Final report BEST INNOVATIVE SMALL SCALE PROJECTS COMPETITION 2018 ORGANIZED BY: WORLD VISION RWANDA, WESTERN ZONE, NYUNGWE CLUSTER AND NYAMAGABE DISTRICT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH: AGRIPROFOCUS RWANDA 22-23-27-28 February, 2018
Summary Farming has always been a complex activity and yet a very important drive for development in developing countries. It employs around 80% of the Rwandan population but still the household income is at low level and unresponsive to economic issues. There needs integrated technology for strengthening the livelihoods of community members through promotion of innovation, creativity and uniqueness. One of World Vision s missions is to facilitate the increased capacity of creating new jobs responding to economic issues and thereby increasing livelihood resilience. It is in this regard that World Vision Rwanda (Nyungwe Cluster) in partnership with AgriProFocus Rwanda and Nyamagabe district has organized this competition of best innovative small scale projects to evaluate, support and promote innovative projects in the area. This competition was attended by 22 people from farmer cooperatives, associations, individuals. During the four days of the competition, selection was done at the sector level and the winners were advised on how to prepare the projects and making presentations at district level. The participants revealed that they are aware of everything concerning the remaining session of the completion. As it was the main goal of this activity, 8 winners were finally selected among 16 innovative projects selected from the sector level. 1
1. Introduction This is the report of the competition of best innovative small scale projects in 2018 that took place on 21st, 22nd, 27th and 28th February, 2018 in Nyamagabe district, Southern province of Rwanda. This competition was organized by World Vision Rwanda, Western zone (Nyungwe cluster) AgriProFocus Rwanda and Nyamagabe district. 2. Event sponsors and organizers. The event was sponsored and organized by World Vision Rwanda, Western zone (Nyungwe cluster), Nyamagabe district and was facilitated AgriProFocus Rwanda network 3. Event main goal and objectives The main goal of competition was to support best innovative small scale projects in order to improve the livelihoods by giving financial support and making linkages to financial institutions. 4. Attendance The four non-consecutive days of the competition brought together 22 innovative small scale projects at sector level and these projects have been presented by project owners from Nyamagabe district, cooperatives, associations, agribusiness companies, and individuals who already started these projects in the above mention zone. Most of these projects were mainly focusing on farming, hand craft projects, processing (Juice, soap, and paints), animal feeds processing. The table below illustrates participants of the competition at sector level NO Project Owner Type of the project/area of expertise Sector 1 MUKAMANA MARTHE Selling Irish potato, beans and maize Uwinkingi 2 AYINKAMIYE M.LOUISE Poultry farming and egg selling Uwinkingi 3 RWIZIHIZA JEAN PIERRE Beekeeping and honey selling Uwinkingi 4 NSENGIMANA FIDELE Selling wheat and beans Uwinkingi 5 SIBOMANA ILDEPHONSE Selling of fermented sorghum and fresh sugar cane /GUCURUZA AMAMERA N'IBISHEK Uwinkingi 6 HABINEZA AUGUSTIN Materials of carpentry Uwinkingi 7 NZAYISENGA JEAN BOSCO Welding Uwinkingi 2
8 DUHUZE IMBARAGA Cooperative Poultry farming and hatching Uwinkingi 9 KAMBANDA ANASTASE Paints Production Uwinkingi 10 MPAWIMPUNDU Jean Marie Vianey 11 DUKORANE UMURAVA/ BIKORIMANA Jean Bosco 12 TWIYUBAKE/NIYINDAGIRA Samuel 13 TERIMBEREMUGORE/Muka nsanga Cansilde 14 TWIYUBAKE/Nyiridandi Samuel 15 Cooperative shinning soap/yandereye Callixte 16 UMUCYO Gasarenda /Nzaburuma Beatrice Paints Production Soap production by using organic products. Production of Bread from Colocasia Basketry/Kuboha ibikapu Juice processing Production of paints and soap Production of body lotion Kibilizi Kibilizi Kibilizi Kibilizi Kibilizi Tare Tare 17 IMBERE HEZA Association Juice processing Tare 18 RWANDA VISION ltd/hererimana Deo Gutunganya ibikomoka ku mpu Processing of hides and skin bi products Gasaka 19 NKURIKIYIMANA Pierre Poultry farming and Hatching eggs by using solar energy Gasaka 20 UMUTESI Eugenie Animal feeds mixing Gasaka 21 UFITINEMA Clementine Milk production from Soybean Gasaka 22 Mizero Jean Felix Cultivating mosses Gasaka 23 ICYIZERE Cooperative Body lotion, Juice processing Tare The 23 projects have been submitted in sectors office for participating in this competition where 9 projects in Uwinkingi, 5 in Kibilizi, 4 in Tare, and 5 in Gasaka sector. However, no project submitted to Kamegeri and Kitabi sector sector. 3
