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THE ANNUAL NARRATIVE REPORT OF KAYONZA YFC

01st July 2015 20th June 2016

June 2016
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
XII.

Page

Abbreviations 3
Introduction .. 4
Vision
.. 4
KYFC composition .. 4
Working strategies ... 5
Activities .. 5
Achievements vis--vis activities planned in performance contracts.... 5
Other realized activities ..... 21
Partners ..... 30
Challenges ....... 30
Needs and suggestions ...... 31
Conclusion ....... 31

I. ABBREVIATIONS
AfDB
AIDS
BCC
BDF
CBYVS
DOT
EKK
ENABLE
HEG
HIV
ICT
IITA
IPC
IYF
JADF
KPL
KYFC
LAB
LVWATSAN
LWD
MC
MEG
MYICT
NEP
PAJER
PE
RBC
RDC
RPF
SFH
SPIU
SRH
STIs
STRYDE
TOT
VCT
VESE
VTC
YCEG
YFC

African development Bank

Acquired Immune deficiency Syndrome
Behavior Change Communication
Business Development Fund
Community Based Youth vocational School
Digital Opportunity Trust
English, Kinyarwanda and Kiswahili

Empowering Novel Agri-Business-Led Employment

History, Economics and Geography
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Information, Communication, Technology
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Interpersonal Communication
International Youth Fellowship
Joint Action Development Forum
Kigali Public Library
Kayonza Youth Friendly Center
Laboratory
Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation
Learn Work Develop
Male Circumcision
Mathematics, Economics and Geography
Ministry of Youth and ICT
National Employment Program
Parlement des Jeunes Rwandais
Peer education
Rwanda Biomedical Center
Republique Democratique du Congo
Rwandese Patriotic Front
Society for Family Health
Single Project Implementation Unit
Sexual and Reproductive Health
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Strengthening Rural Youth development through Enterprise
Training of trainers
Voluntary Counseling and Testing
Volunteers for Effective Work and Sustainable Employment
Vocational Training Center
Youth Challenge and Entertainment Group
Youth Friendly Center

II. INTRODUCTION
Kayonza Youth Friendly Center is a public institution and one of the youth friendly centres
which are created by the Ministry of Youth and ICT (MYICT). This centre is located in
Abisunganye Village, Bwiza cell, Mukarange sector, Kayonza District, Eastern Province. KYFC
started its activities on 22th August 2012.

III. VISION
The vision of KYFC is to make and keep HAPPI the youth of Kayonza District (Healthy, Apt/with
Attitude, Productive, Patriotic and Innovative, through siginificant programmes for youth
development and the main objectives of this center are the following:
1. To reduce poverty and ensure tha capacity building of youth through self employment
2. To prevent the drug abuse and sexually transmitted infections among youth
3. To give knowledge to youth through BCC (Behavior Change Communication) on sexual
and reproductive health fighting against unwanted pregnancies

IV. KYFC COMPOSITION

KYFC has a staff of four employees under contract:
-

One YFC Coordination Officer

One counselor

One Lab technician

One Secretary & Accountant hired by the center itself

KYFC has also the cleaners working under SINAIUS company LTD and 3 security guards hired by
Kayonza District

V. WORKING STRATEGIES
KYFC works through different clubs that help to reach the most number of youth in different
sectors of Kayonza District and in the center itself.
Among those clubs, some of them work in the center and others operate in different sectors

VI. ACTIVITIES
The main activities of KYFC are the following:
1. BCC activities
-

Peer Education and IPC in:

Family planning
Sexual and Reproductive health and fighting against unwanted pregnancies
Fighting against HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
Fighting against drug abuse
Male circumcision (MC)

2. VCT service and Pregnancy test

3. Sports, leisure, hobbies and Entertainment (1. Playing Volley ball, Basket ball, table tennis,
cards, dame, KARATE, KUNGFU, Cycling and reading books ...)
4. Education (Library and computer literacy)
5. Youth economic empowerment (entrepreneurship, Vocational trainings and access to
finance)

