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Rwanda National Investment Trust Iterambere Fund is an open and balanced fund that caters for the wealth creation aspirations of Rwandans. Through the fund unit holders participate in the capital market and the returns from the investment assets are fully passed on to the unit holders, net of fees proportional to their holdings in the scheme. “This is an efficient investment avenue for people who have a medium to long term investment horizon and who may later wish to be avail with liquidity in case of need. I call upon all Rwandans to come and invest in the future of Rwanda...” A unit will be sold at Rwf100. 28 22 RNIT PRESIDENTIAL MONTH

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32 AIRTEL Adele Mukamusonera’s hope renewed through Airtel Touching Lives Initiative

34 ENGEN RWANDA sponsors 2016 Rwanda Mountain Gorilla rally

35 ENGEN Rwanda scoops best retail and distribution award in 2016 Expo Advertisers 36 HOW Mukabarisa used VisionFund loans to come out of poverty Rwanda Foam Limited 2 38 UAP Insurance Rwanda Eloquence in insurance, Turkish Airlines 3 DEVELOPMENT BANK OF RWANDA social services earns us 2016 2nd best exhibitor Airtel Rwanda 5 24 award Hotel Des Mille Collines 6 Akagera Business Group 8 7 EDITORIAL Investment in improved technologies crucial for success of manufacturing sector Safintra 9

10 BRALIRWA’S automated assembly line promises Konka Products 14, 15, 44, 45 increased production efficiency and safety Crown Paints 16

22 RNIT Iterambere Fund to boost saving and Grazia Apartments 17 investment for low income earners Sonarwa General Insurance 21

24 BRD stakeholders commit to increased Nakumatt Supermarket 27 agricultural financing Airtel Rwanda 33 30 URWEGO answers your FAQs on its New Treasury Century Real Estate 37 Department 54 A PIECE OF RWANDA UAP Insurance Group 39 Popconn Rwanda 42 Davis & Shirtliff 43 40 BRALIRWA Soft drinks plant scoops best Heineken Kwetu Residence Inn 47 plant Victoria Motors 49 46 KWETU Film School Building capacities for Rwanda’s film content developers Orchrard Cafe 52 Canaberra coffee shop 53 48 MOTORING The FUEL FILTER ZenRestaurants 53 50 UTB Pomp and spectacle as Miss, Mr. UTB 2016 Paint House 58 crowned Oriental Papyrus 59 ENGEN RWANDA 54 A PIECE OF RWANDA Angel Uwamahoro 34 TIGO Rwanda 60

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TEAM Investment in Albert Ndata Benigne Mugwaneza improved technologies Gahima Vital Hategekimana valens Himbana Alexandre crucial for success of manufacturing sector Ishimwe Yvonne Khellia Ingabire Manzi Joseph Matthew Rwahigi wanda’s vision emphasizes increased industrial production both quantitatively and Rumanzi Abraham qualitatively to significantly reduce imports and increase competitiveness of exports. Sharon Umunyana Towards this end, key policies and strategies have been implemented including the Shema Ignace R doing business reforms which simplify investment procedures. But as the government Shema Leonard continues to play its part in this worthwhile journey towards sustainable industrialization, it is only Sindayirwanya Isabelle responsible that manufacturers in the country invest in improved manufacturing technologies to Wakibi Geff ensure sustainability of their operations through efficient use of resources of for instance water Keith Ntagozera and energy, and standard quality assurance. A good case of a local manufacturer that has taken Mutabazi Jackson the necessary steps towards installing state-of the art technology is BRALIRWA. Rebero Daniel Over the past three years, this leading beverage manufacturer has injected substantial sums in its soft drinks and brewery plants particularly installing new state of the art technology to replace DESIGN & LAYOUT Dani K. and improve antediluvian ones. At both factories, automated assembly lines have been installed and with them so much has changed. Among other impacts, the new BRALIRWA assembly lines are praised for unprecedented efficient use of resources and high productivity. For instance, the PUBLISHED BY automated assembly line at the Gisenyi plant has significantly reduced water spillages ensuring Hope Magazine Ltd. that this scarce natural resource is efficiently and sustainably used. In addition, the reduced human interaction with the production process at the facility guarantees standardized quality products and promises to significantly eliminate workplace accidents that people operating the facility face. ADVERTISING & GENERAL INQUIRIES P.O. Box 6176 Kigali-Rwanda Similarly, the new technology used by the assembly line allows use of alternative energy sources +250 788 524189 like solar power to be installed as you will read inside the magazine in our feature on the facility. / +250 788 404138 Now, what BRALIRWA needs to invest in will be full utilization of technological possibilities allowed [email protected] by the new facility. For instance since it is possible for alternative energy sources such as solar to www.hope-mag.com be used, BRALIRWA can install these to reduce energy consumption and ensure environmentally friendly operations by cutting on the burning of hydrocarbons for energy. It is good BRALIRWA as a leading manufacturer has opened the way, others should follow suit, and why not, Rwanda COPYRIGHT 2013 is building for a sustainable future in which we all have a role to play for unless we standardize Reserved by Hope Magazine, and improve the quality of our products through use of high-tech equipment available today, a monthly Magazine is their market competitiveness will remain frail. published by Hope Magazine Limited. We appreciate your feedback. Please keep sending more on All rights reserved. [email protected] or visit www.hope-mag.com, to post your comment The opinions expressed in the on any published story. We shall pick it and respond to you asap! magazine are not necessarily those of the editors and publishers of Hope Magazine.

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BRALIRWA’s automated assembly line promises increased production efficiency and safety

ffSince 2013, Rwanda’s leading producer of beverages and the largest shareholder of the beverage market BRALIRWA has been making significant investments in its production facilities both for the soft drinks and beer plants in Kigali and Rubavu (Gisenyi) respectively.

he latest in these investments is the The first few minutes inside the facility are rather Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, and other neighbouring instalment of a brand new, state of the deafening like in any other industry with the clatter markets whose demand for Rwandan brands art automated assembly line at the of machinery as they move the bulk of beer that like Mutzig, Primus, Turbo King etc has been Gisenyi based brewery which is now flows from this brewery to only serve the local augmenting in the recent past. But once settled T already operational. Rwandan beverage market but also Easter D.R into the facility, falling in love with it is instant.

10 The movements of crates of empty beer bottles as thye arrive into the cleaning area and then bottles and crates are separated to go to different directions following through their various cycles of cleansing before they can be reunited clean, and filled with quality beer products ready to be shipped out to eager enthusiasts waiting in bars across Rwanda and the region. The cleaning process of the bottles is an immaculate and convincing one, ensuring that no probability of retaining contamination of any sort is given.

The bottles go through several compartments where they are washed with hot water and detergent, then leansed with clean water and into an inspection area. At the cleaning level and in all other levels of the production process, automated checks and balances remove all those bottles whose quality or the quality of their contents do not fit within set standards.

Bottles with cracks, water or any other liquids Commissioned into service early this year, and the region. Smoothly operating, lesser noise that may have been retained at the washing BRALIRWA’s automated assembly line at the and limited human interaction in its operation point are eliminated from the harmonious flow Gisenyi brewery has an installed capacity of except through computerised commands, the towards the filling level. Watching the machine outputting 40,000 and 35,000 beer bottles per new assembly line has brought procedures at work and the technical personnel feeding it with hour of 33cl and 50cl respectively. The increase the Gisenyi plant to international standard, commands and responding to notifications, there in terms of hourly output capacity if compared significantly limiting human error and reducing is little room that one will not be drawn into its to the old facilities is not very huge but the the possibility of occupational injury to the clatter amazed by the efficiency with which it efficiency that comes with the new automated 15 staff it employs. From observation of operates and of course the economic impact facility and the assurance of uncompromised the operation of the new assembly line and this standards to have on not just BRALIRWA quality standards is a great boost to BRALIRWA’s conversations with staff working at the facility, but Rwanda’s nascent manufacturing sector. capacity to satisfy the beer market in Rwanda the automated assembly line is a source of relief for technical staff operating the plant’s of the art equipment is on the lubrication of the On many occasions, the system would stop production lines. system which was one source of intermittent operating or several bottles would break as a headaches to technical staff operating the old result of increasing friction. With the new system Increased production efficiency facilities. however, this is a story of the past. Lubricants are splashed on where they are meant to be Regarding improved production efficiency, the first feature of the new production plant is that there is limited human interaction with the production cycle which in turn minimises the probability of making errors in the process.

From the loading of crates of empty bottles, cleaning, verification of bottle standards, through the whole bottling process, packaging and branding, and to the last phase of gathering full crates filled with Rwanda’s most popular beers, human involvement is only at the stage of loading crates of empty bottles onto the system’s conveyer and at the end when they crates now full with beer-carrying bottles are offload and readied to be transported to the brewery’s storage area and consequently to the consumer market.

