate in Emergency Medical Services in serve as control sample.

Hospital Number of patients Fees to be Station Number of Km evacuated Types and number of cases reimbursed Observations Kibilizi 4945Km 169 Maternity 72 1,979,200 RwF Maternity and Internal Pediatrics 16 Medicine cases were predominant Internal medicine 66 Surgical 8 Other 7 Nyamata 4459 km 122 Maternity 55 1,812,360 RwF Predominance of Pediatrics 7 maternity and Internal medicine cases Internal medicine 21 Surgical 19 Other 20

Already, some positive signs of appreciation have appreciated mainly for their dedication and emerged from the stakeholders: professionalism. This has increased positive awareness There is a great appreciation from Ministry of Health and about EMT profile in Rwanda, hospital managers for the way internship have been run, The standby teams have made a difference because as the EMTs have been exemplary and dedicated. they are always ready to intervene, as the delays due to During the implementation, the EMTs are highly administrative procedures are no longer there.

Emergency Medical Technicians posing for a photo Kibirizi hospital personnel during the EMS project inauguration. 31 Public awareness for health promotion 5 and care

1. Community First Aid First aid is the utmost standing in providing immediate health care in emergencies, from everyday accidents, sudden illnesses to strange disasters, and plays an important role in health threats prevention and crisis management. In this regards, Rwanda Red Cross is committed to foster First Aid through Community First Aid Service. The main purpose is to strengthen the community capacity to response on daily health emergencies by providing learning and knowledge sharing for first aid responders countrywide and ensure the judicious first aid assistance of quality. Since the establishment of RRC, the first aid was the pillar of its success to fulfil its mission. The community first aid is to serve as the RRC centre of technical expertise and to provide first aid related support to the community through training and professional assistance to health emergencies.

– Basic Simulation for 12 Master Trainers, held at Huye, Gisagara, Kamonyi and Ruhango districts. RRCS / HQs (October 8th -12th, 2018) The purpose of the training is to reinforce the response capacity of volunteers in case of first aid The purpose was to learn simulation techniques emergency needs as well as the capacity building in order to improving and strengthen the training of Red Cross Local Committee. The beneficiary competences of the first aid activities. The main sectors have now 20-trained volunteers, ready for achievement is the simulation practice in order to intervention when called upon. The evaluation spread the acknowledgement of first aid principles. tests, both theoretical and practical, have confirmed The Master Trainers got time to learn how to that the trained volunteers have acquired sufficient simulate exactly the really situation of wound, skills for their effective work in their respective unconsciousness, stroke, fainting, etc... communities. – Emergency First Aid training in 6 districts (October– December 2018)

In total, 30 local disaster response teams (LDRT) with total 600 volunteers were trained on emergency first aid, from Kayonza, Rwamagana,

32 District Sectors LDRTs Trained volunteers Period 1 Kayonza (5) Mwili, Kabarondo, Murama, Ruramira, Rwinkwavu 100 volunteers Oct 2018 2 Rwamagana (5) Muyumbu, Fumbwe, Karenge, Gishari, Nyakariro 100 volunteers Oct 2019 3 Huye (5) Kigoma, Simbi, Mukura, Kinazi, Gishamvu 100 volunteers Nov 2019 4 Gisagara (5) Muganza, Mugombwa, Mukindo, Mamba, Nyanza 100 volunteers Nov 2019 5 Kamonyi (6) Nyarubaka, Ngamba, Nyamiyaga, Rugalika, Karama, Rukoma 120 volunteers Dec 2018 6 Ruhango (4) Ntongwe, Mwendo, Kabagari, Kinazi 80 volunteers Dec 2018

