Rwanda Commonwealth Games Association celebrates Commonwealth Day 2019.

On Monday, 11th March 2019, The Rwanda Commonwealth Games Association celebrated the Commonwealth Day 2019 at G.S Camp Kigali.

Group Photo after Commonwealth Day 2019 Celebration.

Commonwealth Day is celebrated every year on March 2, but in Rwanda, they marked the day on March 11, 2019 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the modern Commonwealth, under the theme, “ A Connected Commonwealth”

The Commonwealth is a voluntary Association of 53 independent and equal sovereign states. It is home to 2.2 billion citizens, of which over 60% are under the age of 30.

Around 3000 students from G.S Camp Kigali who took part in a broad range of activities, including debates, essay, and Table Tennis competitions attended the occasion.

Guest of honour UK Commissioner to Rwanda Jo Lamos reminded the students that 60% in the Commonwealth youth are under the age of 30 years.

Addressing the gathering, Rwanda Commonwealth Games Association Vice President, Felicite Rwemarika, said, “This event is a partnership with the Commonwealth family and the aim is to work together. It is important for the youth because sports create relationship and mutual friendship with others.”

The Table Tennis Federation (RTTF) used the occasion to introduce the sport to the school and donated brand new playing kits which include a brand new table, ball, and playing bats.

RTTF President Jean Bosco Birungi said “This was the first time to partner with the Rwanda-CGA, it is an opportunity to expand the sport because we signed an agreement with G.S Camp Kigali School to promote the Table Tennis,” he said.

Jean Dieudonne Niyonsenga, the headmaster of the school expressed gratitude to the UK Commission, the Rwanda Commonwealth Games Association and Table Tennis Federation for bringing the celebration to the school.

The school is composed of a nursery, primary and secondary school with over 3,380 students on top of 108 staff.

Rwanda will host the 2019 CGF General Assembly in early September and the next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), to be held in 2020, with over 7,000 delegates expected to attend the summit.

Read the Commonwealth Day Message by Her Majesty The Queen, Head of the Commonwealth: click here.

Itsinda nyarwanda ry’imikino y’umuryango uhuza ibihugu bikoresha ururimi rw’icyongereza ryizihije umunsi ngaruka mwaka w’uwo muryango muri uyu mwaka wa 2019

Kuwa mbere,tariki 11 Werurwe 2019,itsinda nyarwanda ry’imikino y’umuryango uhuza ibihugu bikoresha ururimi rw’icyongereza ryizihirije umunsi w’uwo muryango w’uyu mwaka wa 2019 muri G.S Camp Kigali.

Umunsi w’umuryango uhuza ibihugu bikoresha ururimi rw’icyongereza wizihizwa tariki ya 2 Werurwe buri mwaka,ariko mu Rwanda,uwo munsi wizihijwe tariki 11 Werurwe,2019 mu rwego rwo kuzirikana Isabukuru y’imyaka 70 umuryango uvuguruye w’ibihugu bikoresha icyongereza umaze,insanganyamatsiko ikaba yari:”A connected commonwealth(ugenekereje mu Kinyarwanda ni:”Umuryango uhuza ibihugu bikoresha icyongereza ushyize hamwe”)

Umuryango w’ibihugu bikoresha ururimi rw’icyongereza ni ihuriro ry’ubushake rigizwe n’ibihugu 53 byigenga kandi byose byifatira ibyemezo.Utuwemo na miliyari 2.2 z’abaturage,kandi hejuru ya 60% by’abo baturage,bari munsi y’imyaka 30.

Abanyeshuri basaga 3000 bo mu ishuri rya G.S Camp Kigali bagaragaye mu bikorwa bitandukanye,birimo amarushanwa y’ibiganiro mpaka,kwandika,ndetse na Tennis yo ku meza bitabiriye icyo gikorwa.

Umushyitsi mukuru ari we Ambasaderi w’u Bwongereza mu Rwanda Jo Ramos,yibukije abanyeshuri ko 60% by’urubyiruko rw’umuryango uhuza ibihugu bikoresha icyongereza ruri munsi y’imyaka 30.