The rest of the procedures are handled by an automated line, working on commands fed into the system by a highly skilled technical team. A good example of this highly automated state

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by specialised nozzles installed on the line ensuring that the gigantic robotic structure continues operation with minimal distractions. As a result of the reduced production downtime, there is founded optimism that the production capacity of the facility will be efficiently utilised. In the past, operators of the old assembly line note that there were times the machines stopped working for more than four hours as technicians worked to find out what fault in the system was causing trouble. Such downtimes explain why at some occasions, the beer supply especially during peak seasons of the year like in Christmas and New Festivities would be insufficient to meet the high seasonal demand.

The optimism that there will no longer be downtimes as a result of faults in the production line is premised on the fact that the assembly line generates notification alarms whenever there is a Reduction in risks to occupational injury person being in harm’s inside the production system fault, clearly detailing which area on the for the only time they are inside is when the system facility has a problem. This implies that Another area that the automated production line is not operating. Also, given the automatic cleaning time which would be spent identifying what has significantly impacted is the safety of personnel system of the assembly line, there is no longer need the cause of a system failure is has been that operate it. Severity, frequency and probability for staff to climb the gigantic robot to clean its various eliminated. This production efficiency of occupational injuries have been significantly features, which on old systems was a great cause is then reinforced by the efficient use reduced as staff at the facility shared. The most for injuries suffered. After 57 years of existence, the of utilities particularly water and the vivid testimony to the reduced risks to injury is the automated assembly line at the Gisenyi brewery is a reduced waste of beverage, both of which production lines Lock out tag out (LOTO) system which significant milestone that will certainly continue to represent a significant reduction in the requires that the whole system be fully closed for ensure that BRALIRWA stands as Rwanda’s leading cost of operating the beer assembly line. it to run. This literally eliminates the chances of any beverage producer.

BRALIRWA Ltd is a Rwandan company ABOUT BRALIRWA producing and selling beers and soft drinks. The Company beer portfolio includes Primus, Mützig, Guinness, Amstel and Turbo King produced in our Gisenyi brewery and Heineken beer which is imported. We produce Primus beer, our main brand since 1959 and our soft drinks plant started operating in 1974 in partnership with The Coca- Cola Company. We produce Coca-Cola brands; Coca-Cola, Fanta Orange and Fanta Citron, Fanta Fiesta, Sprite, Krest Tonic and own brand Vital’O.

The company was founded in 1957 with the construction of a brewery in Gisenyi, located at Lake Kivu. Since 1971, BRALIRWA Ltd is part of the internationally renowned Group Heineken which holds 75% of BRALIRWA Ltd shares while the 25% remaining shares are hold by independent shareholders. As a socially responsible company BRALIRWA Ltd supports a variety of projects from Education to Health and Environment.

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Prime minister Murekezi, minister Gatete, mayor of Kigali, governors and invited guests pose for a group photo afer the launch

RNIT Iterambere Fund to boost saving and investment for low income earners

he Fund will have RNIT as the investment manager; the National ffA new fund to promote financial inclusion Bank of Rwanda, as the custodian – to keep the scheme’s assets, targeting Rwandans especially those with low supervise and monitor the regulatory compliance of the Fund transactions on behalf of the unit holders – and Board of Trustees, earnings was launched the 12th July 2016 by T which will be responsible for overseeing its operations and the Rwanda National Investment Trust Ltd (RNIT), a benefits of the investors. In his opening remarks, the Minister of Finance and company that was established by the government Economic Planning (MINECOFIN), Claver Gatete said that the initiative is in line with the Government plans to reduce poverty through setting in hand a fast of Rwanda with an objective to promote the and sustainable development of capital markets and other related financial culture of saving among Rwandans. The launch services in the country.

was presided over by right HON. Prime Minister “This will help integrate the unbanked population into the banking sector,’ he Anastasi Murekezi in the presence of a number of added. “The fund will help promote domestic resource mobilization which invited guests including Governors, Ministers, the remains the biggest source of long-term financing for sustained growth, development and provision of public goods and services to Rwandans,” Gatete Mayor of the city of Kigali, and the Governor of said. He added that it is an investment vehicle where a pool of money put the National Bank of Rwanda. together from many investors who have the same investment objectives will enable them to directly participate in the market through a systematically directed approach of the fund manager (RNIT Ltd).

22 MAY 2016 ISSUE 64 He called upon Rwandans to respond positively we continue saving our economic development Rwf100. However, the minimum investment in to the fund and said, “The scheme is open for will always shine, he noted. Gashugi Andre, CEO the Fund is Rwf2, 000 and there is no ceiling for investment to Rwandans within and out of the RNIT thanked the government for the continued investments. It will be working with commercial country, East African Community nationals and support to Rwandans on issues of saving. “Today banks and stockbrokers in a bid to help international investors within the acceptable we are launching our first product, initiated investors. The Fund has two options: income legal framework. In his speech Rwanda’s by the government and intended to promote option (with minimum investment of Rwf100, Premier Mr. Anastasi Murekezi, who graced financial inclusion and increase savings and 000) and Growth option (minimum investment the ceremony as guest of honor said the investments for Rwandans,” he said. RNIT of Rwf2, 000), with no maximum limit.Income is initiative has been timely when Rwandans need Iterambere Fund is an open and balanced fund distributed depending on the investors’ options. to embrace the culture of saving as a means that caters for the wealth creation aspirations Those who choose the growth option are not of fighting poverty. “When people put money of Rwandans. Through the fund unit holders entitled to income distribution and the income together, it becomes easy and fast for them participate in the capital market and the returns earned from investments of such unit holdings to save enough for future investments and from the investment assets are fully passed on would automatically be re-invested by the Fund. this is likely to increase the speed of national to the unit holders, net of fees proportional to development,” he noted. their holdings in the scheme. Those who choose income option will receive their respective income distribution. According “We are fast as far as development is concerned “This is an efficient investment avenue for to Gashugi, investors also have the right to but we need to be even faster, it is now time people who have a medium to long term withdraw their invested money any time they for the government to open the fund to all investment horizon and who may later wish want based on their needs. However, he added, Rwandans, an opportunity for them to put to be avail with liquidity in case of need. I call “The longer you leave your money invested, the into practice the saving culture,” he said. His upon all Rwandans to come and invest in the greater the opportunity for wealth creation as Excellency the President Paul Kagame says if future of Rwanda,” he said. A unit will be sold at the money is put to use to earn more money”.

L-R, Claver Gatete prime minister Anastase Murekezi and Gashugi Andre Minister Gatete, Premire Murekezi and ceo Gashugi share during the launch

About Rwanda National Investment Trust Limited RNIT is an independent asset management company established by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN) with the aim of promoting the assets (fund) management industry. It is in line with the objective of the government of Rwanda of promoting the culture of saving by designing products that suit the various investment needs of the people and further developing the capital market.

Minister Gatete and CEO RNIT during a press conference after the launch

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AFRACA CONFERENCE BRD, stakeholders commit to increased agricultural financing

ff As part of efforts to commercialize the agricultural sector, the Development processing and linking farmers to the Bank of Rwanda (BRD) along with other markets so as to be able to produce for rural agricultural finance players agreed market demands. “It is therefore imperative to extend more credit facilities to the to have an efficient mode of financing for the sector. The resolution was reached during sector where best practices are identified and the African Rural and Agricultural Credit replicated. Association (AFRACA) conference that took place in Kigali early this month.