Basic First Aid training for emergency response teams volunteers across the branch were involved in various (March 2019) activities to support the vulnerable genocide survivors, The basic first aid was offered to national disaster through community works, households visits and other response team members in March 2019. In total supports. As recommended by the Health authorities, 289 NDRT members were trained for 3 days and these activities should continue along the year and empowered through theoretical and practical skills and target the recurrent trauma cases as well as widows and exercises. As people on the frontline during disasters old people living alone. RRCS has set to integrate this and emergency response, the capacities gained will group among the specific category of vulnerable people, help them in efficiently responding to any emergency requiring continuous support in social and livelihoods need. Whenever and wherever required. Furthermore, aspects. the 35 Volunteers intervening under Burundian refugees operation, in Mahama Refugee Camp, Nyabiheke and 2. Health Unit activities reception centres were trained on basic first aid for 4 Most activities in health promotion were implemented days. in model villages / resilience projects (SO#3) and during Lesson learnt workshop with CRB Delegate (May emergency operations for Burundian refugees and Ebola 2019) preparedness response (SO#4), and already discussed in previous chapters. For 3 days, 25 participants (5 RRC Staff and 20 trainer Volunteers) participated in the interactive session to The Health and Care Service has maintained external reflect on the capacity building process in First Aid contacts especially with the Ministry of Health (Rwanda after 2 years of support in PA 17-21. The reflection Biomedical Centre) and other non-governmental and conclusions will serve to design an action plan organisations, especially for the participation in for short and long-term actions in RRC to strengthen the 3 technical working groups on EVD: (1) Risk existing structures, to optimize the quality of the first aid Communication and Community Engagement & education and to ensure the continuation of the capacity Community sensitization/ mobilization, (2) Infection building process as First Aid in the Community and Prevention and Control and Case Management (IPC/ Commercial sections CM), (3) Surveillance and Contact tracing. As part of Wash programme, preliminary study was Intervention during the 25th commemoration of conducted in Gisagara district Mukindo sector, and the genocide committed against Tutsi in 1994 findings integrated in the project proposal submitted to Ahead of the planned intervention, the Community Japanese Red Cross under Model Village Support. The First Aid team organised a refresher training for 75 water component will cost around 100,000 USD will Team Leaders in collaboration with RBC/ Mental Health consist of the following: intake of Nyakariba-Gisasa Division. Total 4,175 volunteers across the country springs providing (around one litre per second) into a actively participated in planned commemoration events suction tank and then pumped uphill to the proposed during the 100 commemoration days. In particular, they water tank at Akabuga hill (25m3). From that point, the were directly involved in supporting the 2,200 trauma supply of water to the target villages (Agatare, Mihigo, cases that were registered during commemoration Nyabihama, Rurimbi and Rususa) will use gravity system events on different sites, between April 7th – 13th, 2019. with a water point installed in each village. The water The period prior to the genocide commemoration, RRCS pump will function from electrical power and this will