VII. ACHIEVEMENTS VIS--VIS ACITIVITES PLANNED IN PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS

Based on the vision of the center, duties and responsibilities of the staff and the needs of the
youth in Kayonza District, KYFC did all the best to attract the youth.
Within this year, the achievements of the center are the following:
7.1 BCC Services
7.1.1 The youth achieved
The following are the number of the youth educated from July 2015 to June 2016, through
different activities of outreach communications:
Outreach Communications (Youth AB) -1st July 2015-20th June 2016
IPC & Peer Education
YFCs

Kayonza

3,821

Total

5,710

9,531

Video Shows
M

4,378

"Special Events"
Total

4,104

8,482

2,713

1,958

Total

4,671

For the IPCs and PE to be effective, Youth were reached before, in middle or after their daily
activities in or out the center. Activities include VCT, Games, Meetings, Library, ... And many of
youth are grouped into different anti AIDS Clubs where they are easily reached.

7.1.2 The youth who visited the center

VISITORS/ Youth
YFC

Kayonza

Male

33,871

1st July 2015-20th June 2016

Female

31,095

Total

64,966

%M

%F

52.1

47.9

By this year, the attendance was higher in boys compared to girls. Efforts have been put in
encouraging girls to visit the center but the journey is still long. Additional and specific programs
especially designed for girls need to be put in place coupled with mobilization in community.

7.1.3 Distinguished guests who visited the center

YFC VISITORS/ distinguished guests

YFC

Kayonza

Male

Female

93

Total

%M

189

96

1st July 2015-20th June 2016

%F

49.2

50.8

Distinguished guests in this year included TV1-Radio 1 (Director General and his Staff), Guests
from National Library Services, guests from Bridge to Rwanda, guests from TECHNOSERVE/
STRYDE and many others.
7.1.4 Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) achievements

VCT achievements

1st July 2015-20th June 2016

# Counseled and Tested (VCT)

# HIV Positive

HIV Prevalence

YFCs

Couples*

TOTAL

Total

Kayonza

1319

1340

254

2,659

20

56

76

1.5

4.1

About 81% of received youth are single boys and men, girls and women with multiple sexual
partners. Compared to previous year, in this year, the prevalence was found to be higher (2.8%)
and as usually, it was higher in girls and women compared to boys and men (4.1% against 1.5%).
As for all other services the center cannot provide, all HIV+ Clients have been referred to
neighbor health facilities of their choice for further follow-up. In this year six couples were
discordant and we provided a special counseling for them before they were referred.

The following are the details of VCT services report of 2015-2016 indicating the statistics of each
month from 01st July 2015 to 20th June 2016:

CLIENTS
RECEIVED
M
F
108
119
83
102

M
105
83

F
119
101

TOTAL
224
184

93

89

93

89

182

143

177

143

174

317

97

101

97

101

198

134

135

134

131

265

96

97

96

67

163

93

126

93

112

205

99

121

99

111

210

92

83

92

83

185

99

140

99

140

239

185

112

185

112

297

1322

1402

1319

1340

2659

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MONTHS
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
S/TOTAL
GROSS
TOTAL

CLIENTS TESTED

HIV
POSITIVE
M
F
2
3
0
2

2659

2724

56

MOBILE
VCT
M
F
0
0

INDETER
MINATES
M
F

24

56

62

80

69

76

149

2,8%

5.6%

COUPLES

PREGNANCY
TEST
NEG POSIT
0
0
0
0

NEG
21
25

POSIT
0
0

DISCO
0
0

28

13

21

18

14

25

12

30

24

10

14

22

30

34

17

15

31

14

22

16

13

20

28

12

16

16

248

226

108

254

0%

334

9.5%

12.5%

7.1.5 Pregnancy test

Pregnancy test

1st July 2015-20th June 2016

YFC

Kayonza

18-24 years old

14-18 years old

Total number Negative

336

Positive
5

Negative
4

99

24-30 years old

Positive
64

Negative Positive
114

50

About 46% of received youth were single girls and women with multiple sexual partners. 18-24
age range was found to be counting more positive cases than other age ranges and this may be
explained by the fact that those are the one in highly active sexual phase of their life and as in
case of HIV+, all Pregnant girls and women have been referred to neighbor health facilities of
their choice for further follow-up.