CEO, Alex Kanyankole speaking at the AFRACA conference this month he AFRACA in partnership with the BRD, the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (Minagri) and Access to one of the biggest employers in many African T Finance Rwanda (AFR) organized the countries, feeding the populations; it is for International Conference on Best Practices in Rural these fundamental reasons that governments, and Agricultural Finance at the Marriot Hotel Kigali commercial banks, insurance companies, NGOs from 1st to 3rd August. Experts and practitioners and civil society organizations need to continue A participant takes in some of the best in rural agricultural finance agreed to come up with working together and to always ensure that the practices that were shared in agricultural financing during the AFRACA conference best ways of enabling farmers access finance, entire agricultural sector is working efficiently,” increase production and cutting down the cost of he said. production in agriculture. The meeting here in Kigali to share best Kanyankole added that some of the key success practices is a development opportunity for Alex Kanyankole, the Chief Executive Officer of BRD factors of the sector include financing of the us all and I would therefore like to thank the while delivering opening key note address noted various agricultural activities such as the AFRACA secretariat for providing this noble that Agriculture continues to play a key role in the acquisition of improved seeds, mechanization, opportunity,” he said. lives of many Africans. “Agriculture continues to be harvesting, post-harvest handling, agro-

Access to Finance Rwanda's Technical Director Ms. Judith Agoga Acon (2nd from left) enjoys a light moment during the AFRACA Conference held at the Kigali Dr Usman M. BUGAJE from Nigeria was one of the participant of the conference. Marriot Hotel last month

24 MAY 2016 ISSUE 64 Saleh Usman Gashua, Secretary General of AFRACA also noted that there are many reasons as to why rural agricultural development finance is important. “Agriculture is the only sector which affects all; everyone is a stakeholder, unless there is anyone who doesn’t eat. About 60 to 70 per cent of our populations are involved in one way or another in the agricultural value chain. “Less than five per cent of us have access to formal agricultural finance which is really very unfortunate which is why we are here,” he said. “The issue of access to finance has been a big problem and we are here to see how we can reverse the situation.” Delegates at the ongoing AFRACA conference pose for a group photo

Policymakers laud AFRACA conference financial services and other innovations such as agency banking. “All these are creating Monique Nsanzabaganwa, Vice Governor of proximity in providing financial services. the National Bank of Rwanda said, as a Central However, we still have a gap in the actual Bank and Rwanda in general, they were happy to usage of financial instruments which is have access to the important knowledge sharing low,” she said. Talking of agricultural sector, and networking event to discuss agriculture Nsanzabaganwa said formal lending programs financing and the rural economy. “Today, in are mainly through the SACCCOs and are now Rwanda, we have made tremendous progress at 6% up from 1% 10 years ago in Rwanda. as regards financial inclusion. “This conference was important for us because I Participants at the AFRACA conference pay attention during the event held at the Kigali Marriot Hotel

hat to the best use,” she said. Gerardine Mukeshimana, the minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources said that given that most of the African countries’ workforce is employed in the agricultural sector, there is need to have an integrated and prosperous sector by transforming from subsistence farming to innovation-driven and market-oriented farming. “The potential impact of agricultural transformation in Africa can be seen Minister of Agriculture and Animal by the fact that 60% of arable land is producing A participant shares his views on best practices on Resources, Ms. Geraldine Mukeshimana makes agriculture financing during the AFRACA conference her remarks during the AFRACA conference only 10% of the global agricultural output.

This tells us that we need to have a private-sector We are talking of around 11% of the population believe we can learn from best practices; so led agricultural sector which can be done by who are excluded from financial services. “We that what works elsewhere can be implemented addressing critical constraints of financing critical have reached there by focusing on key policies or adapted in other areas. “Governments are agricultural value chains,” she closed. Judith Agoga such as forming and strengthening savings and pushing millions of dollars in this sector and as Acon, the Technical Director of Access to Finance credit cooperatives and also having mobile policy makers we need to know how to manage t Rwanda (AFR), noted that most lenders are yet to begin trusting farmers under the pretext that the sector is too risky. “I hope the government continues putting in place measures that will end this,” she said. While closing the conference Nsanzabaganwa called on financiers to overcome the fear of risk while financing the agricultural sector.

“Agriculture should not be thought of as a risky business. We should know how to deal with risk management instead of risk avoidance. I see global brands that are in this sector and are making a lot of money. We need to collaborate, coordinate and come up with innovations to harness that potential including using technology,” she said. Kanyankole revealed that BRD will, in the next five years, After discussing agricultural financing for the better part of invest Rwf 80 billion to support agro-processing the conference, the participants went on a field visit to Nyanza in the Southern Province on the third day industries and post-harvest loss management.

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Alex Kanyankore(CEO of BRD) ,Dr Geraldine Mukeshimana Hon. Minister of agriculture and animal resources during the confernce.

Some traditional dance entertainment was provided for BNR Vice Governor, Monique Nsanzabaganwa the visiting participants during the three-day meeting makes her remarks this morning

Alex Kanyankore, CEO of BRD giving a welcome address Some of the delegates of the AFRACA conference pose as he opened the day one confrence , 1st August 2016. for a group photo as the event progressed

BRD's Kanyankole makes his key note opening speech this morning at the AFRACA conference Delegates at the ongoing AFRACA conference pose for a group photo

The officials from different countries had time to also share what they The delegates also visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial Site could do to improve agricultural financing

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Pictorial Highlighting the President's monthly activities Presidential Month undertaken in and outside the country

1. President Kagame hosted the 27th African Union 4. President Kagame presided over closing of 6. President Kagame attended the Regional Summit Summit | Kigali, 17-18 July 2016 Itorero Indangamirwa IX | Gabiro, 19 July 2016 on Counter Terrorism | Kampala, 4 July 2016

2. Kagame opened the 13th Ordinary Session of 5. President Kagame and First Lady Jeannette 7. President Kagame and First Lady Jeannette CISSA Conference | Kigali, 4 August 2016 Kagame received Israeli Prime Minister, Kagame visit a smart classroom and laboratory Benjamin Netanyahu and wife Sara Netanyahu at the school provided as part of Rweru model 3. President Kagame hosted the African Union State who were in Rwanda on a one day official visit | village as part of the 22nd Liberation Day Banquet | Kigali, 17 July 2016 Kigali, 6 July 2016 celebrations | Rweru, 4 July 2016 8. President Kagame officiated at the 3rd Graduation Ceremony of the University of Rwanda | Kigali, 29 July 2016 9. President Kagame chaired the Smart Africa Board Meeting in Kigali, 18 July 2016

10. President Kagame received credentials of new envoys. Ambassador Bruce Rata Shepherd of New Zealand presents credentials to President Kagame | Kigali, 11 July 2016

11. President Kagame Inaugurated the Kigali Convention Centre | Kigali, 8 July 2016

12. President Kagame received Malala Yousafzai | Kigali, 13 July 2016

13. President Kagame received Carnegie Mellon president, Subra Suresh | Kigali, 23 June 2016 Urwego answers your FAQs on its New Treasury Department

ff Since the formation of its exciting Treasury department early this year, people’s bank Urwego Opportunity Bank this month took it upon itself to attend to the different queries about the department.

o start with, the treasury depart- them to customers in form of loans. But every are usually hard for them to understand ment of a bank is responsible for deposit isn’t issued as a loan because some yet as a bank we aim at serving all kinds of balancing and managing the daily money has to remain for people to transact. people. Therefore, as a treasury, we always cash flow and liquidity of funds Most of the time, the deposits come at a go and look out for people and inform them within the bank. The department cost therefore they have to be utilized in a of investment opportunities where they can Talso handles the bank's investments in se- profitable way which is why our treasury invest their money, compare the returns curities, foreign exchange, asset/liability department was formed. We want to make compared to their other businesses and management and cash instruments. RICHARD sure that our clients’ money is invested in invest. There could be a government paper NGABONZIZA, the Head of the new Treasury profitable avenues. that can earn you an interest of 12% per year department at Urwego talked to HOPE MAG- for three to five years and if you feel that you AZINE to give an insight into how it operates. Besides, the bank not only trades with people are earning less than that, this could be an . Below are the excerpts; in the country but also those abroad so there is avenue for you to invest in. always need to convert a country’s currency to another’s currency to make sure that When it comes to international trade, when ƒ ƒBriefly tell us how the Treasury people settle their payments. As a bank, we someone wants to import goods from outside department works need to ensure that people are able to bring in the country, we would first educate the client foreign currency into the country or get it to on the prevailing exchange rate, then after A bank from the old times is an institution buy items outside the country. Therefore we receiving the bank address of the person the that collects deposits from clients and lends look at the deposit side and foreign exchange client wants to send money to, we use the them to customers in form of loans. But every sides of the market as a treasury department.. bank swift code to communicate between deposit isn’t issued as a loan because some our correspondent bank and the client’s money has to remain for people to transact. ƒ ƒOf what value are Urwego’s treasury correspondent bank. Most of the time, the deposits come at a activities? cost therefore they have to be utilized in a Once the transfer is authorized and goes profitable way which is why our treasury For example, if a client has money and they through, there is a print out that we give department was formed. want to use it in the next three months to a to the client to show the supplier so that year, they can come and deposit it with us they are assured that money has been ƒ ƒWe want to make sure that our clients’ as fixed deposit where we agree the terms transferred.Therefore we help people to money is invested in profitable avenues. and interest rates because the money will be settle their international bills, invoices and used by us until the client really needs it. A any other payments. All they need is to have A bank from the old times is an institution client may find it hard to invest in government an account with sufficient funds with us and that collects deposits from clients and lends treasury bills or bonds because these terms give us the addresses of those to receive the

A client may find it hard to invest in government treasury bills or bonds because these terms are usually hard for them to understand yet as a bank we aim at serving all kinds of people. Therefore, as a treasury, we always go and look out for people and inform them of investment opportunities where they can invest their money, compare the returns compared to their other businesses and invest.

