In the framework of the programme on Strengthening Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) for Responsive and Accountable Governance in Rwanda, jointly implemented by UNDP and RGB, a call for project and research proposals was launched in April 2019. A total number of 288 CSOs applied across eleven thematic areas.
An initial administrative check found 53 projects ineligible, and these were disqualified from further evaluation. An independent Grant Selection Committee (GSC) composed of various institutions proceeded to an in-depth evaluation of the eligible proposals. Their evaluation sessions took place on 20-24 May, 27-28 May and June 1st, 2019. The results of the selection process recommended to award 65 projects with scores of 75% and above.
UNDP and RGB are pleased to publish the results of the process as per the below list. The projects scoring 75% and above have been selected and will be awarded with a grant of maximum 25 Million RWF for project proposals and maximum 45 Million RWF for research proposals. UNDP and RGB will organize an awarding ceremony for the awarded CSOs in the coming days. During this ceremony, RGB and UNDP will provide information on the grant and project implementation modalities.
UNDP and RGB would like to thank all the 288 applicants for their submissions. We duly congratulate the 65 successful CSOs and look forward to continue engaging other CSOs in the upcoming grant phases.
List of awarded CSOs (scroll over the table to view the whole list)
Organization Name |
Project title |
Thematic Area |
Diocese Catholique de Byumba/Commission Justice et Paix |
"Wintererana" Accompagnement Psycho-Social et Integration Socio-economique et Culturelle des filles meres dans le Diocese de Byumba |
Family promotion, anti-SGBV and child protection |
Rwanda men's resource Center (RWAMREC) |
Engaging boys as positive supporters of girls in the fight against teenage pregnancies in school and surrounding communities |
Family promotion, anti-SGBV and child protection |
Action for Environment Protection and Promotion of Agricultural Sector (APEFA) |
Strengthening Smallholder Farmers' Resilience to Climate Change in Bugesera District |
Protection of the environment for green growth and climate resilience |
Centre Marembo Organisation |
I value my dignity: Reducing early/teen pregnancies through direct fertility awareness and sexual reproductive health education amongst youth and adolescents in Kigali |
Family promotion, anti-SGBV and child protection |
Association Rwandaise pour la promotion du development integré |
Projet de protection de l'environnement pour la croissance verte a travers l'apiculture moderne et des pratiques agro forestieres durables |
Protection of the environment for green growth and climate resilience |
Rwanda women community Development |
Teenage mothers for a better future(Imbere Heza)Project |
Family promotion, anti-SGBV and child protection |
RWANDA ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL TRAUMA COUNCELLORS (ARCT- RUHUKA |
URUMURI |
Family promotion, anti-SGBV and child protection |
Rural Environment Organisation (REDO) |
Enhancing energy efficiency promotion for the conservation of Cyamudongo forest on Nyungwe National Park |
Protection of the environment for green growth and climate resilience |
RWANDA BRIDGE TO JUSTICE |
Improving human and legal rights implementation within Rwanda's criminal Justice system |
Human rights, legal aid and gender equality |
Advocacy to disaster risk reduction and environmental sustainability (ADRRES)Organization |
Nkurane n'igiti program, Nyagatare greening school Project Phase 1 |
Protection of the environment for green growth and climate resilience |
Nature Rwanda |
Integrated restoration and management of Mpenge rivers for improved biodiversity conservation and natural resource management |
Protection of the environment for green growth and climate resilience |
Rwanda Environmental Conservation Organisation (RECOR) |
Agro-ecology practices promotion as climate resilience and sustainable agriculture in Nyamata Sector, Bugesera District |
Protection of the environment for green growth and climate resilience |
CARITAS Kigali/Abocogora- Intwari Center |
Prevention of vagrancy and street children phenomenon by empowering youth, families and single mothers in Rweru sector "Nifitiye icyizere project" |
Family promotion, anti-SGBV and child protection |
Learn Work Develop (LWD) |
Masenge mba hafi project |
Family promotion, anti-SGBV and child protection |
Diocese Catholique de Nyundo |
Projet Agro pastoral des ménages pauvres du Secteur Hindiro/Ngororero |
Social protection |
Conference Episcopale du Rwanda/Commission Episcopale pour la pastolare des jeunes (CEPJ) |
promoting oportiunities for youth grouos empowerment (POYE) |
Youth empowerment and culture promotion |
DIOCESE CATHOLIQUE DE KABGAYI |
Integrated water easements management toward the water smart agriculture in Ndiza Congo Nile Ridge foothills of Muhanga District |
