PRESS RELEASE: CONTRIBUTION OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN RWANDA’S LAND REFORM PROCESS
“The success of Rwanda Land Reform Process is rooted in the successful partnership between the Government and the Civil Society since the start of the process in 1999â€, proudly states Ms. Annie Kairaba, the Director of Rwanda Initiative for Sustainable Development (RISD). RISD is local Non-Government Organization and is...
RISD put in place the scorecard tool to support the implementation of Land Policy Framework and Guidelines
Kigali, 22.10.2012 The Rwanda Initiative for Sustainable Development (RISD) leads the development of an international main government support tool ( scorecard) for implementation of land policy framework guidelines (LPFG). The phase of implementation of the scorecard started on 08 October 2012 in three pilot countries namely Rwanda, Benin and Kenya. The...
Malawian delegation visits local NGO
Governments should consider combining forces with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to serve the interest of the population. The observation was made by the Executive Secretary of the Ombudsman of Malawi, Ellos E. Lodzeni, at the headquarters of the Rwanda Initiative for Sustainable Development (RISD). Lodzeni is part of a Malawian delegation...
Global land network commends Rwanda for enabling land policies
The Director of the International Land Coalition (ILC), Niasse Madiodio, has said that Rwanda is currently exemplary in Africa in terms of land management and ensuring that people’s rights on land are not violated. Madiodio made the remarks after meeting with the Minister of Natural Resources, Stanislas Kamanzi, who briefed...
Rwandan NGO empowering communities to solve disputes at local level
By Christian Schulze Rwanda faces various challenges related to land, but the key ones are the issues of land scarcity, combined with the high population growth, the patriarchal structures that remain strong due to the cultural setting and disputes over land rights emanating from multiple claims due to different waves of...
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