30 MAY 2016 ISSUE 64 funds.Another scenario is if there is a person weeks thereby creating an artificial demand ƒ ƒHow do you work to ensure that dollars from outside Rwanda who wants to invest which leads to even faster depreciation. This are put to good use? in Rwanda or buy treasury bills or bonds, is why the central bank ensures that people they can come to us and we advise them on are educated and don’t panic because it is When someone wants to do a transfer, we transferring the funds here. As soon as their through panicking that you create artificial cannot do it until they show us a proforma bank transfers the money we are notified and demand for something you will use in three invoice from their supplier. Given that the credit the money to their account here.It can to four months or a year. There is a law that central bank intervenes in the forex market be an account of any currency, from dollars to was passed recently where every contract in once or twice a week by selling dollars Rwandan francs. Depending on the currency Rwanda has to be invoiced in Rwandan francs. to commercial banks, we have to see the of the funds a client is receiving, we can also proforma invoices sent by the clients. agree on a favorable exchange rate. A common example was of the landlords of houses and buildings who used to invoice For example if you want to import sugar from ƒ ƒHow do you deal with exchange rate their tenants in dollars. They were doing this Zambia, you have to show me the proforma fluctuations? because they knew the dollar value keeps on invoice from the Zambian seller after which going up so in reality the rent value was also I will send it to the central bank for approval before transferring the money directly to Being a market-driven economy, the foreign increasing.This would prompt their tenants the supplier.It has to be a genuine business exchange market is driven by demand and to go to the market to look for dollars while enterprise. As for family and friends, we don’t supply. The Rwandan franc depreciating at the same time there were importers who control it in the same way given that they means that there has been higher demand wanted to import raw materials for their always send small amounts of money which compared to the offers. One can keep their factory and thus would see themselves fight although could be in small amounts could be dollars today and sell at a higher price for the few dollars in the market. dangerous if done very often by many people. tomorrow. But we say there is no need to do that. Of course, whoever was willing to pay more ƒ ƒConclusion would get the dollars. The needs were entirely If you came to me and told me you wanted different. While the tenants wanted to pay Our goal is to serve the underprivileged to buy US dollars in three months, I would rent, the importers wanted dollars for a but people also need to know that Urwego use a simple formula which checks the dollar greater need which would see them pay has a license to operate as a commercial deposit rate today and gives me an estimate of more taxes and employ more people thus banking institution which is why we are now how much it would be in three months. We do developing the economy. This is what the reaching out to commercial banking clients it this way because people may see the dollar government is trying to avoid by ensuring for any service they require from one. We are appreciating today and rush to buy them in people are getting dollars for genuine different ethical wise and are the best people fear of buying them expensively after a few reasons. you can deal with.

www.hope-mag.com 31 Adele Mukamusonera’s hope renewed through Airtel Touching Lives Initiative

ffKigali, Rwanda. July, 2016 – Adele Mukamusonera a resident of a rural suburb at Mont Kigali, is one of the Rwandans who was lucky to any normal person”, Adele Mukamusonera said survive the genocide and still deals with the wounds that arose from excitedly. Airtel touching lives also visited the the genocide against the Tutsi. family of Jean De Dieu & Mukampabuka Rusi a resident of Kicukiro district, Gatenga Sector, Nyarurama. The Jean De Dieu family has four children of which two (boy and a girl) are disabled. The girl cannot walk, sit or even speak, neither can the boy talk nor sit. “At 6 months old his son became sick. He would fall down every time he tried to sit down like any other children. I started to realize he was suffering from mental illness. The Doctors said that due to lack of oxygen at birth he ended up with this condition”, sadly tells Mukampabuka.

“It is a challenge when you have children living with disability. My wife and I are limited, one of us has to look for a job while the other stays to look after the children”, says Jean De Dieu. Amidst years of hardships Jean De Dieu and family saw the light at the end of the tunnel when Airtel Touching lives yesterday renewed hope for his family by offering ADELE Mukamusonera on the Touching to pay for school fees at Inkuru Nziza Ortopedic Lives being congratulated by the host of Airtel Touching Lives show, Lilliane

uring the genocide Adele contracted HIV through Drape. She was raped by a number of people, including children, she says. Adele goes ahead to narrate her sad story mentioning that she was thrown in a pit Mukampabuka Rusi with her husband Emotional Adele Jean De Dieu and their child who lives with Mukamusonera tell latrine with her son on her disability on Airtel touching lives show his sad story back and forced to remove all her cloths before she was raped. “I had him (his son) on my back. When care of her needs besides sheltering her with her Hospital where children with disabilities can study they got us, I put him on my chest and they threw 80 years old mother. Nonetheless living on one and get treatment including Kinesitherapy. Among us in the pit latrine. My arm got burnt, but we did meal of porridge a day, she dreamt to have her other benefits, Airtel Touching lives offered not die. I managed to get out of the latrine with my own house and have a decent meal like any other a bicycle designed especially for the disabled son and we went back home. When I got home I normal family one day. Adele’s dreams were children to help their son move from one place took my son Gilbert to my mother and went down yesterday answered through Airtel’s touching to another. Additionally, Jean De Dieu and family the road to find something to eat. As I reached lives initiative that aired on Television Rwanda were offered a small business that will add value the second road they (genocidaires) found me, (TVR) as the first beneficiary of the initiative since to their daily lives. asked me to remove my cloths and started to it launched this year in April. throw stones at me”, narrates Mukamusonera Airtel Rwanda Managing Director Michael Adjei Airtel Rwanda Touching Lives experience rewards Nii Boye also commented that “There are a lot “I was raped by three men and the fourth one people who have gone the extra mile to make life of people that need the society’s help to live to was a child of 7 years. My dad was nearby being better not only for themselves, but everyone. “I see another day, which is why we are going on to bitten as they tortured me. At some point he said cannot believe this, I did not think there are still reward those that need our assistance”. The Airtel they should kill him instead of me being killed”, people out there that cared for each other the Touching Lives Initiative will be airing two stories added Mukamusonera with tears rolling down the way I have been cared for. I have always dreamt per episode on TVR at 7:30pm and Tuesdays on left cheek. Her family around her could not take of owning my own house and a decent meal like TV1 at 6:30pm for 11 weeks.

32 MAY 2016 ISSUE 64 Airtel Rwanda partners with Western Union to ease money transfers for Rwandans across the world ffCustomers will receive the money at no cost. ffAirtel Money subscribers to pick up Western Union Money Transfers to their mobile wallets

irtel Rwanda has signed a partnership agreement with Western Union, one of the world’s leaders of remittances, to ease international money transfers to Rwandans from across the globe. Airtel Money subscribers in Rwanda can now receive money Athrough Western Union at no cost. The subscribers will be able to pick their money at any Airtel Money agent or withdraw the money from an ATM machine, 24 hours a day. In the past, money sent via Western Union needed to find a bank or Western Union Agent to withdraw the funds, often spending a lot of time in the queue. Mr. Michael Adjei, Managing Director said; “This is a transformative development in the area of international funds transfers given that customers will save both time and money.” With proximity to mobile money agents, people can easily access and transact with mobile money services. Receiving money on one’s Airtel Money account through Western Union gives the receiver the freedom to access it at any given time. This will be a secure option as it reduces the risks associated with carrying cash.

Molly Shea, Senior Vice President in charge of Digital for MAAE: ( Middle East, Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe ) Region in Western Union said; “Western Union continues to grow its reach across Africa, while delivering an exceptional experience across retail and mobile platforms, allowing customers to conveniently and reliably move money. Western Union is delighted to work with Airtel Rwanda, as both companies are focused on making the lives of customers better.” In the case of foreign exchange and currency fluctuations, the receiver will receive the same amount of money that will have been sent by the sender. On receiving the message from the sender, the receiver may then pick up the transfer directly into his or her mobile wallet.

About the Western Union consumers and businesses with fast, reliable over 100,000 ATMs and kiosks, and included and convenient ways to send and receive the capability to send money to over one billion money around the world, to send payments and accounts. In 2015, The Western Union Company The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) is a to purchase money orders. As of December completed 262 million consumer-to-consumer leader in global payment services. Together 31, 2015, the Western Union, Vigo and Orlandi transactions worldwide, moving $82 billion of with its Vigo, Orlandi Valuta, Pago Facil and Valuta branded services were offered through principal between consumers, and 508 million Western Union Business Solutions branded a combined network of over 500,000 agent business payments. For more information, visit payment services, Western Union provides locations in 200 countries and territories and www.westernunion.com

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www.hope-mag.com 33 Engen sponsors 2016 Rwanda Mountain Gorilla rally

Managing Director said motor sports, especially the rally are an important sport for the Engen marketing strategy, the main reason why they always sponsor the event and actively take part in its organization every year. “We believe that we should not under estimate motor sport, es- pecially the Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally in the nation’s growth as it plays a critical role in the development of tomorrow’s achievers and the dynamic young people,” she told Hope Magazine.