33 require installation of an extension line downhill for 300 – In Gasabo, Kacyiru sector, the PSS activities are metres. In total, around 800 households (3,000 people) organized through sharing groups formed to will benefit from the water supply system, expected to strengthen mental health & PSS well-being of improve their hygiene and sanitation conditions and Victims of Genocide. The objective of these groups is overall livelihoods. to heal psychological wounds through information Regarding the blood donation activity, thanks to the sharing, discussion and mutual support between RRCS mobilisation, around 69,200 people attended the group members. Once the group become able the sessions, and 18,819 persons were reported to have to manage and cope with their current situations, willingly offered their blood from all the districts. In they begin to think about their future and develop particular, mobilisation was done in school students income generating activities which will be funded through the RRC youth sections to increase the youth by RRC and other stakeholders. participation for current and future blood donations. – As well, PSS is now integrated in many projects In particular, it is worth noting that the contribution of such as the project supporting the HMP, Restoring RRCS and its volunteers was highly recognised during the Family Links programmes and community celebration of the international day for blood donation, resilience projects. The PSS activities seek to enable held on June 14th at Kigali Convention Centre. 150 volunteers to provide PSS support, strengthen RRCS volunteers who regularly donate blood attended behaviour change, and fight negative ideologies the event and distinction honours were awarded to the among the project beneficiaries. President of RRCS and to Karongi branch. For the reporting period, the PSS achievements are as follows: 3 Psychosocial support function – 1,540 persons (711 males and 829 females) Since July 2018, RRCS has decided to integrate in Mahama camp and 12 persons (4 males Psychosocial Support programme into its core and 8 females) in Nyabiheke camp and 244 in programmes, by recruitment of a dedicated PSS reception centres have benefited from first aid and officer within the Health and Care Unit. Hence, PSS psychological first aid service; is recognised as a crosscutting programme and needs – 845 children (569 males and 276 females) from 5 to be integrated in all projects and programme working to 15 years old in Mahama camp and 231 children with vulnerable people. . Integration of mental health in Nyabiheke and 175 children in reception centres services into general healthcare helps to improve the participated in children games activities under availability, quality, acceptability and accessibility of mentorship of the PSS trained volunteers mental healthcare, while reducing costs for and stigma towards service users. Mental health integration into – 105 camps based volunteers have been trained general healthcare is an investment for all sectors, as on PSS, while other 491 volunteers were trained to improving the overall well-being of communities can support during genocide commemoration events, enhance economic development and societal welfare. – Other trained volunteers include: 36 volunteers In general, PSS activities in RRCS programmes are working in projects, 51 volunteers supporting EVD conducted in the following interventions: preparedness, – In camps and reception centres with the objective – A Workshop was organised for adaptation of of helping refugees to cope with their current materials and training of trainers for EVD related situation and support them for their Psychological mental health and PSS with MoH & WHO well-being through Provision of psychological first aid (PFA), Link to specific services, advocacy, – On top of that, the IEC materials were developed recreational and creatives activities etc. and disseminated: the training Module (CBPS) has been translated into Kinyarwanda, a flyer of PFA – At the district level where emergency and has been developed in Kinyarwanda, my Journals community resilience (model village) activities book for children has been developed and made are conducted, the objective of PSS activities is available in Mahama & Nyabiheke camps, together to integrate psychological support within social with my mood cards, the PSS kits has been adapted support delivered at the community levels in order and disseminated into Camps and reception to improve the outcomes of support. centres.

34 Social protection of specific vulnerable 6 groups

1. HMP project : Burera, Gicumbi and Musanze districts, 11 sectors, 24 villages The 2nd phase of HMP project working in 20 villages from previous phase and 4 new villages from 11 sectors of Burera, Gicumbi and Musanze districts has started From April 2017 for 3 years. The Danish RC funds contribute to the activities continuation with more focus on livelihoods and income generating activities for the beneficiaries. As well, the role of youth in towards the expected changes among the target communities has been considered, using the ‘youth as agent of behaviour change’ (YABC) approach, especially through annual youth camps and youth mobilisation across the communities.

Education including 10 HMPs and 11 OVCs were supported – 900 pupils in 2017, 500 pupils in 2018 and 300 in school fees in Gicumbi and , pupils in 2019 have been supported in school hence increasing access to school education for materials, including books, uniforms, shoes, socks, the most vulnerable and HMPs children. etc. one school kit costs 12,800 RWF. – In October 2018, the best 120 children including – 806 pupils in primary schools, including 230 49 boys and 71 girls from primary schools across from Musanze, 264 from Gicumbi and 312 from all the targeted 24 Villages, who have performed Burera have been supporting in school feeding. well during 2018 academic year have received This activity also reached 51 students in secondary rewards, including soaps, pens and notebooks school (nine years basic education), 8 in Musanze, (Maximum incentive value: 7500 RWF per child) 10 in Gicumbi and 33 in Burera Districts. The school – Encourage literacy classes in communities has feeding across the project areas has shown to be also been one key activity through linkages with a strong incentive for increasing and keeping the existing stakeholders. The community literacy children at school especially primary school and classes were supported hence through provision has contributed to reducing school dropouts. The of school materials including notebooks and pens. school headmasters also reported that the children Illiteracy is a major cause of prevailing poverty are more active and attentive in the classrooms. and ignorance among a large section of HMPs – 21 students in boarding secondary schools and other vulnerable people in the project zone.