Ubwo Visi Perezida w’itsinda nyarwanda ry’imikino y’umuryango w’ibihugu bikoresha ururimi rw’icyongereza,Felicite Rwemarika yagezaga ijambo rye ku bari bitabiriye,yagize ati:”Iki gikorwa ni ubufatanye n’umuryango wa Commonwealth kandi intego ni ugukorera hamwe.Ni iby’akamaro ku rubyiruko kuko siporo yubaka umubano n’abandi ndetse n’ubucuti.”

Ishyirahamwe ry’umukino wa Tenisi yo ku meza ryakoresheje ayo mahirwe maze rimurikira abanyeshuri uwo mukino,ndetse rinatanga ibikoresho bishya byo gukina uwo mukino birimo imeza nshyashya,agapira ndetse n’udukoresho dukoze mu mbaho dukoreshwa abakinnyi bakubita ako gapira(playing bats).

Perezida w’ishyirahamwe ry’umukino wa Tenisi yo ku meza,Jean Bosco Birungi,mu ijambo rye yagize ati:”Iyi ni inshuro ya mbere dukorana n’ishyirahamwe nyarwanda ry’imikino y’umuryango uhuza ibihugu bikoresha ururimi rw’icyongereza,ndetse ni amahirwe yo kwagura siporo kuko twasinyanye amasezerano n’ishuri rya G.S Camp Kigali yo kuzamura umukino wa Tenisi yo ku meza”.

Jean Dieudonne Niyonsenga,umuyobozi mukuru w’ishuri yashimye cyane Ambasade y’Ubwongereza,itsinda nyarwanda ry’imikino y’umuryango w’ibihugu bikoresha icyongereza ndetse n’ishyirahamwe ry’umukino wa Tenisi yo ku meza,ku bwo kuza kwizihiriza uriya munsi mu kigo cyabo.

Icyo kigo gifite ibyiciro bitandukanye birimo ishuri ry’incuke,amashuri abanza n’ay’isumbuye agizwe n’abanyeshuri barenga 3,380,ndetse n’abakozi 108.

U Rwanda ruzakira inama rusange y’ishyirahamwe ry’imikino y’umuryango w’ibihugu bikoresha icyongereza mu ntangiriro za Nzeli ndetse n’inama ikurikiye y’abakuru b’ibihugu bigize umuryango w’ibihugu bikoresha icyongereza izaba mu mwaka wa 2020,bikaba biteganijwe ko izitabirwa n’abarenga ibihumbi birindwi.

Soma ubutumwa bw’umunsi w’umuryango uhuza ibihugu bikoresha ururimi rw’icyongereza bwatanzwe n’umuyobozi mukuru w’uyu muryango,nyir’icyubahiro Umwamikazi: Kanda hano.

Rwanda to host 2019 CGF General Assembly marking ten-year anniversary of Commonwealth membership

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) announced today (5 October 2018) that Rwanda will host the 2019 CGF General Assembly and Strategic Forum. The General Assembly, which brings together sports leaders from all 71 nations and territories of the Commonwealth, will be held in the capital city Kigali from 3-6 September 2019*.  It marks the ten-year anniversary of Rwanda joining the list of Commonwealth nations in 2009, and takes place a year before Rwanda hosts the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in 2020.

Commonwealth Games Federation President Louise Martin CBE said:

Rwanda’s membership of the Commonwealth is unique and we welcome this opportunity to celebrate and engage with the youngest member of our sporting family. They submitted an ambitious, strategic hosting proposal – and see the General Assembly as an important stepping stone for CHOGM 2020.

Rwanda is an inspiring country with passionate, proactive sports leadership – and we all look forward to ensuring a socially impactful legacy for Rwanda and the host CGA around the shared values and ambitions of Commonwealth Sport.”

Rwanda Commonwealth Games Association President Amb. Valens Munyabagisha said:
“We are truly honoured to be selected to host the 2019 CGF General Assembly. We want to leverage this important event to build the profile of Rwanda and the wider Commonwealth and also contribute to our shared sporting, social and economic development. Our athletes and team will be the proudest of hosts – warmly welcoming the Commonwealth sporting fraternity to Kigali next September.

Rwanda is increasingly becoming a destination of choice for international meetings, and delegates will see how the Capital City of Kigali has come of age: the heart of the emerging Rwandan economy and a pride of every Rwandan.”