Rwanda's Gakwaya, fourth in the rally sprints during the superstage in Amahoro Stadium on the first day of the rally

ffLeading fuel marketer, Engen Rwanda sponsored this year’s Rwanda

Mountain Gorilla that also saw its main sponsored car emerge an JC Gakwaya arrives for servicing at Engen Kicukiro station impressive fourth in the competitive rally.

Engen Team ready for the circuit at Amahoro Stadium

“We have been sponsoring rallies in Africa; in South Africa, Zambia and Tanzania because we believe there is a direct correlation between the sport and our business as a fuel service provider that supplies quality fuels and tyres and the Ms. Doukoure flags off Burundii's best service. They need our support and we will Bukera at the start of this year's rally always be there to support them,” she explained. in Kigali's Amahoro National Stadium Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally is the fifth round of the African Rally Championship calendar, and there are two more rounds left, namely Uganda he three-day FIA Africa Rally Champion- ship rally, which ended on August 15th, and Madagascar. had its flagging off of the cars and su- per sprint stage held at the Amahoro Out of 24 cars that started the three-day event, National Stadium in Kigali on the first only 12 finished the race, with most competitors dayT of the event and competitive stages in Nya- bowing out on a grueling second day. Burundian mata, Bugesera District in the Eastern Province. driver Valery Bukera won his first Rwanda Engen Rwanda sponsored all the fuel used by Mountain Gorilla Rally title with Zambian rally the 24 cars that raced in the event, among which champion Muna Singh Jr. finishing second included a car driven by Jean Claude Gakwaya, on Sunday at Golden Tulip Hotel in Nyamata. who led the Rwandan team and emerged fourth Rwanda’s Gakwaya finished fourth with a time in the competition, providing them diesel, engine of 02:01:27 and was the only Rwandan to finish oils, vouchers and tyres. Speaking at the start Sarah Doukoure, Engen Rwanda Managing in top ten while Uganda had the highest number of the rally, Sarah Doukoure, the Engen Rwanda Director speaks at the rally event of riders in top ten (five).

34 MAY 2016 ISSUE 64 design of our stand which was in the form of a petrol station. Obviously it wasn’t a full-size petrol station but we put our branding similar to that of a petrol station and I also believe the team attended well to the clients and marketed our products well,” she explained. She noted that explaining petroleum products to clients isn’t as Engen Rwanda scoops easy as selling a product off-the shelf due to their varying technical aspects. “There is a technical expertise that it comes with and the team was best retail and distribution trained well to be able to convince customers.

We explained to people and created an interest award in 2016 Expo in them about the different products we have.” Ms. Doukoure noted that the Expo this year was an ideal platform for them to market Engen’s products, especially those that they had previously launched but weren’t getting the right ffDoing one’s best to impress more than 20,000 people visiting your exposure. “The Expo was the right platform for stand every day of the week isn’t an easy feat. But with the best team, us to launch them and we also had a promotion products and sales service, it isn’t impossible. for our customers. The promotion was, if a client bought five liters of any Engen product, they would get a free liter of our already mixed coolant. It’s a coolant that is pre-mixed and can be used in any type of car,” she explained.

About Engen Engen is an Africa-based oil marketing company focusing on the downstream refined petroleum products and related businesses with a presence in 17 African countries. Engen commenced operations in Rwanda in November 2008 acquiring the assets of TOTAL and thus becoming one of the market leaders in the Rwandan petroleum business. This acquisition complemented Engen footprint in the region with existing interests in neighboring countries; Tanzania, Kenya, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Engen MD, Ms Sarah Doukoure receives the Certificate of Appreciation from P.S.F CEO, Stephen Ruzibiza at the Expo

his is what the team at Rwanda’s leading at the Expo to the award, with its fuel marketer, Engen Rwanda had to do Managing Director, Ms. Sarah Doukoure in order to scoop the best retail and commending the outstanding efforts distribution award of the just-concluded of her staff which complemented the 2016 Rwanda International Trade Fair impressive petrol station design of T(Expo). The firm, which was also a Silver Sponsor their stand to getting the award. “What of the 16-day event, beat other retail exhibitors enabled us to win the award was the

Some of Engen's engine lubricants displayed during this year's Expo

The company is excited about Rwanda’s fast growing economy and expansion of the energy sector and continues to invest to deliver high quality products and services. The Rwanda power supply program is one of the most ambitious in the region and Engen is proud to be part of this progress by providing a full range of lubricant products across the entire energy value chain. ƒ ƒEngen, with us you are number one

Designed Engen Rwanda stand

www.hope-mag.com 35 How Mukabarisa used VisionFund loans to come out of poverty

ffMukabarisa Daria born in 1958 has four children, 3 girls and a boy. Daria resides in Bugesera district, Ruhuha sector in the eastern region of Rwanda. Two of her children have completed university and the other two are still pursuing their first degrees. Mukabalisa poses at the door of her guest house

The hall was used by VFC to meet its clients in 2014 Mukabarisa (R) poses with her daughter Umubyeyi (L) at her restaurant

She struggled to pick up the pieces and this was opened up a small restaurant business. Since a huge hurdle for her to jump. In the year 2000, then she has taken out six loans and she is hugely Mukabarisa together with some members of successful. All the last three loans she has taken her community formed a group and approached out are worth Rwf 1.5 million ($ 2,300). The VFC to acquire their first loan. She slowly began restaurant is operating really well, on top of doing a business, it was a struggle but eventually that, she runs a guest house and a conference in 2009, she graduated to take out her first room. Mukabarisa is also highly respected in the individual loan worth 600.000 Frw $ 900 and community since she has given employment to the locals and they have seen her start from scratch- alone and as a woman, it is never easy especially since she has children she had to take through school.

Her daughter Arlette Umubyeyi says that she Their house after the loans is proud of her mother and she has learned from her that hard work eventually pays off. She helps in the running the day to day of the ukabarisa is so proud of her business.Mukabarisa gives credit to VFC for the children and she states that loans they provide to people like her and she they bring her joy. However adds that such loan transforms their dreams life has not been a straight road into reality and they are able to live a successful for her, in 1994 she thought she life wherever they are. She advises people not Mwould never recover and wondered how life to let past circumstances hold them down but would go on without her beloved husband who always remember to be prayerful in their day was killed during the genocide. Their house before the VFC loans today lives.

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For more information, please call: 073400215 or 0734000211 Let and managed by Century Real Estate were to explain about all our products, giving out brochures,” she added. This year’s Expo was the UAP Insurance Rwanda 19th of its kind and took place from Wednesday 27th July, 2016 and ended on Thursday 11th August 2016 at the Magerwa, Gikondo expo grounds. UAP Eloquence in insurance, social services Insurance Rwanda were Gold sponsors of the annual event.Ms. Mukakibibi explained that every nd year they introduce new benefits on their existing earns us 2016 2 best exhibitor award products which they promote among their clients. “For example today, we have the UAP Akanigi for women and probably next year we will have another product/benefit for another category of people,” she explained. She noted that the fair created an avenue for them to showcase their products as well as networking opportunities. The products they specifically promoted during the fair included;

ƒ ƒUAP Akanigi which is an innovative product designed and inspired on women’s needs and challenges regarding technical car assistance in several circumstances. The product targets women clients owning cars for private use only.

ƒ ƒUAP Mashariki a comprehensive East Africa cover for customers frequently driving in the region. The cover will compete with traditional motor cover with geographical limit of Rwanda, requiring extension of East Africa. UAP staff pose for a photo with their certificate at the just concluded 2016 Expo

It was joy and celebrations at the UAP Insurance Rwanda stand as the leading insurance services provider emerged the second best insurance and social services exhibitor at the recently concluded Rwanda International Trade Fair (Expo 2016).

