On Friday 26th July 2024, the PRM/PAC project that was implemented in Kiziba refugee camp from August 2021, was officially concluded, after helping 580 partners to start income-generating activities in order to come out extreme poverty and develop.
The project aimed to reach 700 participants, including 500 refugees and 200 members of the host community. Due to the refugee resettlement program, only 580 participants were reached.
After the identification, the participants received various trainings and each received a grant of 800,000 Frw to start small income-generating activities, while they were encouraged to form savings groups for their economic development. Indeed, 24 groups (including 17 from the Kiziba camp and 7 from the host community) were created, bringing together 580 members. Until July 2024, a total of 113,661,003 Frw have circulated among the savings group members.
The income-generating activities (IGA) implemented by the project participants include 259 agricultural and livestock IGA, 329 commercial IGA, 35 vocational IGA, 15 related to motorcycle transport, and 20 related to the provision of various services (mobile money, Irembo).
As a sign of development, PRM/PAC project participants purchased livestock including 130 cows, 235 pigs, 273 goats and 256 chickens, while 57 othersbuilt houses for their families.
Addressing participants at the closing ceremony of the PRM/PAC project in Kiziba camp, Caritas Rwanda Secretary General, Father Oscar Kagimbura, praised the Government of Rwanda for doing everything possible to ensure that refugees are secured and has access to development, and commended the cooperation of all partners in supporting refugees.
The PRM/PAC project was implemented by Caritas Rwanda in Kiziba and Nyabiheke refugees’ camps in collaboration with World Vision Rwanda, with funding from the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (BPRM). The project aimed at helping refugees and Rwandan host community members to come out extreme poverty.