The General Assembly will take place in the flagship US$ 300 million Kigali Convention Centre (KCC) which opened in 2016. Key agenda items for the 2019 General Assembly will be the quadrennial CGF elections, continued evolution of the CGF’s Governance and Regulations and the approval of a refreshed Transformation 2022 strategy.

Rwanda hosted the Gold Coast 2018 Queen’s Baton Relay from 22 to 25 March 2017, taking the opportunity to focus on the nation’s past, present and future.

Rwanda made their Commonwealth Games debut at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, taking part in Athletics, Boxing, Road Cycling and Swimming. They won their first ever Games medal at the Bahamas 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games – winning Bronze in Women’s Beach Volleyball.

Bronze medalists Valentine Munezero and Penelope Musabyimana of Rwanda pose after the medal presentation for the girl’s beach volleyball at the Bahamas 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games on July 22, 2017 in Nassau, Bahamas

During the 2018 Commonwealth Games on Australia’s Gold Coast, all the Commonwealth Countries observed one minute’s silence to pay respect to the Tutsi killed in the 1994 Genocide.  President Valens Munyabagisha continued: “Hosting this meeting will also be an important occasion for the Commonwealth Family to see with their own eyes what they were commemorating at the time. It will demonstrate how we can all pull together to inspire each other – and especially our young people – to uphold the CGF values of Humanity, Equality and Destiny.”

Rwanda – known as the Land of a Thousand Hills, and home to one third of the world’s population of remaining mountain gorillas – is the newest member of the Commonwealth, and the second country (alongside Mozambique) in the Commonwealth without historic UK ties. They are a global leader in Gender Equality – becoming the first nation in the world to elect a majority of women MPs and continuing to hold the largest percentage of women in parliament in the world, which stands at 64% today.

It will be the second General Assembly to be held on the African continent this decade, with Kampala, Uganda hosting the meeting in 2012.

Le Rwanda accueillera l’Assemblée générale 2019 de la CGF réunissant les membres du Commonwealth.

La Fédération des Jeux du Commonwealth (CGF) a annoncé aujourd’hui (5 octobre 2018) que le Rwanda accueillera l’Assemblée générale et le forum stratégique de la CGF en 2019. L’Assemblée générale se tiendra à Kigali, la capitale, du 3 au 6 septembre 2019. L’année la plus importante du Rwanda s’inscrivant sur la liste des nations du Commonwealth en 2009 et se déroule pendant l’année du Rwanda.

La présidente de la Fédération des Jeux du Commonwealth, Louise Martin CBE, a déclaré: L’adhésion du Rwanda au Commonwealth est unique et bienvenue à nos membres de notre famille sportive. Ils ont soumis une proposition d’hébergement stratégique ambitieuse – et considèrent l’Assemblée générale comme un tremplin important pour CHOGM 2020.

Le Rwanda est un pays inspirant, doté d’un leadership sportif passionné et proactif, et d’un superbe look qui laissera un héritage socialement influent au Rwanda et à la CGA hôte autour des valeurs et des ambitions partagées du sport du Commonwealth. 

Rwanda Président de l’Association des Jeux du Commonwealth Amb. Valens Munyabagisha a déclaré: «Nous sommes vraiment honorés d’accueillir l’Assemblée générale de la CGF en 2019. Nous souhaitons tirer parti de cet événement pour renforcer la visibilité du Rwanda et du Commonwealth et contribuer à notre développement sportif et social. Nos athlètes et notre équipe seront fiers de souhaiter la bienvenue à Kigali, la fraternité sportive du Commonwealth, en septembre prochain.

Le Rwanda devient de plus en plus un choix mondial pour la conférence internationale et c’est beaucoup pour la nationalité rwandaise de venir dans le monde.

L’assemblée générale aura lieu au Centre des congrès de Kigali (KCC), un centre phare de 300 millions de dollars US, ouvert en 2016. Les points à l’ordre du jour de l’assemblée générale de 2019 seront les élections au CGF, l’évolution constante de la gouvernance et des règlements du CGF et l’approbation. de la stratégie de transformation 2022 mise à jour.

Le Rwanda a accueilli le relais Queen of Baton 2018 de la Gold Coast du 22 au 25 mars 2017, en profitant de l’occasion pour se concentrer sur le passé, le présent et l’avenir de la nation. , Cyclisme sur route et natation. Elles ont remporté leur toute première médaille aux Jeux de la Jeunesse du Commonwealth 2017 des Bahamas – remportant le bronze en volleyball de plage féminin.