The diligent UAP staff await clients at their stand during the Expo UAP Rwanda stand at the just concluded 2016 trade fair

Service Manager at UAP ƒ ƒUAP Icyashara Retail Business product Insurance Rwanda told One comprehensive insurance cover for small Hope Magazine shortly businesses; shops, salons, restaurants … covering after being handed losses and damages caused by fire, disasters and the award that they burglary were happy to win the prize, emphasizing they really deserved ƒ ƒUAP Livestock A Livestock Mortality Cover it because they have against losses due to accidental death, terminal been focusing on the diseases, emergency slaughter on advice of a best customer service recognized veterinary surgeon and theft of standards and followed livestock in raising units or paddocks. their brand guidelines in UAP Rwanda's head setting up their stand. The livestock covered include dairy cattle, of customer care beef cattle, poultry pigs, sheep and goats. The “We were focused firm also took the Expo as an opportunity to in everything we did introduce its new brand, which is UAP Rwanda hanks to its innovative products such as and were passionate about our work. Our team after it re-branded from UAP Insurance Rwanda UAP Akanigi, UAP Mashariki, UAP Icyashara was always on time and served our customers last year. UAP Insurance Rwanda committed and UAP Agriculture Solutions, and an well,” she said. “I can say that among our selling to strengthening its relationship with the event T outstanding sales team, the company, channels, we had what we call a Direct Sales organizers, the Private Sector Federation (PSF) fended off competition from other firms to Force who were a team of five going around the and create room for the UAP Insurance brand achieve the feat. Claudine Mukakibibi, Customer entire Expo area to meet people wherever they engagement with the PSF Golden Circle Members.

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BRALIRWA Soft drinks plant scoops best Heineken plant of the year 2015 award

Dedication and commitment of staff to ensuring quality identified as among factors for winning the award. Staff and management take a group photo in celebration

Each year, a competitive process to select the best plant within the Heineken Group is conducted and for the year 2015, BRALIRWA’s soft drinks plant in Kigali scooped this highly coveted award.

aking this award is a stamp to the quality confidence that the group believes in not only the not failed to utilize the state of the art production of not only BRALIRWA’s end products Rwandan beverage sector but also the country facilities on which the company has spent over but also of all other processes including as a whole. “It is not the first time we have won US$40 million worth of investment over the past human resource skills and capability, this award, and it certainly will not be the last three years. The award is part of the return on environmental friendly and sustainable as we continue to innovate and improve our investment for BRALIRWA and an indication of Toperations among other standards evaluated services and procedures. Nonetheless, winning the dedication and commitment of staff to giving by the Heineken Group within its various plants. such a highly competitive award, that is sought the best to Rwandan consumers. Regarding the The award was given to BRALIRWA through a after by all Heineken Group’s beverage plant’s significant sums Heineken Group has injected into competitive process involving close to 40 other in Africa is a great achievement on our part.” its Rwandan operations over the last three years, Heineken Group plants in Africa. Speaking during BRALIRWA’s brewery in Gisenyi was the Heineken Hall reiterated that is a demonstration of their an event to celebrate the tremendous feat at Group’s best plant of the year in 2011. For this confidence in Rwanda’s present and future. “We the plant, an elated Jonathan Hall, BRALIRWA’s achievement, Mr. Hall had his staff at the Kigali have invested in Rwanda’s future and well knowing Managing Director, said the award is a vote of based soft drink’s plant to thank who he said had that it is going to pay off,” he echoed.

40 “Bralirwa has been investing in new equipment and a few months ago the firm launched its new plastic packaging line so there are now 15 PET products in the market, which means that the business has become more complex and sophisticated and demands more from our machines and people. It will be extremely challenging for us to maintain that number one position but I am definitely sure that we will be number one in the near future,”

Jonathan Hall (L) Sander Bokelman (R)and staff celebrate the best plant of the year award

What areas did the Award consider? group’s operations and on which BRALIRWA scored packaging line at the right time. We run this plant convincingly. “We improved a lot with regards at 40,000 bottles per hour so we have to be very To win the award, a number of parameters were to efficient consumption of utilities,” Bokelman fast, meaning every department has to be at its evaluated including the plant’s operational explained. For instance, water usage compared to best all the time,” he noted. efficiency, environmental friendliness and quality. the past reduced and given its scarcity, it is a very important environmental friendliness parameter With regards to the quality standards, the score Maintaining the award was at more than 99% thanks to the most recent for the award. Bokelman further noted that there investments in among others the automation of the has been significant reduction in electricity and Bokelman noted that maintaining the award will packaging line which certainly eliminates human thermal energy consumption in production thanks be challenging but was confident they will do errors that compromise quality. “This is not only to the new equipment and efficiency of the people it again in the near future. “Bralirwa has been one of the best Coca-Cola plants in Africa but in the running the site. investing in new equipment and a few months ago World” BRALIRWA’s top manager revealed adding the firm launched its new plastic packaging line that “it should be a source of pride for the whole “People running the plant have more skills to do so there are now 15 PET products in the market, country and more reason to continue enjoying our faster changeover of the packaging lines which if which means that the business has become more soft and alcoholic beverages”. you do in a day enables us to produce more than complex and sophisticated and demands more what we did before.” He added, “We have also from our machines and people. It will be extremely On areas that saw BRALIRWA scoop the award, improved tremendously on quality hence the high challenging for us to maintain that number one the Technical Director Sander Bokelman explained 99% score during the evaluations for the award on position but am definitely sure that we will be that in addition to investment in new state of this parameter.” As for safety, the plant reportedly number one in the near future,” he closed. the art equipment especially the automated experienced zero accidents in the past two years. assembly line, the milestone resulted from Challenging the company’s brewery in the significant improvements in the knowledge and “The award is a weighted average of all the Rwanda’s Western Province district of Rubavu skills of the plant’s human resource particularly aspects. Our Operations Performance Indicator (formerly Gisenyi) to win the next prize, Hall said, the supply chain department which as a result (OPI) shows us how efficient we are working, by “We have also invested over US$ 100 million in made the production and logistics units’ work not only looking at how good our packaging lines the Gisenyi plant and certainly given input from swifter and seamless. Also, the award evaluated and operators are but also taking into account all our colleagues at the facility, we can maintain environmental friendliness and sustainability our inputs. Also the logistics team behind it has our standard as the best plant in the Heineken which is equally a strong efficiency point within the to make sure that we have the right bottles on the Group by taking the next award.”

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Kwetu Film School Building capacities for Rwanda’s film content developers

ff Film industry is one of the biggest in leisure and the entertainment world. The nascent film industry in Rwanda is beginning to blossom and a number of players have come up to support it thus. A sustainable film industry in Rwanda can only be supported by a ƒ ƒWho are the target group and what does Kwetu have strong and sustainable capacity building mechanism in creating Film Content Providers in store for these future film developers? with a spirit of creativity and entrepreneurship. Nkurunziza: Students that have successively completed “O” and ‘A’ levels, graduates from colleges and universities and professionals of has also got scholarships for students who show any kind are our major target groups. As for the potential to excel but have difficulties with funding Target Groups, KFI is creating various programs their training. targeting different segments of the population. This summer we had a pilot program for teenagers on ƒ ƒWhat is the financial cost of taking up courses at holidays to learn about film and photography. We Kwetu Film School? are also in the process of creating new courses to fit both individual working professionals as well as Enoch: Today, the 3-month ‘Fast Track Filmmaker’ marketing departments of private companies and course costs Rwf 320 000. That is 20 000 RWF even public institutions who see the need to be able Registration Fee and 300 000 RWF Enrollment Fee, to communicate effectively with still images and which is spread over the duration of the course in three equal parts. We also offer the Rwanda Media motion pictures. Project ‘Media Designer’ course in partnership with DW Akademie and GIZ (German International ƒ ƒApart from training and skills development, what Development Cooperation). This full-time course other services do you offer at Kwetu school complex? takes two years for a total cost of 1, 4 Million RWF Nkurunziza: Kwetu offers services that include; or 700 000 RWF per year. renting out material, over the creation of company wetu Film School in Gacuriro estates in advertisements for the purpose of corporate identity Kigali is a growing film institution that is ƒ ƒWhat is the future of the film industry in Rwanda? building to the shooting of public and private events. here to provide trainings and education Enoch: The film industry in Rwanda is young and We also have a cozy Boutique Hotel - Kwetu Residence for interested and talented students a lot is still needed to be worked on but I reckon it Inn - at our Kwetu Film Institute where we host and professionals in the creative and has very big potential to reach greater heights. The journalists, filmmakers, artists of any kind as well Ktechnical fields of film and TV. In exclusive interviews, future is bright and soon Rwanda will become a film as tourists from anywhere in the world. It’s a great Enoch Ssemuwemba, the school’s manager and Rene industry hub with the most sought professionals in place to be. Come and check it out some time, prices J. Nkurunziza, the Marketing Manager enlighten in Africa. Kwetu wishes to enroll approximately two are absolutely affordable. detail about the Institute complex. thousand students in the next five years who will be exposed to all the important aspects of cinematic ƒ ƒHow will the student benefit from Kwetu programs? Excerpts from the school manager media creation. With practitioner instructors, experts Nkurunziza: At the end of a program with Kwetu Film in various fields of media, KFI offers professional, School, students are able to work and communicate ƒ ƒ Tell us about Kwetu Film School, its vision, mission hands on media training programs founded on solid easily and professionally and thus operate clearly and situation. academic criterion. with both still and motion pictures in the 21st ƒ ƒEnoch: Kwetu Film School is located in Gacuriro century. This creates efficiency in the era of virtual estates in Kigali. It is a center of academic excellence Excerpts with the marketing manager communication through social and other media. for exploring new kinds of communication, cultural ƒ ƒ expression, and regional civic engagement. Our vision What is the nature of your cinema training & ƒ ƒYou want to be one of the best schools in the film is to be among the leading training institutions in education? education and training in Africa, what strategies are filmmaking, media and design in Rwanda and the Nkurunziza: The nature of the cinema training & you putting up in order to compete with the stiff region. education is very much focused on “learning by competition in the region? doing.” This “Hands On” method has proven to be Nkurunziza: We are currently in the process of ƒ ƒWhat is the nature of your programs? the most effective in especially short term courses revising our strategies in order to indeed gain but also on the longer term it contributes to an Enoch: Our programs include trainings and polishing more of the market share and to attract students accelerated professionalization process. skills and Media Design courses in a variety of from anywhere in the region, the continent and programs within the areas of production. The the world. Our biggest asset at this moment is the program includes modules and lessons in directing, fantastic network we can tap from to organize guest script writing, film and TV production, camera, lectures of seasoned professionals, whether they are editing, sound and light, history of film, marketing, screenwriters, editors, cinematographers, custom- set design, post production, laws and regulations designers, actors, directors or producers coming of the film industry. These courses which run for from the most advanced countries in the world when only three months are supported by the Ministry of it comes down to filmmaking. Much of this network Education and the Workforce Development Authority has been built over the years by the Founder and CEO (WDA). The film institute partners with the Rwanda of the Kwetu Film Institute, Mr. Kabera Eric. It is now Media Project to offer a two-year full time diploma up to us to make good use of the existing network and training for media designers. This program is find ways to incorporate this in a grand strategy that supported by the German government, Deutsche will make Kwetu and Kigali the hub for filmmaking WelleAkademie and European Film Babelsberg. Kwetu in the region and on the continent.