7.1.6 Comparison of youth attendance and VCT clients

COMPARISON OF YOUTH ATTENDANCE and VCT CLIENTS -1st July 2015-20th June 2016
YFC

Male

Female

Kayonza

33,871

31,095

Total
64,966

%M
52.1

%F
47.9

VCT
Clients

% of total visitors who received

VCT

2,656

4.0

Among the youth who visited Kayonza YFC, 4.0% of them benefited the VCT services whereby
they were counseled and tested. Other were coming for other services like sports, leisure,
education, etc even if almost of the youth come for more than one service per day
7.1.6 Brief presentation of the VCT services provided in Kayonza YFC

HIV TESTING

TOTAL TESTED
PRIOD
M F
TOTAL M
August 2012-June 2013
1024 598 1622
July 2013-June 2014
1418 1053 2471
July 2014-June 2015
1371 1308 2679
July 2015-June 2016
1319 1340 2659
TOTAL
5132 4299 9431

HIV POSITIVE
F TOTAL
8 25
33
14 34
48
23 52
75
20 56
76
65 167
232

CUMULATIVE HIV STATISTICS

3000
2500
2000

Total M

1500

Total F

1000
500

M+

F+
Grand Total

HIV TOTAL TESTED 2012-2016

10000
9000
8000
7000
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0

2012-2013

2013-2014

2014-2015

2015-2016

TOTAL

Total M

1024

1418

1371

1319

5132

Total F

598

1053

1308

1314

4273

GRAND TOTAL

1622

2471

2679

2633

9405

HIV + CASES
250
200
150
100
50
0

2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016

M+
F+
TOTAL

8
25
33

14
34
48

23
52
75
10

20
56
76

TOTAL
65
167
232

PREGNANCY TEST

PERIOD

NEGATIVE POSITIVE TOTAL

August2012-June2013

21

10

31

July 2013-June2014

171

97

268

July 2014-June2015

327

135

462

July 2015-June2016

226

108

334

Total

745

350

1095

68.1

31.9

100

PREGNANCY TEST 2012-2016

500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0

2012-2013

2013-2014

2014-2015

2015-2016

NEGATIVE

21

171

327

226

POSITIVE

10

97

135

108

TOTAL

31

268

462

334

NB: Due to lack of tests of pregnancy test by this year, the numbers of youth tested had a
tendency to decrease, even if the clients were coming for requesting the services

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7.1.7 Youth economic empowerment

A. Youth trained in vocational skills through LWD-CBYVS

YFC
Kayonza

Vocational Trainings
Hair dressing
Sewing
M
F
Total M
F
Total
15 214
229 4 225
229

1st July 2015-20th June 2016

Vehicle mechanics
Road using regulations
Welding
M
F
Total
F
M
Total
M F Total
15
301 3
304 123
0
123 14 1

LWD (Learn Work develop) is the association created on initiative of the Coordinator of Kayonza
YFC in collaboration with other sensitized volunteers named the VESE (Volunteers for Effective
Work and Sustainable Employment) on 5th November 2013 in the purpose of contributing to the
productivity and youth employment, focusing primarily on education, skills development and job
creation among the young men and women of Kayonza.
This initiative was born because of limited resources of the center which didnt correlate to the
uncounted needs of the youth in economic empowerment, so that the people with willing to
contribute to youth economic development were approached and requested to give their
interventions to promote the community based Vocational Education and Trainings towards the
effective work and sustainable employment among the youth.
Hence because of that partnership, 900 youths (457 boys and 443 girls) were trained in different
vocational skills and 142 youth are now in ongoing trainings in the 4th cohort. Three cohorts have
already finished and achieved the following results:
1) First cohort of trainings:
In the first cohort of the course conducted by LWD through its CBYVS, 484 young men and
women were trained in Kayonza District including 222 girls (46%) and 262 boys (54%). 276
among them were following their course at Karambi cell in Murundi sector, 110 in
Mukarange, and 98 in Rukara sectors.
The following are the statistics of the youth trained in first cohort in manual works to
different sites situated in Murundi, Mukarange and Rukara sectors:
No

