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Akazi Kanoze Provides Foundational Business Skills to Rural Youth

Submitted by mmasozera on Wed, 2012-11-28 10:36

According to her mother, Clementine IMANIKORIBYAYO has always been a hard worker. The training she received from the Akazi Kanoze program, accentuated Clementine’s natural talents, burnishing them to their full potential. Before Akazi Kanoze, Clementine invested her efforts in chores around the house; now, she’s raising a farrow of piglets that she plans to sell at the local market.

Orphans and Vulnerable Children Gain New Outlooks on Life

Submitted by mmasozera on Wed, 2012-11-28 09:48

On the way to Ndera sector in Kigali, Rwanda, one can visit Centre Enfant de Dieu, or “Children of God Center.” Upon entering the gate, a group of approximately 75 Akazi Kanoze graduates, some as young as 14 years old, will warmly greet you. Among the boys are Ibrahim BIZIMANA and Fiston DUSINGIZIMANA (pictured on the right).

Future Entrepreneurs: Rwandan Youth Gained Valuable Skills through USAID-Funded Project

Submitted by mmasozera on Thu, 2011-08-25 14:25

On the outskirts of Kigali, Rwanda, the sun shines brightly on the dusty stalls of the Nyamirambo market. There, in the charcoal section, KANYEJWI Leo, a graduate of the Akazi Kanoze Youth Livelihoods Project, proudly shows his product, which he purchases from wholesalers and then sells to his own customers.

AKAZI KANOZE Graduate Inspired to Create Doughnut Business

Submitted by mmasozera on Thu, 2011-08-25 16:24

Though NISENGWE Warda never finished primary school, she had big dreams of starting her own business. Her opportunity for success came when she enrolled in the Akazi Kanoze Work Readiness Curriculum (WRC) while receiving complementary skills in traffic code, ICT, and English from implementing partner Maximedia. During the training, she learned many different aspects of how to operate a successful business. The topic of business management along with discipline inspired Warda to finally launch her own business.

Rwandan Youth Establish Business Endeavor in Aquaculture

Submitted by mmasozera on Thu, 2011-08-25 12:00

On the outskirts of Kigali city, in the sector of Ndera, a group of 26 Akazi Kanoze graduates from the cooperative of Icyerekezo, or “Vision,” are involved in a fish-farming and rabbit project. The youth, who are orphans and vulnerable children, attended the Akazi Kanoze Work Readiness Curriculum and also received complementary training in sericulture from UTEXRWA, a local implementing partner.

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