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hen a car is designed, the How Often should a Fuel Filter Be manufacturer sets out a Replaced? service schedule for the car, which they believe will keep The life span of a fuel filter greatly varies it running reliably and safely. depending on quality of Fuel used, quality of WA well-maintained car is also more efficient, so Filter (Genuine filter from an Authorized Dealer you’ll save money on fuel as well. If you need is always safe) and also whether it is Diesel or to claim on a warranty, you’ll normally have Petrol vehicle. For most diesel-fuelled vehicles, to show that you’ve got a complete service a Genuine Filter should be replaced any where record A fuel filter is a filter in the fuel line that between 15,000km to 20,000km. For most screens out dirt and rust particles from the Petrol-fuelled vehicles, a Genuine Filter should fuel, normally made into cartridges containing Engine Compartment (under the Bonnet) be replaced any where between 20,000km to a filter paper. They are found in most internal This accounts for most fuel filters. When 25,000km for the filters under the hood/bonnet. combustion engines. Fuel filters serve a vital you open the vehicle Bonnet in the engine function in today’s modern, tight-tolerance compartment area, you will clearly see the Fuel For in-tank filters, the filters will last for up to engine fuel systems. No matter the Vehicle Filter with a pump on the top 100,000km. The length of use of the fuel filter make or model, all vehicle fuel systems must be is also highly dependent on the kind of fuel the maintained in line with manufacturer’s guidelines vehicle consumes. This is because the filters using recommended fuel filters and with non- become clogged as they trap the sludge, micro- adulterated fuel. particles and debris. This curtails fuel delivery pressure as it overworks and damages the fuel Here is why. Every vehicle’s fuel system, in the pump. In addition, avoid utilizing ‘adulterated course of its working life, accumulates after burn fuel’ (fuel mixed with kerosene or water) by debris or sticky sludge (gunk), dust particles and fuelling your vehicle from a recognized fuel corrosion due to moisture collected from the station. Also make sure to buy a fuel filter from environment during fuelling.Over time, these a genuine Parts Dealer only and find a qualified elements, if left unchecked, will accumulate mechanic or workshop to safely replace it. in the fuel tank, clog fuel lines and the fine holes in the fuel injectors. This development can reduce engine performance by preventing prompt fuel delivery pressure. In order to solve On Chassis this problem, vehicle manufacturing companies have devised filtering kits to trap this expected debris and try to contain the above problem. Some vehicles have fuel filters fitted in the engine bay while others, especially the long-life ones, are fitted in the fuel tank.Most manufacturers fit filtering strainers onto the fuel pump. Fuel filters although largely effective in containing the above problem ought to be replaced in line with manufacturer guidelines.

Where to Locate a Fuel Filter on a Vehicle?

In-Tank Fuel Filter Most often these kinds of fuel filters are long life filters and come fully integrated with their fuel pump.

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Pomp and spectacle as Miss, Mr. UTB 2016 crowned

The event saw 20 female and male contestants, out of 32 from both campuses, vying for the university’s prestigious title organised by Mind Africa group.The event of the beauty pageant started with glamouron Sunday evening, 17th July 2016 when the university held the pre- selection for the beauty pageants, at Hill Top Hotel in Remera-Kigali where Judges scrutinized and evaluated personality, elegance, beauty, intelligence and talent. It was a pre-requisite for all contestants to design and present a project that can benefit society.

During the pre-selection event, Mr. Callixte Kabera, the vice-Chancellor of UTB, said: “The youth should feel that they have the power to impact their community.” He called upon all of them to be agents of change wherever they are. Speaking at the same event of pre-selection, Jordan Mukubu, the head of Mind Africa Group and the organizer of the show said, “The purpose for this event is to showcase Rwanda’s beauty. We want to provoke curiosities among the Rwandan youth to use their beauty, talent and intelligence to generate income.”

Albine Nishimwe Uwingabire, Miss UTB 2016 (center), poses together with both runners up, Marie Merci, 1st runner up (right) and Cynthia Buranga, 2nd runner up (left)

ff They all walked with grace, every step speaking of intent and purpose; gliding on the stage—the catwalk—with deliberate sensual swaying of their bodies, limbs and looks that you would take for born royalty instead of practice. The audience was lit with the corralled assembly of beauty. The dressing was magnificent.

uch was the excitement and delight The pageantry which takes on Saturday 6th Aug 2016 evening place annually draws contestants as the University of Tourism, from both UTB Kigali and Gisenyi Miss UTB 2016 Albine Technology and Business Studies campuses to showcase the gift of Nishimwe Uwingabire (UTB), held the final selection for beauty, strength of intelligence and (UTB Kigali Campus) SMiss and Mr. UTB 2016 beauty pageant. confidence of young Rwandans.

50 MAY 2016 ISSUE 64 Callixte Kabera Vice Chancellor UTB The panel of judges

The final bit However I have finally come on top At the end of the big day, Albine of this game. It is rather difficult Nishimwe Uwingabire from In a colourful ceremony at Lemigo Hotel on the for me to express how happy Kigali campus and Ruthi evening of Saturday 6th August 2016, Nishimwe I am but, but all I have to Patrick of Gisenyi Uwingabire and Ruthi Patrick stood high up on say is that I am happy for campus had won the pulpit to celebrate their crowning as Miss winning this crown. The most online votes and Mr. UTB 2016 respectively. The trendy event competition has been very and immediately was spiced by Charly and Nina, Active Group stiff, where everybody announced Miss and and Oda Paccy working the audience with their was doing the best they Mister UTB 2016. famous hits.“Somehow I don’t believe it is true. could, but the contest is It was tough. all about winning. Miss and Mister UTB 2016 went home with Rwf 350, Mister UTB 2016 Patrick Ruthi (Gisenyi campus) 000 each, allowed to obtain Sulfo products I am going throughout the year, and were to focus on my granted scholarships for the rest project I presented of their studies at the University-what a great here because it played achievement! a big role in putting me up to this level,” Nishimwe Uwingabire told Hope Magazine. Contestants crowned in 5 In a similar reaction, categories were as follows; Ruthi said he really feels happy to have ƒ ƒMiss UTB2016: Albine Nishimwe Uwingabire gone that far, which (UTB Kigali Campus) he says has given him more confidence in ƒ ƒMister UTB 2016: Patrick Ruthi (UTB Gisenyi what he plans to do campus) and will motivate his ƒ ƒ1st Runner-up Miss UTB: Marie Merci future projects. ƒ ƒ1st Runner-up Mister UTB: Charmant

The jury selected the ƒ ƒ2nd Runner-up Miss UTB: Cynthia Buranga winners basing on ƒ ƒ2nd Runner-up Mister UTB: Pacifique Cubahiro criteria like; cat walks, online voting numbers, ƒ ƒMiss Photogenic: Marie Mercie Kazeneza stage appearance, self- ƒ ƒMister Photogenic: Gilbert Maboneza esteem, content and significance of project ƒ ƒMiss Popularity: Tidjalat Uwamahoro Mister UTB 2016 Patrick Ruthi (center) with runners up, Charmant, presentation, public 1st runner up (right) and Pacifique Cubahiro, 2nd runner up (left) ƒ ƒ speaking and many Mister Popularity: Enock Nkurunziza other capabilities.

