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Today in Kigali @RwandaLocalGov, @LODARwanda & @SparkMG organized a stakeholder awareness and consultation meeting, bringing together CSOs, FBOs, Gvt institutions, media &other partners to provide input on the Citizen Participation Month guidelines and implementation roadmap.1/4
@RwandaLocalGov and @SparkMG trained 32 journalists and social media influencers on citizen participation through the National Framework for Participatory Village Planning (NFPVP) for FY 2027/28
#UruhareRwanjye 1/2
Participants committed to using radio, TV, and social media to cover village meetings, document community priorities, and report on Village Development Plans. #CitizenParticipationMonth. #UruhareRwanjye 2/2
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It’s Day One of #EGAP32 @novafrica! We are looking forward to two full days of exchanging ideas and connecting over #experimentalresearch on the theme of #conflict and more.
First, we will hear from practitioners about their work and experiences partnering with research teams.
Spark MicroGrants retweeted
Thank you to our expert moderator @MorganOHolmes and our entire panel: Oke Epia (@orderpaper), Viola Asri (@cmi_no), Sana Khan (@sparkmg), Flora Myamba (Women & Social Protection Tanzania) & Seema Shah (@Int_IDEA)
In our first plenary today we heard from some of EGAP's institutional members. They described the work they are doing on the ground, how research collaborations can support their aims, and some of the constraints and limitations they face moving #experimentalresearch forward.
Spark Microgrants Rwanda joined the Government of Rwanda in Rutunga Sector, @Gasabo_District, for the official launch of Citizen Participation Month for FY 2027/28 planning, budgeting & performance contracts (Imihigo)
@RwandaLocalGov
#UruhareRwanjye #CitizenParticipation 1/3
Citizens received feedback on the implementation of priorities submitted over the past three years and were encouraged to continue shaping local development through the National Framework for Participatory Village Planning (NFPVP). 2/3
𝙒𝘼𝙏𝘾𝙃:Community members share lessons from Spark’s village grants &facilitation approach, from collective planning and project development to savings & local decision-making.
Their message: Involve communities, build skills &support local priorities.
youtu.be/qjH3QDyz9ms?si=enam…
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Kuri uyu wa Gatatu, habaye ibiganiro hagati ya MINALOC, imiryango itegamiye kuri Leta n’itangazamakuru ku Kwezi kwahariwe uruhare rw’abaturage mu Igenamigambi. Uku kwezi kuzatangira tariki 1 kugeza tariki 31 Ukwakira 2026.
Muri uku kwezi, hazibandwa ku bitekerezo by’abaturage mu igenamigambi, aribyo bizavamo ibikorwa bizashingirwaho mu igenamigambi ry’umwaka w’ingengo y’imari 2027/2028.
Ibi biganiro nyunguranabitekerezo, bigamije kurushaho kunoza gahunda ziha umuturage ijambo mu bimukorerwa guhera ku rwego rw’Umudugudu.
#UruhareRwanjye
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Today, MINALOC convened a consultative meeting with civil society organisations and the media, ahead of the Citizen Participation and Feedback Month to be held from 1 to 31 October 2026.
The Month will focus on providing feedback to citizens on Development strategies implementation, translate priorities to projects for execution in 2027/2028 .
The engagement aims to ensure that citizens' priorities are effectively reflected in local government planning and implementation, with particular emphasis on village-level planning.
#UruhareRwanjye
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Kuri uyu wa Gatatu, habaye ibiganiro hagati ya MINALOC, imiryango itegamiye kuri Leta n’itangazamakuru ku Kwezi kwahariwe uruhare rw’abaturage mu Igenamigambi. Uku kwezi kuzatangira tariki 1 kugeza tariki 31 Ukwakira 2026.
Muri uku kwezi, hazibandwa ku bitekerezo by’abaturage mu igenamigambi, aribyo bizavamo ibikorwa bizashingirwaho mu igenamigambi ry’umwaka w’ingengo y’imari 2027/2028.
Ibi biganiro nyunguranabitekerezo, bigamije kurushaho kunoza gahunda ziha umuturage ijambo mu bimukorerwa guhera ku rwego rw’Umudugudu.
#UruhareRwanjye
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Today, MINALOC convened a consultative meeting with civil society organisations and the media, ahead of the Citizen Participation and Feedback Month to be held from 1 to 31 October 2026.
The Month will focus on providing feedback to citizens on Development strategies implementation, translate priorities to projects for execution in 2027/2028 .
The engagement aims to ensure that citizens' priorities are effectively reflected in local government planning and implementation, with particular emphasis on village-level planning.
#UruhareRwanjye
Participants discussed financing identified village priorities through the proposed Village Priorities Matching Fund (VPMF) and other pooled funding mechanisms to align partner support with community priorities. 3/4
As part of efforts to strengthen citizen-led village planning, local leaders &representatives from Sectors, Cells & Villages in @NyabihuDistrict were trained on the National Framework for Participatory Village Planning, in collaboration with @RwandaLocalGov,@LODARwanda & @SparkMG
Mu rwego rwo gutegura igenamigambi ry'umudugudu umuturage abigizemo uruhare,kuva 11-13 Kanama 2026,abagize inzego zitandukanye mu Mirenge,muTugari no mu Midugudu bari guhugurwa ku "Inzira y'iterambere" kubufatanye @RwandaLocalGov na @LODARwanda
@SparkMG @RwandaWest @RwandaFinance
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Nyagatare District in Rwanda concluded a three-day training focused on the Village Development Path Program where residents set village goals and work towards them (Gahunda y’Inzira y’Iterambere) 👏✨
Uyu munsi, mu Karere hasojwe amahugurwa y'iminsi itatu yibanze kuri Gahunda y'Inzira y'Iterambere.
Aya mahugurwa yitabiriwe n’abakozi bashinzwe gukusanya no kubika amakuru mu Mirenge ndetse n'abakozi bashinzwe Imiyoborere Myiza na Gahunda Zihariye. Yari agamije kubongerera ubumenyi n'ubushobozi mu ishyirwa mu bikorwa ry'igenamigambi rishingiye ku ruhare rw'abaturage, ritangirira ku rwego rw'Umudugudu.
Mu ijambo rye asoza aya mahugurwa, Umuyobozi w'Akarere Wungirije ushinzwe Iterambere ry'Ubukungu, Matsiko Gonzague yasabye abahuguwe kugeza ubumenyi n'ubunararibonye ku baturage, hagamijwe gukomeza gushimangira uruhare rwabo mu igenamigambi no gushyiraho uburyo bumwe kandi buhuje bw'igenamigambi ku rwego rw'Umudugudu, bujyanye n'Ingamba z'Iterambere z'Akarere, Gahunda y'Igihugu yo Kwihutisha Iterambere, ndetse n'Icyerekezo cy'Igihugu 2050.
Yakomeje ashimangira ko icyiciro gikurikiye ho kizibanda ku guhugura abakozi bakorera ku rwego rw'Akagari, na bo bakazahugura abafashamyumvire bo muri buri Mudugudu kugira ngo bageze ubu bumenyi ku baturage.
The National Framework for Participatory Village Planning (#NFPVP) cascade training is underway across districts, sectors, and cells in Rwanda. @RwandaLocalGov @LODARwanda 1/4
𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗧𝗢𝗦: National Framework Cascade Training at the district level. @RwandaLocalGov @LODARwanda
#NFPVP
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𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗧𝗢𝗦: National Framework cascade training at the sector level. @RwandaLocalGov @LODARwanda
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