35 Many people have never had the opportunity to management and monitoring of their business go to formal education, mostly due to poverty plan: 14 cooperatives’ members between 22 and and sometimes due to family background. The 27 years of age, including three female and 11 community members are able to learn to read male have been trained in marketing, management and write; among the literacy classes’ attendants, and the follow up of their business plans. Those 28 HMPs were registered and they are well members include four from Musanze, five from integrated. Adult education can be a critical Burera and five from . Good factor in the project mission to solve the various marketing will help the cooperative to be more social issues such as poverty, child labour, women profitable and more competitive on the market. empowerment, ignorance, health and education. – 26 cooperative members from 11 cooperatives were – In to assess the possibility to support boys and girls trained on cooperative management and supported students in higher learning education, to set up in development of financial management tools, role models within the communities, one girl form including 12 men and 14 women from all three Gicumbi is supported in high school and receives targeted districts. academic fees and scholarship, while one boy is – Follow up and mentoring were assured for receiving scholarship from the Government. The the already running businesses: two hair experience is very encouraging because the results dressing saloons, two cooperatives of bamboo from those two are remarkable. transformation, one tailoring cooperative and one carpentry cooperative. At this level of the project, the Health support follow-up visits aim at strengthening organisational – In Gicumbi, Musanze and , capacity of cooperatives, as well as business 240 volunteers supported by 11 supervisors of management in terms of production, selling and volunteers and 3 Social Workers have visited financial management, to ensure sustainability. 1,077 households including 128 in Gicumbi, 265 Success story include one beneficiary of the HMP in Musanze and 684 in Burera District. During project from Manyagiro Sector, Gicumbi District the visits, the volunteers have encouraged the who was able to construct his own house from his community to improve hygiene because poor hair cutting saloon income. hygiene leads to poor health. – Two milling machines have been purchased for – 40 project volunteers were trained in PSS, among project beneficiaries living in Kinyababa sector of them 20 volunteers from HMP Community. Burera district. As well, 7 tailoring machines were bought for a new tailoring cooperative in Gicumbi – The volunteers in Musanze, Burera and Gicumbi district, compsed by seven members. actively participated in ebola preparedness activities, with frequent awareness sessions among – The cooperatives have been facilitated to get the communities. The three districts are bordering their final registration documents as follow: six Uganda, which ranks them among the most out of nine cooperatives in Musanze district have exposed to this diseases, due to frequent movement already got their final registration, two out of three across borders. cooperatives in Gicumbi got their provisional registration and all the six cooperatives in Burera Socio-economic support District have provisional registration, they are waiting for final legal registrations. – Training IGA beneficiaries in marketing,

Level of registration Gicumbi Burera Musanze Total 1 Final registration (RCA certificate) 2 0 6 8 2 Provisional registration (district) 1 6 3 10 3 Total 3 6 9 18