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A Piece of Rwanda Angel Uwamahoro

ffDuring the 27th African Union Summit that was held in Kigali, a young Rwandan lady recited a poem at the heads of states dinner. Then the rest of what happened after that performance was a cocktail of social media praises for an extraordinary representation of the African people’s devotion to changing the continent’s fate and several other ways that everyone thought they would voice their appreciation to this very special piece of Rwanda.

Performing AFRICA-DO YOU REMEMBER Your Dreams at the Opening Ceremony of the 27th AU

ut while her performance at the we relocated to the United States of America up by an artistic family. My mother is an interior Opening Ceremony 27th African Union where I was raised for about four and half years, designer, my grandmother a tailor; a number of Summit was what got many people in then returning home to Rwanda in 2002. I am my aunts are dancers and my uncles are visual Rwanda to know Angel Uwamahoro, currently pursuing my undergraduate degree artists. So I had the privilege of growing around it was one among many other high in theatre and performing arts from Fordham them and as soon as they noticed my interest in Bprofile poetic performances the 25 year old’s University in the United States of America where the arts, they kind of nurtured and pushed me performing arts career has had. When did Angel I have about four months left to graduation. into that direction. begin performing? What has she done so far, and what more is there for her to do? Hope Magazine when did you start performing? What we have heard so far is the caught up with her, should we say got some little plays, when did you begin writing time in her very busy schedule, to chat about her As early as I can remember, I always had a role in and poetry in particular? life in the arts and here are excerpts. plays; I remember this particular time in primary school when I performed as baby Jesus, then also At Green Hills Academy where I studied my lower First who is Angel Uwamahoro? after we moved to the USA, I acted on some plays high school from, I was known for singing which as Martin Luther King Jr, Alice in the Wonderland, of course also involved some writing. Soon after Angel/I was born in Rwanda in 1990 and three and in other several plays mostly in school and I had acted one of the plays I had written and months later, we flee with my mother to Uganda church. If I was to precisely say when I began, I won the best playwright’s award at school, I as the political situation at this time was already the answer would be as early as my memory was encouraged to join one of Rwanda’s leading very fragile and dangerous. At the age of seven, can recollect. But I was also lucky to be brought theatre groups, Mashirika performing arts, and

54 MAY 2016 ISSUE 64 Angel in OUR LADY OF KIBEHO by Katori Hall which was categorized among 10 best shows of 2014 by Time out New York Critic Adam Feldamn

this was at 16 years. So that is how I started as a You acted in plays and loved singing. So all the frustrations and challenges were working artist. Concerning writing, I was always What can you say pushed you more channeled into writing poems and that is how I requested at school to write a story on this or that towards poetry? grew poetry more and started to do less of singing. but for serious writing, I started after graduating from High school. After Green Hills, for advanced high school classes Do you miss singing and would you my parents took me to a French school and having go back to it given the chance? What was your first story about? been brought up as a pure English speaker, it was a tough time for me. I quit a lot of the things I Actually I used to be known to have a good voice Unfortunately I used to write stories and give them loved specifically singing because I needed to and it saddens me to think I lost that part. So away to friends but my mum kept a good number concentrate more so as to get the minimum I of recent I have begun working on my voice. I of them. However, the poem I vividly remember as needed to pass my classes which were all in a have taken up an online voice course and I am my first was about my wishes of when I grow old, language I was only struggling to learn. collaborating with some music artists like Pastor the freedoms of adulthood; every child’s dream. P., Hope Turemire, and a few others. So this summer, I believe I will be in the studio very often.

As a young artist, who are your models?

I cannot say there is a certain person or people I am trying to imitate and live like but rather I have a long list of people who inspire me and through this inspiration, I try to position myself to try and achieve the best through my God-given talents, wishes and the opportunities I get. But yes there are people that inspire me such as Madam Janet Kagame, Oprah Winfrey, my mother and a number of others whose deeds speak directly to me.

What performance have you had and you were like, yeah that was good?

I have had very few moments like that if any at all to be sincere. But all my performances have been rewarding to my career. Though I have got good Angel Uwamahoro recites a poam at NUR Women comments from people about my performances, empowerment Forum in 2013 I am always my worst critique. I always will look

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back at my acts and see where I need to polish, what I need to do better, so I have actually not had any such time when I said, yeah I hit it.

How was your performance at Opening Ceremony the 27th African Union Summit?

Frankly, this is the first interview that has asked me about this and the answer is a pretty very emotional one. On the day before the performance, I woke up and noticed I had a bad cough. In the afternoon, I went to rehearse and after the rehearsal I lost my voice. I was panicked, I said God I need my voice back for it is all I needed to be able to perform. So I went to the pharmacy, and asked the pharmacist to give me anything but promise I will have my voice back. I packed the medicines which she asked me to take and remain silent until morning. My mother too was panicked.

On the next morning, the day of the performance, I whispered to myself and yeah my voice was coming back and by afternoon it was back to normal. Now is time for performance, I am in there with all these Presidents and I am like oh my God, am I going to remember my lines, is everything going to be OK? I walk onto the stage

56 MAY 2016 ISSUE 64 and my legs are shaking. But then I told myself, this moment is not about you, it is about the African people and the message they want to give to their presidents.

I remember telling to myself that “I am here to remind our presidents of what we expect of them and to air our commitment to supporting them, acknowledging that their task is not easy but assuring them that together we can make the Africa we want and deserve.” So I vowed to give this message loud and clear in all languages so that it is heard by all the leaders that were in the gathering.

Once I had talked to myself into that, I forgot about myself and focused on delivering the message of the African people. So though I was practically still shaking, I channeled that energy into the performance and everything went well, I have got very excellent feedback about it. It was a wonderful experience. I am very grateful to the people who helped me to put together that Angel Uwamahoro performs her famous poem 'Future' for the members of the Pan African Movement Rwanda Chapter at Parliament. piece and who supported me throughout to the very last minute.

Was the 27th African Union Summit The first time was in Addis Ababa Ethiopia during Yes I write my pieces but after I share them with your first high profile performance? the 50th anniversary of the African Union. I also family and friends I trust who can help to edit have performed twice for the UN in New York. them. For instance my piece at the 27th African I have been lucky to perform for high profile I have also had the privilege to perform for the Union Summit, my friends and colleagues helped gatherings before and this was my second time President I love the most, H.E Paul Kagame like me transform a nine page poem I had written into performing for the African Union. during the 25th anniversary of the RPF in 2012 a three paged piece that brought out the message where President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda was strongly and precisely. For those performances in attendance too. I collaborate with others, we sit together and come up with the messages. As inspiration, I I have also performed on a couple of Rwanda pretty much think that my life which included Day events, performed for Imbuto Foundation living away from my home country and being events for Madam Janet Kagame, the first always reminded of where I belonged played a Lay I profoundly love. So yes I have had the role in shaping my perspective of life. opportunity to perform for some big events for people who can do something in transforming And being in a country like Rwanda where so much people’s lives. is happening, and from observing the struggles of everyday life of people around me. Also, I What is your messaging often get the inspiration from the Rwandan people; about? strive for Agaciro (dignity) and their struggle for socioeconomic transformation. For the leaders and people in power, I often want to remind them that the dreams they had at a After school, do you plan on coming younger age are still valid and that though they back to Rwanda and what would you may be having challenges, they have the support do? of the people and these dreams of making people’s lives better can still be achieved. On the My academic visa in the USA allows me one other hand, my message is often to encourage additional year of working in my field of study people to be better, that they are worthy and can so I want to have some more practice particularly make it. That yes there is going to be challenges in the films. Once I am done, I will come back home but we are going to bit them and succeed. and try to use what I have learnt to contribute to the development of the country. One thing I Do you usually put together the intend to work on once I am back is to start an spoken work pieces yourself and arts school and contribute as much possible to where does your inspiration come the growth of performing arts. from?

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