Protection of the environment for green growth and climate resilience |
CARITAS KIBUNGO/CARITAS DE KIBUNGO |
Strengthening youth saving internal and lending communities (SILC) groups in economic empowerment through collective poultry in Ngoma district |
Youth empowerment and culture promotion |
Urunana Development Communication (Urunana DC) |
Awareness Creation towards improved service delivery and demand for quality services through edutainment in Rwanda (ACRISDER) |
Service delivery |
Peace and Hope Initiative |
Equip Children and women beggars with skills for life |
Family promotion, anti-SGBV and child protection |
Union de solidarite d'aide au developpement communautaire (USADEC) |
Projet d'eradication de la malnutritition au sein des menages ayant des enfants en croissance anormale dans les secteurs Mukura et Mushubati de district de Rutsiro, Province de l'ouest |
Social protection |
Fondation Saint Dominique Savio (FSDS) |
Infusing eco Schools initiatives in and around 10 schools surrounding Congolese refugees"camps |
Protection of the environment for green growth and climate resilience |
DUTERIMBERE ONG |
Youth economic empowerment through agribusiness development (YEAD) |
Youth empowerment and culture promotion |
Rwanda ex-combatants and other peoples with disabilities organisation (RECOPDO) |
SUPPORT TO EX-COMBATANTS AND OTHER PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT |
Empowerment of people with disabilities |
Rwanda Environment Awareness Organisation (REAO) |
Improved cooking stoves technology impact on socio-economic, Health and Environment conditions for beneficiairies of GATUNDA, KARAMA and MUKAMA sectors in NYAGATARE District |
Protection of the environment for green growth and climate resilience |
Rwanda Development Organization (rdo) |
Protection of river Muvumba for sustainable agriculture intensification |
Protection of the environment for green growth and climate resilience |
Association Rwandaise des Ecologistes (ARECO -RWANDA NZIZA) |
Enhancing environment protection and climate resilience through increased capacity in Bamboo technology around volcanoes National Park in Burera District |
Protection of the environment for green growth and climate resilience |
Organization for Support to the Environment protection and Climate Change Adaptation NGO (OSEPCCA-NGO) |
Projet de renforcement de capacites socio economiques des populations les plus miserables de la premiere categorie d'Ubudehe du District de Nyamasheke a travers l'elevage des porcs et jardins potagers |
Extension services for agriculture and livestock |
Umuryango wo Gushyigikira Amakoperative (UGAMA) |
Reducing chronic malnutrition by empowering families to grow and eat nutritious food |
Family promotion, anti-SGBV and child protection |
Action pour le Developpement du Peuple (ADEPE) Organization |
Improve livelihood of small-scale business women and children 's protection for equitable development |
Family promotion, anti-SGBV and child protection |
SDA-IRIBA |
Invest in people for quick graduation out of extreme poverty |
Social protection |
The future in our minds - FIOM Rwanda |
Promotion of a bee-friendly environment around Akagera national park in the Eastern Province |
Protection of the environment for green growth and climate resilience |
DIOCESE CATHOLIQUE DE RUHENGERI |
Education des familles aux valeurs familiales a l'aide du guide de formation des familles |
Family promotion, anti-SGBV and child protection |
Rwanda Christian Mercy's Mission (RCMM) |
Vocational skills and anti-SGBV Training center project |
Family promotion, anti-SGBV and child protection |
Handicape rwandais Rehabilite reintegre dans ses droits -HRD Muhanga |
Promoting functional independence of children with disabilities in Muhanga district through the HAGURUKA UGENDE approach |
Empowerment of people with disabilities |
Association Rwandaise des travailleurs chretiens feminins (ARTCF) |
Adult Literacy for women empowerment |
Social protection |
HAND IN HAND FOR DEVELOPMENT (HIHD) |
Project to enhance the rights of people with Albinism through prevention against stigma and discrimination and the rights promotion |
Empowerment of people with disabilities |
University of Rwanda (UR) |
Evaluation of the Contribution of Community-based socio-therapy Rwanda (CBS) to the reintegration of genocidaire ex-prisoners |
Promoting research for development |
Instutut Catholique de Kabgayi |
Enhancement of the food security and resilience for smallholders banana farmers in Rwanda |
Promoting research for development |
SOEURS BERNARDINES/CEFAPEK |
Reanforcements de capacites social-economiques au niveau sept cooperatives ouevrent dans le secteure d'agri-elevage dans le district de kamonyi |
Extension services for agriculture and livestock |
National association for supporting people living with HIV /AIDS (ANSP +) |
Socio-economic empowerment and HIV Vulnerability reduction among people with disability in Nyagatare District |
