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).

 

The 12 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.

 1. OVERVIEW

 

During important and fruitful meeting of BIOCOOP RWANDA with its partners and stakeholders, held at Tare Sector on 17^th 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 Eco-tourism 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 Eco-tourism 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.   

 

3. UPDATES

During the workshop, some updates have been loaded:

a.  It has been announced that Milk Collecting Center Management Contract is being signed and almost the equipment is ready.

b. Many ecotourism equipments collected in USA and their delay to Rwanda due to DHL transport miss in the area of collection.

c. 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.

d. The World Environmental Day to be celebrated in middle June.

e. The share has been put to 50000 for all members and those have to pay it.

 

4. 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.