36 – In December 2018, 1, 2 hectares of land have been cooperatives members have shared 1,000 kg of purchased for “Twishakemibisubizo cooperative” irish potatoes and 4,000 kg are sold for 680,000 in Butaro Sector, Burera District. The cooperative is Rwanda Francs, which were deposited on their composed of 78 memberships including 42 female SACOO account. Working through cooperatives and 36 male. The land to be used in agriculture has reduced the engaging of the beneficiaries of both irish potatoes and wheat; it will be doing manual works for others and it has created contributing to increase households’ incomes and the culture of savings to reduce poverty among them. – In December 2018, the HMP project has rewarded – 24 milk cows provided to the members of 72 best performer households in 24 Villages cooperatives in Gicumbi, Musanze and Burera composed of project areas in Gicumbi, Musanze District; and 24 sheep provided to the families and Burera District. The best farmers from HMPs in Musanze District; have been visited by the families who have performed well in term of veterinarians for treatment those are sick and giving agriculture activities have received the rewards more advices of keeping them in good conditions. including irish potatoes seeds. Each family has Actually, the beneficiaries are getting milk for received 25 Kg of irish potatoes and one hoe. their children. Total 57 cows were distributed to According to the farmers, when a farmer is given the beneficiaries with the following success: 40 positive feedback and is rewarded for good cows have given birth (of which 28 female calves), performance in agriculture activities, it is only with average 6 litres per day. This is good news for natural for them to continue to work hard and do it beneficiaries whom they can get milk and improve at their best. Rewarding households will contribute the nutrition status, particularly for children under to increase agriculture production and build self- five years old. esteem – The volunteers helped the project beneficiaries to make loans associations which will be providing RRCS branch capacity building them with a safe place to save their money, access – As part of project funding, Gicumbi district was small loans, and obtain emergency insurance. supported to finalise its building located in Kageyo Currently, 11 saving and loans associations were sector, which will serve as income generating established in 11 Sectors from HMP project areas activity. The works are advancing well but more and they are well operating. funds will be required to complete it and start the income generation. Success stories from cooperatives – After completion of Musanze branch office, it – In Gicumbi District, the cooperative is now Burera district, which was supported to “Twikuremubukene” composed of 65 members construct and finalise its office building. from Manyagiro Sector has got a loan equivalent to 1,500,000 Rwanda Francs (payable in 4 installments) to be invested in agriculture of irish 2. Support to Genocide survivors: Gasabo potatoes; including buying irish potatoes seed, district both inorganic and organic manure and pesticides. – This RRCS initiative targeting vulnerable genocide In June the cooperative have harvested 17,000 survivors families in nearby Kacyiru sector is kg of irish potatoes; it has got 1,017,000 Rwanda reaching out 358 people (Male 141, F: 217) from 76 Francs from selling of 8,000 kg of irish potatoes, identified vulnerable households. Eight households the cooperatives ‘members have shared 7,000 kg are under construction in Jurwe cell, Ndera sector of irish potatoes, the cooperative was able to store of Gasabo district, in order to provide them with 2,000 kg of irish potatoes and it has paid back the a descent house. As well, the branch committees loan of 457,500 Rwanda Francs in SACCO. Today, have strived to support them in their respective the loan is already half paid. branches particularly those with particular health problems (trauma cases). – In Burera District, “Abishizehamwe” cooperative composed of 43 members from Cyanika Sector – A house built for an old widow vulnerable was has also harvested 5,000 kg of irish potatoes. The completed in Kacyiru sector, Gasabo sector: With

37 the new house, she is safe because before, she was concerned. In fact, since July 2018, Nyamasheke scared that the old house can collapse on her and district has entrusted RRCS branch committee with the one she rents gives her 50,000 RwF per month, additional two sectors: Mahembe and Rangiro. The this help her to feed her small family. Regular visits volunteers’ duties have essentially consisted of: were conducted to some old vulnerable genocide – Mobilising local communities to participate in survivors who live alone and without children. selection of direct support (DS) beneficiaries in all – For increased income opportunities, the the target sectors: Cyahinda sector of Nyaruguru; beneficiaries started voluntary saving and loans Mushubi and Nkomane sectors of Nyamagabe; associations (average 12 people per group) and save Gihombo, Kirimbi, Macuba, Mahembe and between 500 – 100 RwF per month, from which Rangiro sectors of Nyamasheke districts, they can get small loans. Equally important, these – Raising awareness of communities on the direct associations, which started in April 2019, have support beneficiaries, eligibility criteria, rights and become a forum for mutual support, peer learning responsibilities, and understanding each member’s issues. For the future, they plan to invest in more productive – Participating in updating, verifying and correcting income activities depending on the support they the targeting list of direct support (DS) beneficiaries can get from their potential donors. across the target sectors, – Monitoring DS funds transfers from Districts to SACCO and tracking their payments within all 3. Girinka and VUP in Nyamasheke, SACCO, Nyaruguru and Nyamagabe Districts – Raising awareness of public works (PW) – The contribution of RRCS volunteers across the beneficiaries on eligibility criteria, rights and three districts has been remarkable as far as the responsibilities for FY 2018/19 and mobilising quality service delivery in VUP programme is local communities to participate in selection of PW beneficiaries

2018- 2019 VUP and Girinka Beneficiaries

Components Nyamashe Nyaruguru Nyamagabe Total 1 Direct support (DC) 1,809 297 432 2,538 2 Public work (PW) 3,018 1,000 868 4,886 3 Girinka 1,371 90 215 1,676 4 Total 6,198 1,387 1,515 9,100 5 Percentage 68% 15% 17% 100%