Les médaillées de bronze Valentine Munezero et Penelope du Rwanda Rwanda après la remise des médailles du volleyball de plage féminin aux Bahamas 2017

Lors des Jeux du Commonwealth de 2018 sur la Gold Coast australienne, tous les pays du Commonwealth ont observé une minute de silence pour les Tutsi tués lors du génocide de 1994. Le président Valens Munyabagisha a ajouté: «La tenue de cette réunion sera une occasion importante pour la famille du Commonwealth de voir ses propres yeux et ce qu’ils commémoraient à l’époque. Cela montrera comment nous pouvons tous nous unir pour nous inspirer les uns les autres – et pour améliorer la qualité des valeurs de CGF que sont l’humanité, l’égalité et le destin. “

Le Rwanda, connu comme le pays des Mille Collines, est le plus récent membre du Commonwealth et le deuxième pays (sans compter le Mozambique) du Commonwealth sans liens historiques avec le Royaume-Uni. Égalité des sexes – la première nation au monde à remporter la majorité des députés dans le monde, qui s’élève à 64% aujourd’hui.

L’Assemblée générale se tiendra sur le continent africain. La réunion aura lieu à Kampala (Ouganda) en 2012.

U Rwanda ruzakira inama rusange y’ishyirahamwe ry’imikino y’umuryango uhuza ibihugu bikoresha ururimi rw’icyongereza y’umwaka wa 2019

Ishyirahamwe ry’imikino y’umuryango uhuza ibihugu bikoresha ururimi rw’icyongereza ryatangaje kuri uyu munsi(Tariki 5,Ukwakira 2018)ko u Rwanda ruzakira inama rusange y’umwaka wa 2019 y’iri shyirahamwe ndetse n’inama nyunguranabitekerezo. Inama rusange,ihuriza hamwe abayobozi ba siporo baturuka mu bihugu 71 ndetse n’ubutware bugize umuryango uhuza ibihugu bikoresha ururimi rw’icyongereza,izabera mu murwa mukuru w’u Rwanda,Kigali,kuva tariki ya 3 kugera ku ya 6 Nzeli 2019.Bizaba ari ikimenyetso cy’isabukuru y’imyaka 10 U Rwanda rumaze rwongerewe ku rutonde rw’ibihugu bigize uyu muryango uhereye muri 2009,ndetse iyi nama izaba umwaka umwe mbere y’uko u Rwanda rwakira inama y’abakuru b’ibihugu bigize uyu muryango mu mwaka wa 2020.

Perezida w’ishyirahamwe ry’imikino y’umuryango uhuza ibihugu bikoresha ururimi rw’icyongereza Louise Martin CBE yagize ati:

Ubunyamuryango bw’u Rwanda muri uyu muryango uhuza ibihugu bikoresha ururimi rw’icyongereza ni ubw’umwihariko  ndetse twakiriye aya mahirwe yo kwizihizanya ndetse no gusabana n’umunyamuryango wacu muto mu muryango wa siporo.Batugejejeho inyandiko isaba kwakira iyi nama igaraza ubushake bwinshi bwo kugera ku ntsinzi ndetse n’uburyo byagerwaho-kandi babona iyi nama rusange nk’ibuye ry’akamaro bazakandagiraho  batera intambwe igana kuri iriya nama y’abakuru b’ibihugu bigize umuryango uhuza ibihugu bikoresha ururimi rw’icyongereza y’umwaka wa 2020.

U Rwanda ni igihugu cyo kureberwaho,gifite ubuyobozi  bwa siporo bushishikariye ibyo bukora ndetse bunagaragaza ibikorwa budategereje ko ibintu byikora -kandi twese hamwe turi guharanira ko  hasigara umurage mwiza ufitiye inyungu ubuzima bw’abantu mu Rwanda ari nacyo gihugu kizakira iyi nama,hashingiwe ku ndangagaciro rusange ndetse n’intego z’imikino y’umuryango uhuza ibihugu bikoresha ururimi rw’icyongereza.”