1
2
3

Sector

MURUNDI
MUKARANGE
RUKARA
TOTAL
PERCENTAGE

Hair dressing

Sewing

M
0
5
0
5

F
58
34
28
120

TOTAL
58
39
28
125

M
0
1
0
1

F
56
16
29
101

TOTAL
56
17
29
102

96

100%

99

100%
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Vehicle
mechanics
M
F TOTAL
98
0 98
34
1 35
41
0 41
173 1 174

99 1

Road
using
regulations
M
F TOTAL
64
0 64
19
0 19
0
0 0
83
0 83

100% 100 0

100%

GENERAL TOTAL
M
162
59
41
262

F
114
51
57
222

TOTAL
276
110
98
484

54

46

100%

The graduates of the first cohort had been given their completion certificates in graduation
ceremony that took place at Kayonza Youth Friendly Center on 12/08/2015.
2) Second cohort of trainings:
In the second cohort of the course always conducted by LWD through its CBYVS, 286 young
men and women were trained in Kayonza District including 146 girls (51%) and 140 boys
(49%). 185 among them were following their course at Mukarange, and 101 in Rukara sectors.
The following are the statistics of the youth trained in second cohort in manual works to
different sites situated in Mukarange and Rukara sectors:

No

1
2

Sector

MUKARANGE
RUKARA
TOTAL
PERCENTAGE

Hair dressing

Sewing

M
4
0
4

M
2
1
3

F
46
19
65

TOTAL
50
19
69

6 94

100%

F
48
30
78

TOTAL
50
31
81

4 96

Vehicle
mechanics
M F TOTAL
40 2 42
51 0 51
91 2 93

100% 98 2

Road
using
regulations
M
F TOTAL
28
0 28
0
0 0
28
0 28

100% 100 0

Welding
M
14
0
14

GENERAL TOTAL

F
1
0
1

TOTAL
15
0
15

M
88
52
140

F
97
49
146

TOTAL
185
101
286

100% 93 7

100%

49

51

100%

The graduates of the second cohort had been given their completion certificates in graduation
ceremony that took place at Kayonza Youth Friendly Center on 09/12/2015.

3) Third cohort of trainings:

The third is also the current cohort whereby 130 young men and women are now in the
training including 75 girls (58%) and 55 boys (42%). 39 among them are following their course
at Mwili, 51 at Mukarange and 40 in Rukara sectors.
No

1
2
3

Sector

MWILI
MUKARANGE
RUKARA
TOTAL
PERCENTAGE

Hair dressing

Sewing

M
0
6
0
6

M
0
0
0
0

F
11
12
6
29

TOTAL
11
18
6
35

17 83

100%

F
28
13
5
46

0 100

TOTAL
28
13
5
46

Vehicle
mechanics
M
F TOTAL
0
0 0
20
0 20
17
0 17
37
0 37

100% 100 0

Road
using
regulations
M
F TOTAL
0
0 0
0
0 0
12
0 12
12
0 12

100% 100 0

100%

Welding
M
0
0
0
0

F
0
0
0
0

0 0

GENERAL TOTAL
TOTAL
0
0
0
0

M
0
26
29
55

F
39
25
11
75

TOTAL
39
51
40
130

100% 42 58

100%

The trainees in the third cohort are now in internship and wait for coming graduation that is
intended to be in August 2016.