Social protection |
Association des Volontaires pour le Developpement Integre (AVODI) |
Projet de Production d l'energie culinaire a partir des residus de recolte par le biais des bio briquettes et d'autres methodes afin de promouvoir la croissance verte dans le secteur Rweru District Bugesera |
Protection of the environment for green growth and climate resilience |
ASSOCIATION GENERALE DES HANDICAPES DU RWANDA |
Hand in hand for full and participatory inclusion of people with disabilities in local governance |
Citizen participation and accountability |
PLATE-FORME NOYAU DE PAIX ISOKO RY'AMAHORO |
Projet de renforcement des conditions de vie socio-economiques des filles-meres et leurs enfants pour promouvoir leur integration au sein de la communaute |
Family promotion, anti-SGBV and child protection |
Love to help organization (LHO) |
SociO economic and professional integration (SEPI-Project), for the vulnerable people in Kibeho Sector |
Social protection |
FRIEND INDEED ORGANIZATION |
Inclusive engagement to prevent SGBV and teenage pregnancy in Ruhango District |
Family promotion, anti-SGBV and child protection |
REBEJO Organization |
Appui socio economique a la rehabilitation et prise en charge des filles-meres |
Family promotion, anti-SGBV and child protection |
INDATIRWABAHIZI CUTLURE INITIATIVE |
DETECTION DES TALENTS ARTISITIQUES CREATEURS DES JEUNES RESIDENT DANS LES 35 SECTEURS DE LA VILLE DE KIGALI |
Youth empowerment and culture promotion |
Organisation Communaute ABAJAMBO |
Renforcement de la Participation des personnes handicapes par un dispositif de readaptation a base communautaire et une approche inclusive dans le secteur RUSIGA du District de RULINDO |
Empowerment of people with disabilities |
Rwanda Scouts Association |
Projet de Menuiserie et de couture professionneles pour les jeunes riverins des Centres Scouts ruraux de developpement de Nteko et de Remera |
Youth empowerment and culture promotion |
UBUNTU Center for Peace (UCP) |
Community based social healing and economic development reinforcement project |
Family promotion, anti-SGBV and child protection |
VIRUNGA WILDLIFE CLUB |
ENABLING MEANIMGFUL PARTICIPATION OF SCHOOL YOUTH IN MANAGEMENT AND EXPANSION OF THE VOLCANOS NATIONAL PARKS THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND OUTREACH |
Protection of the environment for green growth and climate resilience |
RWANDA NATIONAL UNION OF THE DEAF (RNUD) |
Pig rearing to catalyze resilience and sustainable livelihoods for poverty graduation of Deaf and hard of hearing youth in Gicumbi and Rubavu District |
Empowerment of people with disabilities |
PARTICIPATION A L'APPUI NUTRITIONEL ET AU DEVELOPMENT AGRICOLE DE MUHANGA(PANDAMU) |
PROJE DE LA VULGARISATION AGRICOLE POUR LE BIEN ETRE SOCIO ECONOMIQUE DES MENAGES AGRI-ELEVEURS DES SECTEURS MUSHISHIRO RUGENDABARI ,KABACUZI ET MUHANGA DANS LE DISTRICT DE MUHANGA PROVINCE DU SUD |
Extension services for agriculture and livestock |
Together As One Organisation (TAO) |
Empowering the New Generations to Access Employment for Self-reliance project-Kora Witeze Imbere Rubyiruko |
Youth empowerment and culture promotion |
Urugero Rwiza Support Organization |
Projet d'alphabétisation,d'apprentisage des métiers et assistance des personnes handicapées |
Empowerment of people with disabilities |
Association for Promotion of Vulnerable in Development (APV) |
Growing a conducive environment for young girls with protection of teenage mothers |
Social protection |
Inades Formation Rwanda |
PROJET DE RENFORCEMENT DES CAPACITES SOCIO ECONOMIQUES DES FAMILLES PAUVRES DU DISTRICT DE NYARUGURU |
Extension services for agriculture and livestock |
BENISHYAKA |
HINGA WIHAZE Project |
Extension services for agriculture and livestock |
Peacebuilding, Healing and Reconciliation Programme (PHARP) |
Peace building and Economic Empowerment through vocational training |
Family promotion, anti-SGBV and child protection |
Gasore Serge Foundation (GSF) |
KURANEZA-Fighting Against Malnutrition Program |
Social protection |
RWANDA UNION OF LITTLE PEOPLE |
Promoting the inclusion of people with short statures (little people) in poverty reduction programmes in Rwanda |
Empowerment of people with disabilities |
University of Kigali Centre for Economic Governance and leadership (UoK-CEGL) |
Benchmarking Civil Society organisations' Participation in the Legislative process in Rwanda |
Promoting research for development |
Association Rwandaise pour l"education et le Developpement Communautaire (AREDEC) |
Reduction of Hunger, poverty and malnutrition in Karongi District through cultivating the fortified Iron Beans variety |
Extension services for agriculture and livestock |
EGLISE ANGLICAN DU RWANDA DIOCESE DE GAHINI |
Improving livelihood through better agricultural practices of Banana |
Extension services for agriculture and livestock |
Please view the official Announcement here