Perezida w’ishyirahamwe ry’imikino y’umuryango uhuza ibihugu bikoresha ururimi rw’icyongereza mu Rwanda,Bwana Valens Munyabagisha yagize ati:
“Dutewe ishema no kuba twaratorewe kwakira inama rusange y’ishyirahamwe ry’imikino y’umuryango uhuza ibihugu bikoresha ururimi rw’icyongereza y’umwaka wa 2019.Turifuza kubyaza umusaruro ufatika iki gikorwa cy’ingenzi,tukubaka ishusho nziza y’u Rwanda ndetse n’iy’uyu muryango wose muri rusange,kandi tukanatanga inkunga mu guteza imbere ibikorwa bya siporo duhuriyeho,iby’ubuzima muri rusange ndetse n’iby’ubukungu. Abakinnyi bacu ndetse n’itsinda ryose muri rusange bazaba batewe ishema no kwakira iyi nama-bakirana urugwiro itsinda rinini ry’abagize ishyirahamwe ry’imikino y’uyu muryango rizasesekara I Kigali muri Nzeli,umwaka utaha.

U Rwanda rukomeje kuba ahantu hatorerwa kwakira inama mpuzamahanga,kandi abazitabira iyi nama bazabona ukuntu umurwa mukuru w’u Rwanda,Kigali  uko imyaka ihita wabaye:ipfundo ry’iterambere ry’ubukungu bw’u Rwanda ndetse ukaba n’ishema rya buri munyarwanda.”

Iyi nama rusange izabera mu nzu y’akataraboneka ifite agaciro ka miliyoni 300 z’amadolari y’Amerika(US$ 300 million),izwi nka Kigali Convention Center,ikaba yarafunguwe ku mugaragaro muri 2016.Ibintu by’ingenzi bizibandwaho muri iyi nama rusange ni amatora y’iri shyirahamwe aba buri myaka ine,iterambere rikomerejeho ry’imiyoborere ndetse n’amabwiriza y’iri shyirahamwe,ndetse no kwemeza gahunda ivuguruye ya Transformation 2022.

U Rwanda rwakiriye “The Gold Coast 2018 Queen’s Baton Relay”guhera tariki 22 kugeza kuri 25 Werurwe 2017,maze ikoresha ayo mahirwe mu kwibanda ku hahise,igihe cya none ndetse n’ahazaza h’igihugu.

U Rwanda rwatangiriye imikino yarwo y’umuryango uhuza uhuza ibihugu bikoresha ururimi rw’icyongereza I Delhi,rwitabira imikino yo kwiruka,umukino w’itera makofe,gusiganwa ku magare ndetse no koga.Rwatsindiye imidali bwa mbere mu mikino y’urubyiruko rw’umuryango uhuza ibihugu bikoresha ururimi rw’icyongereza y’umwaka wa 2017 yabereye I Bahamas-rutsindira umudali wa Bronze mu mukino wa Beach volleyball y’abagore.

Abanyarwandakazi begukanye imidali ya Bronze,Valentine Munezero na Penelope Musabyimana ,bafata ifoto nyuma yo kwambikwa iyo midali y’abatsinze muri Beach Volleyball y’abakobwa mu mikino y’urubyiruko rwa Commonwealth y’umwaka wa 2017,tariki 22 Nyakanga,2017,I Nassau ho muri Bahamas.

Mu mikino y’umuryango w’ibihugu bikoresha icyongereza yabereye  Australia’s Gold Coast mu mwaka wa 2018,ibihugu byose bigize uyu muryango byafashe umunota umwe wo kwibuka abatutsi bazize jenoside yabakorewe mu 1994.Perezida Valens Munyabagisha yakomeje agira ati:”Kwakira iyi nama bizaba ari amahirwe y’umumaro ku muryango wa Commonwealth,kugirango birebere n’amaso yabo ibyo bibukaga kiriya gihe.Bizerekana uburyo twese twashyira hamwe tugaterana imbaraga- cyane cyane urubyiruko rwacu-kugirango dukomeze gusigasira indangagaciro z’uyu muryango ari zo Ubumuntu,Uburinganire ndetse no guharanira icyo Umuntu yagenewe kuzaba cyo.”