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The youth trained in all 3 cohorts conducted

From the beginning to now, LWD through its CBYVS, trained 900 young men and women in
Kayonza District whose 443 are the girls (49%) and 457 are the boys (51%). 276 among them
were trained at Murundi, 39 at Mwili, 346 at Mukarange and 239 at Rukara sectors.
No

1
2
3
4

Sector

MURUNDI
MWILI
MUKARANGE
RUKARA
TOTAL
PERCENTAGE

Hair dressing

Sewing

M
0
0
15
0
15

F
58
11
92
53
214

TOTAL
58
11
107
53
229

M
0
0
3
1
4

F
56
28
77
64
225

TOTAL
56
28
80
65
229

93

100%

98

100%

Vehicle
mechanics
M
F TOTAL
98
0 98
0
0 0
94
3 97
109 0 109
301 3 304

99 1

Road
using
regulations
M
F TOTAL
64
0 64
0
0 0
47
0 47
12
0 12
123 0 123

100% 100 0

Welding
M
0
0
14
0
14

GENERAL TOTAL

F
0
0
1
0
1

TOTAL

0
0
15
0

M
162
0
173
122
457

F
114
39
173
117
443

TOTAL
276
39
346
239
900

100% 93 7

100%

51

49

100%

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Below are some photos indicating different activities of LWD-CBYVS in those three four
sectors of Kayonza District:
-

The beneficiaries in trainings:

Hair dressing

Sewing

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Vehicle mechanics

Welding

The beneficiaries in practice

Both young girls and boys in hair cutting practice through Hair dressing lessons

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The visits of District leaders encouraged the learners (Kayonza District Mayor visiting LWD - CBYVS)

The beneficiaries in graduation

In LWD-CBYVS we had two graduations of the learners: the first one took place on 12/08/2015 and the

guest of honor was the Mayor of Kayonza District Mr John MUGABO

This graduation was for all graduates who learned from 2013 to 2014

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The second graduation took place on 09/12/2015 for the graduates who learned from 2014 to 2015

and the guest of honor was the Director of Education in the District Mr BIZIMANA Francois Xavier
who represented the Mayor in that ceremony

All above graduations were done for all learners who were educated at all sites of LWD-CBYVS
(Mukarange, Rukara and Murundi), and the site of Murundi was closed in the purpose of empowering the
one of Rukara which is in the center of the zone
-

The beneficiaries at work (where they got jobs after the studies):

Among the graduates of LWD-CBYVS we count now more than 150 youths who got already new
off farm jobs. Below are the photos of some of them:

Some of our graduates are now professionals in sewing cooperative at Kayonza.

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Others are working in vehicle and welding garages elsewhere the country.

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B. Training the youth (both girls and boys) in entrepreneurship by the VESE
11 Volunteers for Effective and Sustainable Employment (VESE) trained in TOT since 7 to 14th
December 2014 educated 180 youth in entrepreneurship in 6 sectors of Kayonza District
(Mukarange, Nyamirama, Kabarondo, Rwinkwavu, Rukara and Mwili). This training has been
sponsored by Technoserve, and supervised in collaboration with Kayonza District and Kayonza
Youth Friendly center. The role of the VESE who were trained in TOT was to provide such
trainings to other youth on the field.
The training has been done in those 6 sectors, and 11 skilled trainers who were trained in TOT
trained also 180 young people as following:
No
1
2
3
4

Sector name
Mukarange
Rwinkwavu
Mwili
Nyamirama A
Nyamirama B
5 Kabarondo
6 Rukara
TOTAL

Total

14
14
16
8
10
15
11
88

15
10
14
16
14
15
8
92

29
24
30
24
24
30
19
180

NB: It was before planned to train 30 youth per sector, but the changes occurred where
Nyamirama had two groups and one group in each sector among other sectors.
At the end of the training, each group created a saving group. Therefore, seven saving groups
have been created as below:
No Sector name

1
2
3
4
5
6

Number of
saving groups

Mukarange
Rwinkwavu
Mwili
Nyamirama
Kabarondo
Rukara
TOTAL

1
1
1
2
1
1
7

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Number of group
members
M
F
TOTAL
14
14
16
18
15
11
88

