GISAGARA DISTRICT
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS...................................................................................................................... i
1.
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. - 1 -
2.
CONTEXT AND JUSTIFICATION ......................................................................................... - 2 -
3.
OBJECTIVES ......................................................................................................................... - 3 -
4.
THE OPEN DAY ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................ - 3 -
4.1.
The Exhibition ....................................................................................................................................... - 4 -
4.2.
The opening ceremony .......................................................................................................................... - 5 -
4.3.
Signing the performance contracts....................................................................................................... - 10 -
4.4 Closing ...................................................................................................................................................... - 11 -
5.
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................................................... - 12 -
6.
ANNEXES ........................................................................................................................... - 13 -
6.1.
List of partners who attended the open day 02-04 September 2014 ................................................... - 13 -
6.2.
Some photos ....................................................................................................................................... - 15 -
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1. INTRODUCTION
The partners’ open days have become a yearly activity of the Joint Action Development Forum of
Gisagara District, after the unanimous approval of all partners from 2011. Four partners’ open
days have been realized up-to-date. The first was realized on 12-13 0ctober 2011, the second
was held for 3 days from 10-12 December 2012, the third on 27-29 August 2013 and the fourth
on 02-04 September 2014. All these open days were attended at an average of 96% by
International and Local NGOs, Private and public institutions, Cooperatives and interested
individuals.
High authorities from the
central
and
local
governments
have
appreciated the open day,
as it is the best way of
being
responsive
accountable
to
and
the
beneficiaries and learning
from each other among all
2014-2015
The Deputy CEO of RGB in charge of Research, the ES of the
district
partners
Southern Province, the District Executive Committee, Army and
beneficiaries.
and
Police have visited all stands during 2014-2015 open day
2013-2014
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Different leaders from
Rwanda
Governance
Board, Southern Province,
District, Army and Police
visiting different stands
during the 3rd Open day in
the fiscal year 2013-2014.
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2. CONTEXT AND JUSTIFICATION
The Joint Action Development Forum (JADF) is a consultative platform of multi stakeholders
established for information and experience sharing, promotion of cooperation and partnership
among various people or actors involved in the socio-economic development at District and Sector
level.
The vision of the forum is set as "Active Rwandan Communities Participating in Sustainable and
Inclusive Local Development, Driven by Mutual Accountability“, and
The mission of the forum is to “ensure sustainable socio-economic development and improved service
delivery through the dialogue, active participation, accountability, information sharing and
coordination of stakeholders’ interventions in decentralized entities”.
It is this mission that impelled the district authorities and its development partners to prepare the
open days, in order improve the accountability among service providers and beneficiaries,
promoting the culture of learning from each other, knowing each other, and consequently avoiding
duplication of interventions.
The term of the open day for the fiscal year 2014-2015 was “UBUFATANYE BUNOZE, ISOKO
Y’ITERAMBERE NYARYO” meaning that the ‘strong partnership is the source of sustainable
development”, and has brought a clear idea of what is being done by development partners of
Gisagara District.
It has revealed that District Partners, i.e. Non-Governmental Organizations (International and
Local), Private Institutions (Private Banks, co-operatives), Public Institutions (Hospitals, Social
Security board), other CSOs (Churches and other Faith based organization) etc., are only
effective if they know each other, know what is differently being done where and by who, pulling
them together, in order to build a true partnership based on confidence, complementarities and
mutual respect and consequently, work for a sustainable development. Indeed, it has been also
the occasion for the population to appreciate the various activities which are being done in their
favor.
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3. OBJECTIVES
The overall objective of this open day was to establish ways of enhancing accountability and
responsiveness spirit, and promoting a culture of the good service delivery among service
providers and beneficiaries.
A set of Specific objectives were also developed as follow:
– To engage district partners in the sustainable socio-economic development of Gisagara’s
community;
– To explain to the population the contribution of the partners in the development of the
District and respectively their role in building sustainability;
– To reinforce the sharing and exchanges of best practices between partners;
– To reinforce the connection/link between the population and the development partners
working in Gisagara District;
– To receive recommendations from beneficiaries and improve practices accordingly.
