Southern Province

SOUTHERN PROVINCE

NYAMAGABE DISTRICT

Tel: +250788840755

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BIOCOOP RWANDA is a Community Based Organization (CBO) composed by people committed in biodiversity conservation, Ecotourism Promotion, hygiene and sanitation, ICT, community health, and environmental management and protection for sustainable development.

We have 4 Departments of Actions:

Vision

Contribute to the development of Rwanda to the level of middle income countries using our resources and skills

Mission

Build a Nation, Environ-Socio - Economically stable through our skills and our Resources

Goals

 Increasing the livelihoods of community and put them at the good standards of physical and financial capacity

 Promote Ecotourism around Nyungwe National Park

 Unemployment alleviation in youth and women by job creation and entrepreneurship development: Creating 5,000 jobs in 5 years

 Enhance youth involvement in the implementation of our country priority programs.

 Promote integrated biodiversity conservation and development

 Integrate Biodiversity Conservation and Health for the sustainable social welfare

 Improve Farming techniques around Nyungwe National Park

Achievements

 We have organized campaigns on hygiene and sanitation in Cyanika Sector by the Support of Good Neighbors Rwanda and World Food Program

 We have initiated more than 3 clubs related to our departments.

 Greening and beautification at primary and secondary schools

 Credit and Saving Culture sensitization resulted in opening bank accounts to all our members.

 Training in ICT for more than 400 youth trainees.

 Financial education to 30 BIOCOOP RWANDA members

 We made an exemplary tree nursery in Kitabi sector.

 Training on biodiversity conservation and ecotourism promotion

 Removing exotic plant species in Nyungwe National Park

 Sensitization of interesting youth to interact with East African Community

 Biodiversity conservation education

 Campaign on public health and epidemiology

 Provide part time jobs to over 800 people

 Nutrition education

NEXT TO TODAY

 We are targeting youth and we plan to give 5,000 jobs to 5,000 young people in 5 years.

 We want to increase the percentage of forestry, agro forestry, and fruit trees in our region.

 Community conservation and tourism promotion

 Encourage horticulture

 Demonstration centre for small cattle livestock improvement (feeding, medicine, diffusion of improved species).

 Alleviate malnutrition

 Ensuring good health of Rwandans

 Removing Exotic plant species in Nyungwe National Park

 Making Nurseries of Indigenous Plants and Trees needed by Communities around Nyungwe National Park

 Conservation of Marshland Biodiversity in Southern Province

 Strengthen the natural resources management

IMANISHIMWE Ange

Coordinator of BIOCOOP RWANDA