15
10
14
30
15
8
92

29
24
30
48
30
19
180

The following is the list of the VESE who trained the youth in 6 above sectors:
No NAMES

SECTOR

LEVEL OF STUDIES

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

MUKARANGE
NYAMIRAMA
NYAMIRAMA
KABARONDO
KABARONDO
RWINKWAVU
RWINKWAVU
RUKARA
RUKARA
MWILI
MWILI

A0 Agri Business
A2 MEG
A1-Economics& Management
A2 EKK
A2 Accounting
A2 HEG
A2 Accounting
A2 HEG
A2 Accounting
A2 Accounting
A2 Accounting

UWAMUNGU Epaphrodite
HARERIMANA Hamad
UMUBYEYI Josephine
KAYIRANGA Callixte
KANYANGE Giselle
KALINDA Francois
MUKABARANGA Devota
NTAWIHEBA Fiston Gaspard
UWANGABE Betty
NTWARI Callixte
KAYESU Scovia

NB: In Mukarange sector, one VESE collaborated with 1 staff of Kayonza YFC.
The following is the joint meeting of the Mayor of Kayonza District with the VESE and the
representatives of Kayonza YFC, Technoserve and 6 Sectors. Here the Mayor John MUGABO was
thanking the VESE for their devotion and inciting them to realize their commitment

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VIII.

OTHER REALIZED ACTIVITIES

8.1 The Board of Directors of Kayonza YFC

This Board held two meetings in this year. One took place on 28/07/2015 and the last was on
23/12/2015. Those meetings talked about International youth day preparations, strategies to fill
gaps created by the staff whose their contracts have been not renewed, Income generating
projects of the center like hiring the centers hall for Gym tonic, starting a computer hub in the
center and 4G internet subscription, strategies for effective centers management, etc
As it was decided by the District Council of Kayonza which took [place on 31/01/2014, the Board
of Directors of Kayonza YFC is now composed by the persons who represent the following
institutions:
No

Institution represented

Names

Function in Board

President of PSF at District level

SAFARI Steven

President of Board

Permanent Secretary of JADF

NGARAMBE Alphonse (a.i)

Vice President of Board

Kayonza YFC Coordination Officer

MWISENEZA Jean Claude

Secretary of Board

Vice Mayor in charge of Social Affairs HARERIMANA

Damascene

Coordinator of District NYC

In charge of Youth, Sports and MMURENGEZI Jean Baptiste

Culture

Board member

Civil Society Representative

Board member

Jean Board member

GAKUMBA Geoffrey

Pastor KARERAMANZI Callixte

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Board member

8.2 Modern latrines constructed in Kayonza YFC

8.3 Mass mobilization and Mobile VCT

Supported by MYICT/SPIU, Kayonza YFC
conducted the mass mobilization and mobile
VCT in four sectors of Kayonza District
(Nyamirama, Kabare, Ndego and Murundi)
from 31/05 to 03/06/2016
In that mobilization, 1644 people were
sensitized about HIV/AIDS fighting and SRH.
149 among them were tested on HIV whereby
2 men and 2 women were found HIV positive
and referred to healthcare facilities

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The following table indicates the results of the people tested in the mass mobilization and mobile
VCT:
Date

Sector

Place

Mass
Mobilization

Mobile VCT
People tested
Negative
Positive
M
F
Total M F Total M F Total M F Total
31/05/2016 Nyamirama Community 152 196
348 24 7
31 7 23
30 0 1
1
meeting at
Musumba
Cell office
01/06/2016 Kabare
Cyarubare
176 215
391 29 14
43 28 14
42 1 0
1
center
03/06/2016 Ndego
Ndego
164 137
301 27 12
39 26 11
37 1 1
2
community
market
04/06/2016 Murundi
Karambi
305 299
604 17 19
36 17 19
36 0 0
0
Secondary
school
Total
797 847 1644 97 52
149 78 67
145 2 2
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8.4 Training of youth clubs on HIV/AIDS, STIs, SRH and savings

From 18th to 20th May 2016, supported
by
MYICT/SPIU,
Kayonza
YFC
conducted
a
training
of
50
representatives of the youth clubs in
Kayonza District. This training talked
about HIV/AIDS, STIs, SRH and savings.
At the end of the training, the trainees
pledged to contribute to zero new
infection of HIV, reduction of
unwanted pregnancies among the
youth and creation of saving groups
through the youth clubs.