U Rwanda – ruzwi nk’igihugu cy’imisozi igihumbi,ndetse nk’ubuturo bwa kimwe cya gatatu cy’ingagi zo mu misozi zisigaye ku isi-nirwo munyamuryango uheruka kwinjira  mu muryango wa Commonwealth,ndetse rukaba n’igihugu cya kabiri(Uretse Mozambique) muri uyu muryango kidafite amateka agira aho ahurira n’Ubwami bw’Abongereza. Ni igihugu kiyoboye ku isi yose mu buringanire-cyikaba igihugu cya mbere ku isi gifite abagore benshi muri guverinoma,ndetse cyikaba gikomeje kugira ijanisha ry’abagore benshi mu nteko ishinga amategeko ku isi yose.Iryo janisha rigeze kuri 64% uyu munsi.

Iyi nama rusange izaba ari iya kabiri ibereye ku mugabane wa Afurika muri iyi myaka icumi,ikaba iziyongera ku yabereye I Kampala,Uganda mu mwaka wa 2012.

The RNOSC has successfully hosted a training session on journalism’s ethics code and Olympic Values.

From the 11th to the 13th of February 2020, The Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee has successfully hosted a 3-day training session on ethics in sports journalism, the Olympic values and its application to the Rwandan cultural values and history.

Group photo after the opening ceremony.

30 sports journalists from different local media houses had an opportunity to learn more about the ancient and modern Olympics, the philosophy of Olympism and following panel discussions:

  • Structure and programs of International Olympic Committee.
  • Background of the Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee, its mission, values, objectives, responsibilities and its programs.
  • Code of Ethics for Journalists and Reporters, the role of the media in the development of sports in Rwanda and the content to be transmitted to their audiences, and – Sharing experience on sports journalism.
  • Review of most cases received by the Rwanda Media Council about sports journalists.
  • The roles of different stakeholders involved in the development of sport.
  • The power of media in the implementation of the Rwandan sport policy.
  • Relation and collaboration between Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee and the Ministry of Sports, National Sports Federations, Associations and other partners.

As practical component, the participants visited the Royal Palace which is located in Nyanza district, Southern Province with purpose of discovering how Olympic values and Rwandan traditional values are related based on the book “Traditional Games and Weapons in Rwanda” (“Imikino n’Intwaro Gakondo” for Kinyarwanda version and “Les Jeux Et Les Armes Traditionnels Au Rwanda” for French version), published by Inteko Izirikana in collaboration with the Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee.

The IOC Member and First Vice President of Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee, Mrs. Félicité Rwemarika who was the guest of honor in her opening remarks said: “I hope that this 3-day session will be a good moment to relearn the journalism’s code of ethics and about Olympic movement. You are the voice of sport and we value your contribution in development of it.”

Mr. BUTOYI Jean who is the current President of both Rwanda Sports Journalists Association and RNOSC Media Commission commended the Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee for the initiative and urged the journalists to take the advantage of the workshop to boost their professional skills.

The Radio and TV 10 presenter, Miss Iradukunda Yvonne who attended the session said that the training challenged her mind and has contributed a lot to her career as a sports journalist while Saddam Mihigo who is the founder of

halftime.rw suggested the RNOSC to organize such important workshop at least once a year.

Speaking to the participants during the closing ceremony, the RNOSC President, Amb. Valens Munyabagisha: “We have to work closely with media towards the Rwanda Sport Movement development and trainings like these give us an opportunity to have the same thinking about the vision of Rwandan Sport industry.”

A range of experts have contributed to this workshop including the Rwanda Sports Journalists Association and RNOSC Media Commission President, Mr. BUTOYI Jean, Rwanda Media Council Chairman, Mr. BARORE Cléophas, Sports Journalism Educators Mr. RUSHINGABIGWI Jean Bosco and Mr. KAMANZI Innocent and the President of Inteko Izirikana, Mr. MUVUNANYAMBO Apollinaire.

The 3-day training session was concluded by a friendly football match between AJSPOR Broad Media FC 4-3 AJSPOR Print Media FC which took place at Amahoro National Stadium.

The RNOSC organized the National Forum for Gender Equality in Rwanda Sports Movement.

From 13th to 15th of February 2019, The Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee hosted the National Forum for Gender Equality in Rwanda Sports Movement which took place in Nyanza District.

The three-day forum was officially opened by the Minister of Sports and Culture, Hon. Espérance Nyirasafari – She urged women to work together in order to overcome challenges they face in sports.

“Let me take this opportunity to thank the organisers of the forum aimed at finding a strategic plan that will involve more women in the sports transformation of this country,” she said.

