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ClimateNE & Climate Change Schools Project support the move to a low-carbon, resilient economy and help businesses avoid risk and realise commercial opportunities. Posts by Jen Atkinson, Krista McKinzey and Harriet Thew » President Kagame the President of Rwanda gave a message to all Rwandans this week that the country needs to be truly independent, self-reliant, and self-sufficient:
"We have to graduate from being spoon-fed by donors and well-wishers and be ready to stand on our own feet. That is, indeed, the only way we can reclaim our dignity and truly shape our destiny."
And this is exactly what Shared Interest Foundation has been working towards as part of our Rwandan Producer Support Project funded by the Big Lottery Fund.
We aim to empower craft makers to lift themselves out of poverty rather than shower them with handouts. Over three years we are working with 50 craft organisations to train them in practical business, financial and environmental skills in order to take their business to the next level.
I am busy preparing for my next trip out to Kigali in order to assess our first year's work, interviewing craft makers, trainers and our project coordinator. I will be working with Joan Karanja, the regional director for COFTA (Cooperation for Fair Trade in Africa) our project partner to evaluate the first year of training and plan for the next two years.
With that I am heading to the doctors to check if I am up to date with all my injections and to pick up malaria tablets, booking flights, accommodation and arranging meetings!
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