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8.5 Training of youth in Business and ICT

In collaboration with DOT Rwanda we
have started ICT and Business studies in
3 sectors (Mukarange, Kabarondo and
Rukara). In the first cohort we trained
140 youths (72 males and 68 females)
who were given their certificates in the
first graduation that took place at
Kayonza YFC on 25th May 2016, and we
are now recruiting others in four sectors
(Nyamirama, Mukarange, Kabarondo and
Rukara)
8.6 Meetings, trainings, workshops and conferences
The staff of Kayonza YFC participated in different
meetings, trainings and conferences including:
-

The training of RBC on HIV/AIDS, STIs and

Hepatitis held on 25-27 January 2016 at Huye
has been attended by the Coordinator and VCT
Counselor of the center

Different meetings of the partners (SOS on

children rights and protection, JADF of
Kayonza, Health Steering committee of
Kayonza Districrit, JADF KAYONZA, etc)

From 28 to 30 March 2016 the Secretary &

Accountant of Kayonza YFC Mrs UMUBYEYI
Odette who is also in charge of the library of
the center attended a workshop at Kigali which
was organized by Kigali Public Library (KPL)

The Coordinator of the Kayonza YFC attended

the conference organized by AfDB and IITA on
ENABLE (Empowering Novel Agri-Business-

Led Employment) Youth in Africa Program

Design that was held on 21 -22 April 2016
at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja,
Nigeria.

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8.7 Genocide commemoration

Kayonza YFC with YCEG (the entertainment club
working in the center) visited and helped
Marcel, the genocide survivor living in
Nyagatovu Cell, Mukarange Sector.
The help was to give him some food and home
materials and cleaning the household.
The Coordinator of the center was also with the
people of Nyamirama sector commemorating
the youth who were killed in Genocide of the
Tutsis 1994

8.8 Visits of different guests

In this year, Kayonza YFC received different
visitors. TV1-Radio 1 (Director General and
his Staff)
used KYFC to run talents
detection session in Youth as a part of
countrywide program where as those from
Kigali Public Library visited the Center to
learn from our experience in Community
library management. Others were from
Bridge2Rwanda who used KYFC to run
information
sessions
for
scholars'
recruitment.
Kayonza YFC was also visited by the
delegates from MYICT (Mr Emmanuel
Kananga and William FURAHA) for
supervision and assessing the centers
activities

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8.9 Facilitating the youth linkage to the job opportunities

Kayonza YFC facilitated SNV and Ignite Company to the youth from the sectors of Kayonza District
to select the young men and women who shall sell the solar lamps from Ignite, assisting to the
identification of the youth and providing the meeting place.
8.10 Civic education and mindset improvement
In collaboration of Kayonza District, the leaders
of Islam in Kayonza and the center, the Muslim
youths were trained to civic education and good
attitude, avoiding and fighting terrorism.
The same session was also organized to their
parents, to educate them for well family
keeping and leading, avoiding and fighting
family conflicts and take care for children
education
8.11 The computer hub in Kayonza YFC

To facilitate the computer and ICT literacy for

the youth, the computer hub has been
opened in KAyonza YFC with the support of
Kayonza District of
provision some
equipments like 8 laptops, 4 tables, 4 chairs
and 3 wireless modems.