4. THE OPEN DAY ACTIVITIES
This open day has last for 3 days, and was characterized by different key activities: the
exhibitions, the opening ceremonies with key messages from partners and authorities, the event of
signing the performance contracts between the Mayor and different partners, the closing
ceremony with awarding and conclusion and recommendations.
An important number of 63 Partners of different categories has actively participated in this 4th
open day. A summary by category of participants is given in the table below (check also a
detailed list on annex 1).
Table 1: Number of participants per category
N°
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Total
Category
International NGOs
Local NGOs
Public Institutions
Private Organizations
Cooperatives Unions
Cooperatives
Individuals
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Number
12
21
4
5
2
16
3
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4.1.
The Exhibition
The exhibition has been characterized by the demonstration or presentation of different
intervention activities of the partners.
Mrs. Albertine, a staff of Zoe Ministry Rwanda explaining how they support OVCs through
agriculture – Improved banana
Different methods and
materials
have
used
satisfy
to
been
the
visitors. Those include:
displays via one or
several ways such as
Physical show, Audiovisual, Writings, Books,
Folders
(Dépliants),
Photographs,
Dr. …….. and a nurse from Kibilizi Hospital explaining how to intervene
for Ebola cases
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Conference, etc.
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Chief of nurses from
Gakoma
hospital
explaining to the leaders
how different community
members who visited heir
stand, visitors and other
participants
have
received
services
different
from
their
hospital.
4.2.
The opening ceremony
The opening ceremony has been attended by different leaders from Central and Local
government. Authorities in this event were the Mrs. Jeanne IZABIRIZA the Executive Secretary of
the Southern Province, Dr. Felicien USENGUMUKIZA the Deputy CEO of Rwanda Governance
Board, Mr Leandre KAREKEZI the Mayor of Gisagara District and all other members of the District
Executive Committee, representatives of Army and Police, country Directors, directors and
coordinators of different International and local organizations and public and private institutions,
as well as the JADF committee members.
Leaders during the opening ceremony.
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In his speech during the opening
ceremony, Mr. Leandre KAREKEZI
the
Mayor
of
the
District
highlighted that the partnership
between
the
partners
and
Gisagara district is helping to
build a concrete foundation which
is
the
basis
of
sustainable
development of the District.
He added that “that is why we take
The Mayor of the District talking to the participants
this time to meet here for the
exhibition
of
our
innovative
achievements, our interventions for showing how we are helping our community to develop and share
our best practices for the better improvement”. In past days, none knew that we can produce a
banana of more than 100kg; however we have them! Most of people thought that such bananas are
from Eastern region which is not true.
He acknowledged the partnership between the District and its partners. “We had the time to visit,
monitor and evaluate together these activities on field before undertaking this open day, and we
all recognized efforts made for the improvement in the implementation of activities.
He saluted the way of partnering in planning of activities, especially the culture of “signing
performance contract”, as this helps to work towards a number of set targets to achieve a certain
goal. Talking to “Imihigo” of partners, he underlined that “Umuhigo from any partner is a set of
key actions from his routine activities to be emphasized on and to be performed within a year that
respond to the needs of community or aligned with the District or national priorities, rather than
being a forced or an obligation from the District” said the Mayor.
He then recognized the JADF Model Village, a village where district partners have decided to
develop with all components of IDP Model village.
He concluded by promising good collaboration between the District and all partners.
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Speaking on behalf of
partners, Mr. Augustin
GAHAMANYI
(AEE
Coordinator)
has
emphasized on the role
of JADF in Gisagara.
He stressed that “we
were
miss-organized,
each of us was doing
what he wanted to do
and where he wanted to
do
it,
we
were
duplicating our interventions in same areas to the same beneficiaries, because nobody knew there is
another partner in that area, and as an end result, no impact to the beneficiaries and to the entire
community as well”.
Mr. GAHAMANYI said that “Today partners are fruitful because they are organized, district
authorities orient them where there is a need, we know each other because we take the time in our
meetings, to explain to others what we are doing, the beneficiaries, approaches and the roles to
beneficiaries, etc… we share our experiences and this help us to learn from others’ best practices. ….
JADF helps to join efforts like the theme of this year highlights “UBUFATANYE BUNOZE, ISOKO
Y’ITERAMBERE NYARYO” and this open day looks like a tangible example as we have shared the
cost.