II. RESULTS OF THE SELECTION 2.1. Results at sector level Representatives of Shining soap while presenting their innovative project during the competition. During this competition, there was a board of panelists composed by the person in charge of cooperative development, sector agronomist, and representative of National Youth Council, sector education officer and a staff of World Vision Rwanda. This is the list of panelists/projects evaluators: SN Sector No. of panelists per sector 1 Gasaka 5 2 Tare 5 3 Kamegeri 2 4 Kitabi 3 5 Kibirizi 4 6 Uwinkingi 5 Total 16 4
The list of panelists with all details including names and full contacts is annexed to this document. Based on the decisions of the panelists, 16 best innovative small scale projects have been selected at sector level. Best innovative small scale projects selected at sector level: SN Sector No. of projects 1 Gasaka 3 2 Tare 4 3 Kamegeri 0 4 Kitabi 0 5 Kibirizi 5 6 Uwinkingi 4 Total 16 List of 16 best innovative small scale projects which have been presented in the competition at district level: NO Project Owner Type of the project/area of expertise Scores/100 Sector 1 MUKAMANA Marthe Selling Irish potato, beans and maize 58 Uwinkingi 2 AYINKAMIYE M.Louise 3 RWIZIHIZA JEAN PIERRE Poultry farming and egg selling 71.4 Uwinkingi Beekeeping and honey selling 78.8 Uwinkingi 4 SIBOMANA ILDEPHONSE Selling of fermented sorghum/gucuruza AMAMERA N'IBISHEKE 66 Uwinkingi 5 MUHAYIMPUNDU Jean Marie Vianey Paints Production 72 Kibilizi 5
6 DUKORANUMURAVA cooperative Soap production by using organic products. 58 Kibilizi 7 TWIYUBAKE Cooperative 8 TERIMBERE MUGORE/Imbere heza Association Production of Bread from Colocasia 74 Kibilizi Basketry/Kuboha ibikapu 66 Kibilizi 9 TWIYUBAKE Juice processing 76 Kibilizi 10 Cooperative shining soap Production of paints and soap 80 Tare 11 UMUCYO Gasarenda Production of body lotion 73 Tare 12 IMBERE HEZA Association 13 ICYIZERE/HOPE Cooperative Juice processing 60 Tare Body lotion, Juice processing 78 Tare 14 RWANDA VISION ltd Gutunganya ibikomoka ku mpu Processing of hides and skin bi products 82.4 Gasaka 15 NKURIKIYIMANA Pierre Poultry farming and Hatching eggs by using solar energy 52 Gasaka 16 UMUTESI Eugenie Animal feeds mixing 70.5 Gasaka 2.1.2. Challenges encountered sector level 1. Few projects submitted to the sector office 2. Projects without innovation 3. Miscommunication and timeliness 4. Lack of skills of project writing 5. Lack of confidence 6. Lack of detailed information about the competition. Focal points of this competition didn t share its information to the concerned people. 7. Some projects were not prepared well and projects owner were good at doing presentation 8. In some sectors, there were conflicts duties leading to lateness on starting the competition. 6
9. Due to miscommunication, some projects were not submitted for the competition. 2.1.3. Way Forward All winners at sector level were communicated to the next step of the competition: On 23 rd and 28 th February, 2018 met at Gasaka sector office for the encouragement and highlighting some key points to be corrected in their projects and better ways of making presentations during the competition. Facilitation of the participants on improving their project planning and enhancing entrepreneurship skills. 2.2. Results at district level Mr. Anatole MAJYAMBERE while announcing the winners of the competition The participants of competition at district level were 16 innovative projects thereby women s projects were 6 and 10 for men. The decision of the projects evaluators demonstrated that 8 best innovative small scale projects are the following: SN Project Owner Name of the project 1 RWANDA VISION ltd/hererimana Deo Processing of hides and skin bi products (Gutunganya ibikomoka ku mpu) 2 ICYIZERE Cooperative Body lotion, Juice processing 3 Cooperative shining soap Production of paints and soap 4 NKURIKIYIMANA Pierre Poultry farming and Hatching eggs by using solar energy 7