8.12 General Assembly of the youth in RPF INKOTANYI

Kayonza YFC hosted a General Assembly of

the youth of RPF Inkotanyi in Eastern
Province whereby the Guset of Honor was
Honorable Odette UWAMARIYA, the
Governor of Easern Province

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8.13 Training and debate competition

8.14 Support of Kayonza District to CBYVS initiative of LWD & Kayonza YFC

Kayonza District supported the

CBYVS initiative of LWD & Kayonza
YFC providing the hangars and
rooms for use in vocational trainings
in Mukarange and Rukara sectors.
This initiative is related to
Community Based Youth Vocational
School, whereby the trainings are
organized not so far the youth in the
community.
The remaining challenges are still
the limited resources in terms of
few training materials, trainers
allowances and rehabilitation of the
infrastructures (hangars and rooms).
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8.15 Visit of the center by the youth from the sectors

8.16 Other continuous services in Kayonza YFC

- Sports and leisure

Health services (VCT, Pregnancy test, etc)

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Education (Library, Computer literacy, etc)

Vocational trainings and employment promotion services

Campaigns with partners, mobie VCT and mass mobilizations

This is mass mobilization done in collaboration with KYFC, SFH, STRIVE Rwanda and LWD
-

IPCs and Peer education

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IX. PARTNERS
Kayonza YFC has some partners who are helping to the achievements and realizations of the
center. Some ones who work closely with the center are the following:
-

Shooting touch in Basketball

The Volunteers of Learn Work develop (LWD) in vocational trainings (Welding, Sewing, Hair
dressing and Vehicle mechanics)

Grace Rwanda Foundation in Library services proving the books

TECHNOSERVE in entrepreneurship through STRYDE trainings

DOT Rwanda in Business literacy and ICT

IYF in English literacy

Youth clubs in the center (YCEG, KARATE, BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL, DEBATE, KUNGFU,
CYCLISM, ACROBATES, VISION FILM PRODUCTION, etc)

X. CHALLENGES
Kayonza YFC has still the following challenges and if got solutions it can be able to work and
perform well:
-

High demand of the youth and low supply of different services like Mobile VCT, Youth
mobilization, etc

Limited resources in terms of personnel and financial resources so that if the mobile VCT is
organized the VCT services must be closed in the center, and also the services are very
limited, because the center has only one counselor. This is the same case to other staff
needed like Librarian and Receptionist because it is the security guardian who assure the
receptions duties and he is not professional in that domain, which can be bad to our clients

Many youths want to learn in vocational trainings but the materials are very few, the
infrastructures are not rehabilitated and no funds to give salaries to the trainers. This is
additional to the expensive vocational trainings which become inaccessible to the youth

The computers are few in computer lab (only 8 laptops and 4 desktops). The average of the
learners per day is 10 persons per one computer

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Insufficient internet connection (Only 2 GB Per day) on 4G Internet connection which is also
going to be closed due to lack of running costs (We are unable to pay 64,000Rwf per month
for that subscription)

Lack of awareness on new and/or updated health programs as we are not invited in
training/refresher courses organized by RBC/MOH.

No funds to maintain the materials of the center, and some materials are now damaged so
that we need the new ones to replace them (eg: Generator, benches, chairs, sound system,
etc)

No funds also to maintain the computers. This is very risky to lose them

The center has not a fence. This may cause the dangers of thieves beause the youth enter
everywhere they want
XI. NEEDS AND SUGGESTIONS

The District and MYICT should search and provide the reasonable funds for Kayonza YFC in order
to help in basic service provision to the youths because, in all corners of the District the youths
know and like the center services and call for approach them
XII. CONCLUSION
KYFC thanks all partners and stakeholders who assisted to realize all activities done from July
2015 to June 2016 and before. Some of them are MYICT, Kayonza District and KYFC Board
members who gave orientations and advices needed. Our gratitude is also expressed to the
leaders of cells and sectors of Kayonza District, NYC structures at all levels and the youth clubs for
their contribution and collaboration.
We acknowledge also the interventions of our partners for their contribution to the youth
mobilization, education and welfare.

Done at Kayonza on 21st June 2016

MWISENEZA Jean Claude

Coordinator of Kayonza Youth Friendly Center

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