– Among the positive effects registered so far, one – The beneficiaries were advised and supported could mention the following: to associate themselves into voluntary saving and loan associations (VSLA), setting aside small – The beneficiaries have come to know their rights amount of saving and being able to access small regarding the support they are entitled to, and credit from their group and cater for urgent family enjoy the better of the programme, needs. These associations have contributed a lot in – Better management of the funds received: from building self-confidence among the beneficiaries volunteers advice and mentorship, the beneficiaries and their determination to develop themselves and have been able to invest part of the funds they graduate from poverty. receive in more productive activities like having – There are more results from the public works a vegetable garden, a construction of latrine, programme because people are willing to work buying small livestock, etc. at each beneficiary hard as they are paid regularly and all the expected household, these basic facilities are available and participants really participate well maintained.

38 – The number of cows, which were sold before support to the most vulnerable groups in their rotations hugely decreased, for example in performance contract. The targeted are the HMP, Nyamasheke, the number, decreased from 35 cows elderly persons, OVC and genocide survivors, in 2017 to 2 cows in 2019. for the following services: Needs assessment, Home visits, Health insurance, Financial support, – On top of the programmes mentioned above, the Advocacy, Construction house, Support in RRCS branch committees have also integrated Materials, Education support and others

Services Unit Number of district committees who implemented the service 2018 - 19 HMP OVC Elderly Genocide at least one Total people survivor group reached 1. Needs assessment HH 1 3 6 8 12 4,134 2. Home visits HH 7 2 10 13 23 4,589 3. Health insurance HH 0 0 3 2 3 84 4. Financial support HH 0 1 1 0 2 27 5. Advocacy HH 6 4 14 10 21 1,632 6. Construction house HH 2 2 12 10 21 54 7. Materials HH 2 2 5 3 8 1,519 8. Food stuff HH 0 2 6 1 7 127 9. Education Person 2 1 0 0 3 591 10. other HH 2 0 2 2 2 439

Provision of cows for milk and manure key factors for community resilience (Nyagatare district)

39 7 Work with partners

In order to strengthen its programmes, RRCS has built cooperation with different partners, within and out of the Movement. Different PNS, as well as ICRC and IFRC, have developed projects and programmes with the National Society across the country, and some of them for many years. The new approach of many PNS funding common projects (consortium) has been experienced and yields important results in terms of funding opportunities, technical expertise and synergies. The NS is actively engaged in expanding its network of PNS partners while strengthening ties with existing ones.

Movement Partners

Partners Area of cooperation Austrian Red Cross AutRC is engaged in Nyamasheke district to support resilience programme in 8 villages from Cyimpindu cell of Kirimbi sector, for three years since January 2017, together with the strengthening of women cooperatives previously formed. Austrian RC is a partner for RRCS Emergency Medical Service (EMS) project launched in 2018 and support the Policy Dialogue project under Communication Programme. Two districts were supported to start income generating activities, namely Huye and Kamonyi Belgian Red Cross A disaster preparedness (DP1) project to support RRCS disaster management capacities at national level / Fl and branch level (Nyamagabe and Rusizi districts and total 14 sectors) was completed and a new one (DP2) focusing on cash based intervention was launched for Rubavu, Nyarugenge and Kayonza districts. A third project called DP3 (Rubavu, Rutsiro and Ngororero) was approved and will focus on epidemic as well as forecast base financing approach. A WASH project was also funded for PA 2017 – 21 to implement hygiene, sanitation and water supply activities in both Karongi and Rutsiro districts, with a RANAS component already launched for rapid change of mindset in sanitation activities. New funds to support 3 model villages in Kamonyi, Rulindo and Rwamagana with a focus on hygiene, sanitation and nutrition components was completed in December 2018. As well, the BRC - Fl is an important contributor for RRCS Emergency Medical Service (EMS), first aid programme.

