The workshop has been taken in Southern Province, Nyamagabe District, Gasaka sector at EAR Guest House started at 8:30
AM to 5:10PM. The workshop has been attended by 21 members (technical advisors) of BIOCOOP. The facilitater of the workshop was Ange IMANISHIMWE( the president of BIOCOOP Rwanda).

Twelve technical advisors who participated to the workshop are: BIRIMAHIRE Ines, DUSENGIMANA 
Desire, GATERA Emmanuel, GUMYUSENGE Emmanuel, HABARUGABA Fulgence, HAKIZIMANA Jean Damascene, IMANISHIMWE Ange, MUJYAMBERE Firmin, 
MUKAMANA Adelite, MUKAYISENGA Solange, MUNDERE Aimable, NDAYAMBAJE Theogene, NIYIGABA Protais, NIYONIZEYE Odette, NSABIYERA J.Pierre,
 NSHIMIYIMANA Celestin, NSHIMYUMUKIZA J.M.V, NTAWULISHIRA Hilarie, UMURUNGI Yvette, UWAYEZU Marie Claire, UWIZEYIMANA Jeanne D?Arc.
  
 The !==!==!==!==!--object--========ive of the workshop was to rearrange departments and assigning their Heads
of Departments (HODs), setting strategic plan and business plan for recent projects to undertake.
  
 OVERVIEW
 
During important and fruitful meeting of BIOCOOP RWANDA with its partners and 
stakeholders, held at Tare Sector on 17th May 2013, BIOCOOP received many recommendations for a better organization like:

1. Rearrangement of departments and sub departments
2. Development of BIOCOOP RWANDA strategic plan
3. Development of  business plan for majors activities to undertake
4. Include Horticulture in major activities to undertake
5.Writing proposals for funding agencies

So, the workshop was to respond to the findings received from the last meeting.

2.    ACTIVITIES
 
2.1.DEPARTMENTS REARRANGEMENT 
A fruitful discussion on setting departments and sub-departments has given 5 departments and 17 sub-departments
and each department has three elected representative.
  
DEPARTMENTS AND SUB-DEPARTMENTS
1. Department of Biodiversity Conservation, Environmental Management, and Ecotourism Development
Sub Department of ecosystem services and climate change adaptation.
Sub Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Management Awareness.
Sub Department of adventure and community tourism.
 
2. Department of social welfare 
Sub department of Food Security  
Sub of community health 
Sub department of family planning and gender promotion
Sub department of social protection 
 
3. Department of Agriculture and Livestock promotion
Sub department of agro-forestry and horticulture.
 Sub department of transfer technology and agro-processing.
Sub department of livestock and beekeeping value chain development.
 
4. Department of Research
Sub department of research facilitation.
Sub department of community based research for sustainable development.
 
6. Department of  Capacity Building 
Sub Department of ICT. 
Sub Department of Financial Education.
Sub Department of empowering Youth talents, innovations, and creativities.
Sub department of Civic education. 
Sub department of vocation training promotion.
 
 DEPARTMENTS REPRESENTATIVES
 
1. Department of Biodiversity Conservation, Environmental Management, and Ecotourism Development
HOD: UMURUNGI Yvette
Technical advisor: NIYIGABA Protais
Secretary: KAMBOGO Ildephonse
2. Department of social welfare 
HOD: NTAWURISHIRA Hillarie
Technical advisor: SUGIRA Leonce
Secretary: UWABYAWE Myrielle
 
3. Department of Agriculture and Livestock promotion
HOD: NSHIMIYIMANA J.M.Vianney
Technical advisor: NDAYAMBAJE Theogene
Secretary: NSABIYERA John Peter
Depute Advisor: HABARUGABA Flugence
4.Department of  Research 
HOD: MUJYAMBERE Firmin
Technical advisor: NIYIGABA Protais
Secretary: BIRIMAHIRE Ines
5.Department of  Capacity Building  
HOD: MUKAMANA Adelite
Technical advisor: GATERA Emmanuel
Secretary: HAKIZIMANA Jean Damascene
Deputy advisor: NSHIMIYIMANA Celestin

After getting more explanation on strategic plan by one of the BIOCOOP RWANDA, some basic information have been
drafted and after it has been seen that it was very difficult do compile it in one session.The idea of the members 
was to assign the task to hire a consultant but it has been revealed that it can cost a lot. Final Decision was that
 two members (Solange MUKAYISENGA and Emmanuel GUMYUSENGE) have been committed to compile the strategic plan in 
collaboration with the HODs and the Board till the end of July 2013.

And it has been concluded that the business plan will be done in departments according to specificity of the
project and the Umutanguha MF has accorded the support.   
 
UPDATES
During the workshop, some updates have been loaded:
 It has been announced that Milk Collecting Center Management Contract is being
signed and almost the equipment is ready.
Many ecotourism equipments collected in USA and their delay to Rwanda due to DHL
transport miss in the area of collection.
Tare Telecenter Management has been given to BIOCOOP and necessary equipments given
by the district for starting activities to the community and two members 
(NDAYAMBAJE Theogene and BIRIMAHIRE Ines)
 were assigned as facilitators. 
The WorldEnvironmental Day to be celebrated in middle June.
 The share has been put to 50000 for all members and those have to pay it.
 
 RECOMMENDATIONS
To write to inactive members to fulfill their duties.
To approach the Nyamagabe JADF in order to be recognized as partner
Mobile sono have been found as the best message diffusion on the World Environmental day.

Here are some pictures of the workshop.