He highlighted that a clear collaboration has been a source of commitments to sign the
performance contracts, and emphasized that signing those performance contracts has become a
culture for them, and their performance contracts have a strong link with the government policies,
national programs and strategies like EDPRS and district priorities.
He has requested all partners who have not yet built this culture in their organizations to do so,
and invited them to come and develop together the JADF Model Village as this can shape their
image of what they are doing in the District, instead of climbing foothills searching where their
activities are.
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Speaking in the name of
RGB, DCEO in charge of
research
Dr.
Felicien
USENGUMUKIZA
applauded
has
Gisagara
District for not missing any
year in doing the Partners’
open day. “This is an extra
event we don’t have to take
it for granted, Gisagara
Community
should
be
enjoying it, and it shows the
level of Good governance of Rwanda, and I congratulate again Gisagara District for holding first
place in Good Governance in southern Province as that has been proven by different researches” said
the DCEO.
Talking to the act of signing the Performance Contract, Dr. Felicien has appreciated such
commitments of district Leaders and its partners, as it is also the standing of our top leadership.
He noted that “that is why foreigners are always requesting themselves why Rwanda is developing at
faster and rapid pace; they don’t understand the Rwandan secret. We all know, we are a small
country, without natural resources, that passed through tragedy history of genocide, but when they
look how it is developing faster, the way it is well governed, it is surprising not possible form them to
be where we are within only twenty years”.
He highlighted that during the meeting of African Presidents with US President Obama in
America; JADF has been discussed on, and was seen as an innovation from Rwanda that helped to
develop the country and those Presidents resolve to bring this forum in their respective countries.
He concluded by said that “the district can’t achieve its goals, if they don’t work together with its
partners. Strong partnership brings the great successes; even different researches have revealed
that”. He also announced that as we are approaching the end of MDGs in 2015, UN has selected
only Rwanda among all other African countries due its good governance development indicators ,
to be a referential baseline to set the new millennium targets for the other 15 years, those will be
called “Sustainable Development Goals”. He ended by promising the good collaboration from
the Rwanda Governance Board.
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The Executive Secretary of Southern
Province Mrs. IZABILIZA Jeanne, who
was re guest of honor of the event,
has congratulated the District for
linking
the
two
important
and
interdependent activities respectively
OPEN
DAY
PERFORMANCE
and
SIGNING
CONTRACTS
between the district and its partners.
She acknowledged the improvement in
the preparation of Partners’ open
days year by year, and the perfection in exhibiting partners’ activities. She also commended the
action of signing performance contracts between the leaders of different organizations and the
Mayor of the District. He argued that “this shows how much you are committed to support the
district to develop its population, it show the ties between your organizations and the district in
achieving its goals. At the beginning, some partners were frightened by the performance contracts;
however, this is not the way of imposing you, nonetheless an obligation of copying the government
actions, BUT: the way of improving, cooperation, and learning how to work together as all those
increase the intimacy collaboration between the partners and the district”.
She thanked how partners have exhibited their interventions and their clear interactions and
explanations, and the way Gisagara partners’ open day is inclusive, due to the fact that even
weak cooperatives and individuals have been supported to participate in the open day.
She concluded by reminding that, even though they have signed the performance contract at the
end of the first quarter, those who signed have to harry up in the implementation to meet the
target within the timeframe.
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4.3.
Signing the performance contracts
Leaders
of
different
organizations
have
attended and signed
the
performance
contracts
with
the
Mayor of the District as
their
commitments
to
perform selected key
activities
with
clear
target indicators among
other activities.
From left, CONCERN WORLD WIDE and CARE INTERNATIONAL
Representatives signing their performance contracts with the Mayor
Partners’
performance
contracts are aligned to
the national programs, strategies and priorities, as well as to the district development plan. They
select
themselves
those
activities, after consultation
of different documents and
key persons leading those
program, strategies and
priorities.
In this event, 13 Sector
Executive Secretaries, 10
International
Non-
Governmental
Organizations,
14
Local
Non-Governmental
From left, ATIONAID, RDCPII and WORLD VISION representatives
signing their performance contracts with the Mayor
organisations, 2 Public Institutions (Hospitals) and 1 Union Cooperatives union have signed the
performance contracts.