40 Belgian Red Cross Community resilience project: A new 5 years project has been funded to consolidate actions in previous / FR 30 villages (8 in Gakenke, 6 in Karongi, 6 in Ngororero, 4 in Nyabihu and 6 in Rutsiro), together with support to new 16 villages in Karongi and Rutsiro alone (8 villages for each district). Particularly, an IGA and OD components have been planned for both districts. A new emergency operation support to Burundian refugees was launched in November 2018 for Mahama and Nyabiheke camps and surrounding host communities, thanks to Belgium government funds. As well The Belgian RC has signed a long term partnership agreement with RRCS and committed further support to different NS’s needs (OD, DM, Income activities ...) Danish Red Cross The 2nd phase of HMP project working in 24 villages from 11 sectors of Burera, Gicumbi and Musanze districts started from April 2017 for 3 years with the closure expected prematurely in 2019. DRC was involved in response operations for Burundian refugees where it supported RRCS social mobilisation activities in camps (Mahama) and entry points as well as other emergency support (NFIs, capacity building for volunteers). A new fund was obtained for the period up to August 2018, with a particular focus on psychosocial support. A project proposal to EU call 2019 was not successful but cooperation is going on. Japanese Red The JRCS has expressed interest of working with RRCS and settled for the support to the community Cross resilience – Model village programme. A high levein the domain first First aid and ambulance Service. An initial assessment team has visited Rwanda and further practical discussions are pending. During Partnership meeting of October 2017, the JRCS was interested in supporting RRCS thorough the model village approach (100 villages’ funding strategy. Norwegian Red The final funds to conclude the phase out process of OVC programme in Gisagara and Nyanza was Cross completed in 2018. The NorCross contributed as well the branch capacity building with different IGA initiatives supported, the latest being Nyana guest house. In addition, through IFRC, NorCross has funded a pilot project named ‘Household energy kit’ for innovative cooking and lighting energy solutions, with possibilities of future extension. Spanish Red Cross The SRC is collaborating with RRCS in the Food Security project in Nyagatare, a 4 years project to support vulnerable households (particularly returnees from Tanzania) in developing their agricultural and farming productivity since 2015. Various small funds have been committed to the NS including the support to complement the DREF operations by providing construction materials and agriculture tools to affected communities in Bugesera, Huye and Rubavu districts. A new one-year food security project was launched in Bugesera, targeting 2 villages, with particular focus on water and cooperatives support. ICRC Community First Aid, restoring family links and communication programmes have continued to benefit a financial and technical support from ICRC. 2019 was decided to be a transitional period whereby both partners will discuss new partnership modalities, especially targeting Communication and Tracing programmes. IFRC The IFRC financial support have come through DREF – floods to respond to disaster victims in in 2018 together with Ebola preparedness in target 11 districts. IFRC also supported the beneficiary communication programme, and through seeds grant, has contributed to setting up the humanitarian museum in RRCS. Furthermore, it has supported RRCS to conduct self-assessment as part of preparedness for effective response (PER) initiative. The HH energy kits project was concluded in Mahama camp with great success. Other technical support in PMER, watsan, health, disaster management and risk reduction was continuously offered from the East Africa and Indian Ocean Islands (EAIOI) Country Cluster office as part of capacity building of the NS. In 2019, RRCS submitted its proposal through the National Society Investment Alliance Accelerator funding Scheme to support its income project, but was not successful.

Other partners

RRCS is also working in partnership with different government agencies and ministries. In particular, we organisations working at grass roots, local authorities, work with MIDIMAR in aspects of disaster response