“Gender equality in sports is not a forgotten issue by the government, but we need more integration of women in decision-making bodies, not only in women’s sport, administration, but also in the decision making processes though there are challenges which are not just particular to Rwanda”.

The RNOSC President, Amb. Valens Munyabagisha: “Some of the challenges faced by women in sports included lack of investments, low turn up of women in sports especially in decision-making process in the Sports Federations they belong to.”

The IOC Member and RNOSC Vice President, Mrs. Felicite Rwemarika: “More of these more information about women in sports should be organized in order to encourage more women to get involved in the sector just like other sectors.”

The forum that concluded on Friday evening attracted 64 women participants from different sports bodies, private partners, and government officials as well as other stakeholders.

Le RNOSC a organisé le Forum national pour l’égalité des sexes dans le mouvement sportif rwandais.

Du 13 au 15 février 2019, le Comité national olympique et sportif du Rwanda a accueilli le Forum national pour l’égalité des sexes au Rwanda.

Le forum de trois jours a été officiellement ouvert par le ministre des Sports et de la Culture, l’hon. Espérance Nyirasafari – Elle travaille pour le travail des femmes dans le monde.

«L’égalité des sexes dans le sport n’est pas une bonne idée, mais nous avons besoin d’une plus grande intégration des femmes dans les organes de décision, non seulement dans le sport féminin, dans l’administration, mais aussi dans les processus décisionnels, mais il y a des défis qui ne sont pas seulement particulier au Rwanda ».

Le président du RNOSC, Amb. Valens Munyabagisha: “Certains des membres les plus vulnérables de l’industrie du sport, en particulier dans le processus décisionnel dans les fédérations sportives qu’ils vont être.”

Le membre du CIO et vice-président du RNOSC Felicite Rwemarika: “Plus de ces forums / dialogues sur les femmes dans le sport devraient être plus impliqués dans le secteur que les autres secteurs.” , des partenaires privés, des représentants du gouvernement et d’autres parties prenantes.

Komite ya Olimpike yateguye inama nyunguranabitekezo ku rwego rw’igihugu,yareberaga hamwe uburinganire mu gika cya siporo mu Rwanda

Kuva tariki 13 kugeza tariki 15 Gashyantare 2019,Komite ya Olimpike na siporo mu Rwanda yateguye inama nyunguranabitekerezo ku buringanire muri siporo mu Rwanda,ikaba yarabereye mu karere ka Nyanza.

Iyo nama y’iminsi itatu yafunguwe ku mugaragaro na Minisitiri w’Umuco na siporo,Hon.Esperance Nyirasafari-Yakanguriye abagore gukorera hamwe mu rwego rwo guhangana n’imbogamizi bahura nazo muri siporo.

Yagize ati:“Reka mfate uyu mwanya nshimire abateguye iyi nama igamije gushakira hamwe ingamba zatuma abagore benshi bagaragara mu bikorwa byo kuzana impinduka nziza muri siporo yo mu Rwanda.

“Uburinganire muri siporo nyarwanda si ikintu guverinoma yibagiwe,ariko dukeneye ko abagore benshi barushaho kugaragara mu nzego zifata ibyemezo,atari muri siporo z’abagore gusa,ahubwo no muri gahunda zo gufata ibyemezo nubwo hari imbogamizi zitari iz’u Rwanda gusa.”

Perezida wa Komite ya Olimpike na siporo mu Rwanda,Ambasaderi Valens Munyabagisha:”Zimwe mu mbogamizi abagore bari mu itsinda rya siporo bahura nazo,zirimo kubura amafaranga ndetse no kutagaragara cyane kw’abagore by’umwihariko muri gahunda zo gufata ibyemezo mu mashyirahamwe ya siporo babarizwamo.”

Commonwealth: Internship Opportunity.

The Rwanda Commonwealth Games Association is offering an internship opportunity for 11 months to the candidates who possess a bachelor degree in Physical Education and Sports, Business Administration or Business Information Technology.

Please share this information with your Federations/Association/Schools eligible members interested with the program.

For further details about this opportunity, download pdf format here or visit our office from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm from Monday to Friday. The Rwanda Commonwealth Games Association is doxycycline for acne at Amahoro National Stadium, gate no 05.

The application deadline is fixed on 19th December 2018 at 5:00 pm.