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4.4 Closing
Closing ceremonies have been marked by distribution of the certificates to all participants. In the
closing ceremonies, 3 partners have been awarded of acknowledgement certificates, as
representing others due to their tremendous efforts made during the 3 days of open day. Those
are:
N°
Names of organization
Remarkable activities
1.
Gakoma Hospital
This hospital has brought most of services offered at hospital
such as treating teeth, testing HIV, blood diagnosis, pressure
control, Ebola control, etc.
2.
GVEP International
Has brought new energy technologies compatible with rural
areas, i.e. phone charging services by supporting solar phone
charging enterprises in off-grid areas
3.
AIRTEL
They have entertained all participants during the 3 days.
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5. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
During the 3 days of the 4th partners’ open day from 02 to 04 September 2014, it has been
revealed that partners are playing an important role in the development of Gisagara community,
as this was shown by the exhibitions of their interventions in the District.
This open day has been an opportunity to know each other and to reinforce the intimacy between
the partners’ organizations and the district leaders.
The community today is aware of what is being done by district partners, and are so involved,
therefore the sustainability is built.
All partners were requested to adopt this culture of being accountable and responsible to the
citizens through the open day and in their daily businesses as it is an important way to involve
citizens and increase their participation in different actions;
Partners also have been requested to increase their efforts in the development of JADF Model
Village.
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6. ANNEXES
6.1.
List of partners who attended the open day 02-04 September 2014
Signed the Performance contract
N°
Organization Name
International NGOs
1.
CARE INTERNATIONAL
2.
CONCERN WORLDWIDE
3.
RDCP II
4.
GOOD NEIGHBORS
5.
INTERNATIONAL ALERT
6.
ACTIONAID RWANDA
7.
WORLD VISION RWANDA
8.
ZOE MINISTRY RWANDA
9.
GVEP INTERNATIONAL
10.
WIR FÜR RWANDA
Cooperatives union
1.
UCORIBU
Local NGOs
1.
SFH RWANDA
2.
ADEPR EJO HEZA
3.
CENTRE IWACU
4.
AEE-RWANDA
5.
ARTCF
6.
ADEPR COMPASSION
7.
ASSOCIATION DUHOZANYE
8.
DUHAMIC-ADRI
9.
RWAMREC
10.
RWANDA RED CROSS
11.
ARDI
12.
RESEAU DES FEMMES
13.
ASSOCIATION MODESTE ET INNOCENT
14.
Caritas Diocese Butare
Public institutions
1.
GAKOMA HOSPITAL
2.
KIBILIZI HOSPITAL
3.
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Non Performance contract
N°
Organization Name
International NGOs
1.
Global Communities
2.
SNV
Local NGOs
1.
ARCT RUHUKA
2.
CENTRE IGITI CY’UBUGINGO
3.
Commission Justice et Paix
4.
Plateforme de la Société Civile au Rwanda
5.
CAPACITAR
6.
Duterimbere asbl
7.
Umuseke asbl
Private organizations
1.
Airtel Rwanda Ltd
2.
BPR Ltd
3.
VTC Eugenie SMET GISAGARA
4.
Atelier de couture ICYEREKEZO
5.
Restaurent la Permanence de Gisagara
Public institutions
1.
RSSB
Coops union
1.
UCOOCAGI
Coops
1.
KOJYAMUJYI
2.
KOPERATIVE INYAMAMARE
3.
Koperative Ibyiza Birimbere
4.
SAWECO
5.
COMESA
6.
KABUKA
7.
KOPERATIVE NIMUBERWE
8.
KOPERATIVE ABATANGANA
9.
IBINYABUZIMA COMPANY
10.
KOPERATIVE DUSUSURUKE
11.
KOPERATIVE URUMURI KIBILIZI
12.
KOPERATIVE DUTERIMBERE SAVE
13.
KOUUMU
14.
KOATWIMU
15.
Koperative Abishyizehamwe Gishubi
16.
Koperative ICYIZERE
Invividuals
1.
MUSHIMIYIMANA Pauline
2.
NSANZINKA Theo
3.
UWITONZE Grace
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6.2.
Some photos
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