41 and recovery, as well as mitigation. We work with camp since their arrival in 2015, and the approaches used Meteo agency in spreading the early warning messages contribute to the peace education of youth, particularly regarding weather forecast and adequate measures. the YABC and the four pillars of strategic interventions of Since the Burundi refugees operations, RRCS has actively RRC Youth in the most vulnerable communities. worked with UNHCR. RRCS is looking for expanding GIZ/ZFD Rwanda will subsidise the salary of a funding opportunities and establish contacts with professional, experienced, and socially committed embassies and organisations. During the IFRC General Rwandan Peace Advisor (EFK) to work with Rwanda Red Assembly of Attalya / Turkey, the RRCS delegation has Cross towards achieving positive peace in Rwanda. The been able to held talks with different National Societies EFK will support GIZ/ZFD’s refugee component through (Turkish RC and Chinese RC among others) and request sharing their skills in a transparent and participatory for proposals was expressed. manner. This 5 years project is a good opportunity for both partners to work together for mutual benefits and Partnership with GIZ/ZFD/Rwanda seek further possibilities of expanding their cooperation. The Civil Peace Service (ZFD) of GIZ Rwanda and Rwanda Red Cross (RRC) are partnering to implement Humanity and Inclusion youth peace education interventions in Mahama H&I and RRCS are working together on a common Refugee camp as part of the GIZ/ZFD refugee component project to support Burundian Refugees in Mahama project. These interventions are fully funded by GIZ/ZFD camp and Congolese refugees in Nyabiheke camps, and support UNHCR’s refugee programme for refugees together with the surrounding host communities. The in Rwanda. The choice of working with RRCS was psychosocial support component of the Belgium funded motivated by its presence countrywide and decentralized project is implemented by H&I with the support of the youth and volunteers structures, who assist and educate RRCS volunteers, for the benefits of the target populations the vulnerable communities. As well, RRCS has been in both camps. actively supporting the Burundian refugees in Mahama

H&I and Rwanda Red Cross are working together with UNHCR to support refugees in Mahama and Nyabiheke camps

42 8 Financial figures

Income statement for July 2018 – June 2019 / RRCS accounts (in million RwF)

Donor Opening bal. 01/7/2018 Received amount Expenditures Closing balance IFRC 0.4 194.8 153.3 41.9 NORWEGIAN RED 5.4 13.3 18.7 0.0 CROSS SPANISH RED CROSS 108.8 57.8 161.3 5.3 BRC FLANDERS 295.0 622.8 721.1 196.7 BELGIAN RED CROSS FR. 65.8 515.2 396.7 184.3 DANISH RED CROSS 74.4 284.2 337.3 21.3 AUSTRIAN REC CROSS 110.8 164.5 254.9 20.4 ICRC 20.2 140.9 153.9 7.2 VUP and Girinka 10.6 0.0 8.5 2.1 RWANDA RED CROSS -24.3 571.8 600.6 -53.1 Total 667.2 2,565.3 2,806.4 426.1

Changes brought in the financial system During the financial year 2018-2019, the funding received decreased by around a half due to reduction of certain activities especially for those financed by the ICRC: First aid has closed, Tracing and Communication have significantly decreased their activities. The HMP project also decreased activities compared to previous fiscal years. During the same financial year, RRCS started to pay Withholding Tax one rate of 15% according to the key changes brought the new income tax law n°016/2018 of 13/4/2018 to any payment s of perdiems exceeding 30,000 RwF, as well as the taxes of 30% on sitting allowances fees for board members. This payment have to be done within the 15th day of each month to Rwanda revenue Authority (RRA). In addition, the financial reporting has changed the periodicity and RRCS had a confirmation from the Ministry of Finance and Economy where the financial year starts with July N to close June N + 1 and pay the Corporate Income Tax no later than 30th September for each year. RRCS has started the payment of perdiems and transports fees for volunteers in different districts committees using mobile money, which has increased the ability to get the justifications and the speed in receiving the perdiems. It is worth noting that almost all projects have been audited apart from those whose audit is organized at their respective headquarters, and the general audit for previous year was finalised.

43 Income and Expenditure in in million RWf

Closing balance 263

Expenditures 2,806

Received amount 2,565

Opening balance 1/7/2018 667 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000

Income per donor 2018 - 19 (in million RwF)

PNS 65 % RRC 22 % IFRC 8 % ICRC 5 % Other 0%

Income trend 2017 – 2019 (in million RwF)

3,500

3,111 3,000

2,565 2,500

2,054 2,000

1,655 1,500

1,000

572 500 487 263 274 197 141 0 33 0 IFRC ICRC PNS Other RRCS Total

Income 2017–2018 Income 2018–2019

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