5 UMUCYO Gasarenda Body lotion processing 6 UMUTESI Eugenie Animal feeds mixing 7 MUHAYIMPUNDU Jean Marie Vianey Paints Production 8 IMBERE HEZA Association Basketry/Kuboha ibikapu All winners of the competition step forward to be congratulated by the leaders from the district and World Vision Rwanda. III. GIVING AWARDS TO THE WINNERS OF THE COMPETITION With reference to the terms and conditions of the competition, these are the 8 best innovative small scale projects which will get an award of 1,500,000Frw. The winners have been informed and agreed that the awards will be provided in terms of materials/equipment included in their projects plans. World vision, Western zone, Nyungwe cluster has accepted to use this approach for the sustainability of these small scale projects. Note: List of materials requested for covering the awards of the winners is attached The panelists reported other two best innovative projects which have to be linked to financial institutions for loan application as they need financial linkages for their projects development: SN Project Owner Name of the project 8
1 SIBOMANA Ildephonse Selling of fermented sorghum and fresh sugar cane/gucuruza AMAMERA N'IBISHEKE 2 MUKAMANA Marthe Selling Irish potato, beans and maize IV. REMARKS Mr. Paul NDIZIHIWE addressing his remark to the participants of the competition In his speech, Mr. Paul NDIZIHIWE, Sector Lead of Resilience, Food and Nutrition Security, he thanked participants of this competition as well as different partners such as Nyamagabe district and AgriProFocus Rwanda who involved in this event. He also encouraged the participants of this competition to work very hard, being ambitious and always seeking advice from different corners and exploiting various opportunities available in the area for the purpose of improving their livelihoods. 9
The representative of Nyamagabe who also participated in the evaluation of these projects at district level, he thanked World Vision Rwanda for its support in Nyamagabe district. He reminded the winners of the competition to keep working very hard and being role models for their fellows. The district will also keep doing follow up on these innovative projects for their sustainability. For you who didn t get any award from this competition, you don t have to worry about anything but you have to learn from your fellow and improve your products so that next time you will be here presenting your projects with uniqueness and creativity, he added V.CONCLUSION AND WAY FORWARD It is clear that the objectives of this competition in Nyamagabe district were achieved. The best 8 innovative small scale projects in 2018 have been selected. In addition, the project of MUHAYIMPUNDU Jean Marie Vianney (Who produces paints) will not be awarded because he is running his project in the closed Area of Program of Karaba. Generally his project is located in Kibilizi Sector but World Vision, Nyungwe Cluster is not operating in BUGARURA Cell where he runs his project. The participants of this competition have learnt how to interact partners and making connections with different stakeholders and this has been emphasized by local authorities and AgriProFocus staff who shared the role of financial linkages in business development. In addition, the project of MUHAYIMPUNDU Jean Marie Vianney will not be awarded because he is running his project in the closed Area of Program of Karaba. Yes in Kibilizi Sector but in BUGARURA Cell where Nyungwe Cluster is not operating The success of this event lies in the commitment of the participant (projects owners) and the support of the partners including Nyamagabe district and AgriProFocus Rwanda. The winners of the competition will keep collaborating with world vision and Nyamagabe district so their projects can keep making impact in the community development. ANNEX: Materials/Equipment requested by the winners of the competition organized by World Vision western zone, Nyungwe Cluster. MATERIALS&EQUIPM ENTS REQUESTED BY 10