The Rwanda Commonwealth Games Association (Rwanda CGA) in collaboration with the Commonwealth Sports Foundation (CSF) through the Commonwealth Sport (CGF) is offering a 12-month placement opportunity and the internship will take place at the Rwanda CGA offices in Kigali city.
The placement will appeal to candidates with a strong background in Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
This internship is part of the eqUIP program which is an initiative of the Commonwealth Sport Foundation (CSF) that runs in partnership with various universities in the 6 continental regions of the Commonwealth.
To apply, please send your CV, bachelor’s degree and motivation letter to [email protected] with a copy to [email protected] (mandatory) and applications will close at 05:00pm on 09thDecember 2022. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
For more details about this opportunity, click here.
Note: the subject of the application email must be eqUIP Team 15 Application.
The Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee (RNOSC)/Rwanda Commonwealth Games Association (Rwanda CGA) has released the Quarterly Newsletter of April to June 2022.
“In the last three months, we implemented various sports activities including the celebration of the Olympic Day 2022, fostering gender equality by organizing “Smart Women – Smart Sport” workshop, in collaboration with the Ministry of Sports and National Sports Federations and we also successfully organized the Genocide Memorial Tournaments 2022 (GMT 2022) for Kwibuka 28 to name few”, said the RNOSC/RCGA President Theo UWAYO.
The Rwanda Commonwealth Games Association in collaboration with the Commonwealth Sports Foundation is offering 12 months placement opportunity starting from February 2021.
The placement will appeal to the candidates who have studied Physical Education and Sports, Business Information Technology, Information Technology, Business Administration and representing a high interest in sport.
This internship is part of the eqUIP program which is an initiative of the Commonwealth Sport foundation (CSF) that runs in partnership with various bronchial asthma in children in the 6 continental regions of the Commonwealth.
Please send your resume and cover letter by 11 January 2021 before 12:00 PM to [email protected] with copy to [email protected] (mandatory).
The Rwanda National Olympic and Sports Committee (RNOSC) and Rwanda Commonwealth Games Association (RCGA) message to the Rwanda Sport Movement and the entire Olympic and Commonwealth Games Federation family regarding the 26th Commemoration of the Genocide against Tutsi :
“……………. It is a time Rwandans and survivors need much more support from you. A special thought of our Olympic values of friendship, respect and excellence and our CGF values of humanity, equality and destiny would be enough to stop the revisionism and the denial of the Genocide against Tutsi. It would support their usual resilience and would demonstrate to them that life is going on……”
President Paul Kagame on Tuesday officially invited world leaders to the next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) which will be hosted in Rwanda in June next year.
In a video message, President Paul Kagame and Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland announced that CHOGM 2020 will be held at the Kigali Convention Centre during the week starting June 22, around the theme ‘Delivering A Common Future: Connecting, Innovating, Transforming’.
President Kagame said it will be a great pleasure to welcome leaders of the Commonwealth when they gather in Kigali, highlighting that Rwanda will work hard to make everybody feel Rwanda is an extension of their home.
Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 53 independent and equal sovereign states and all Heads of State for these countries are expected to attend.
Kagame particularly indicated that the unique tenor of the CHOGM 2020 will be the focus on youth empowerment, especially through leveraging technology.
“The distinctive aspect of CHOGM 2020 will be connectivity including what young people can do with technology to create vibrant societies and develop our economies,” he noted in a video posted on Tuesday evening.
The Head of State made case for the youth and argued that it was important to look at them as an important and productive asset to transform economies across the world.
“There is no way we can see our young people as a liability. For a very clear reason, they are a huge asset and opportunity. Seeing them as liability would be a failure on our part,” he noted.
Creating the kind of environment that adds a lot of value to this asset of young people, he added, would be done through the provision of skills, access to technology and having them get involved more in value chains across the world.
According to the statement from the Secretariat, five sub-themes have been identified for discussion: Governance and Rule of Law, ICT & Innovation, Youth, Environment, and Trade.
The Commonwealth is a political organization most of whom are former colonies of Britain.
Rwanda, which joined the grouping in November 2009, is one of only two Commonwealth member countries with no colonial ties with the United Kingdom – the other being Mozambique.
The Commonwealth is home to 2.4 billion people and includes both advanced economies and developing countries.
Building on progress since CHOGM 2018 in London, leaders are expected to discuss ways the contemporary Commonwealth can transform societies, in accordance with Commonwealth Charter values of democracy, multilateralism, sustainable development, and empowerment of women and youth.
Secretary-General Scotland stated: “I think the youth demographic we have now is a real opportunity. It’s going to be a very exciting chance for us to enable our young people to develop and deploy the skills they need so they can fulfil their potential.
“By connecting, innovating and transforming, the Commonwealth opens up scope for mobilising the talent of people of all ages and backgrounds.”
As well as the meeting of heads of government, the week will include a meeting of foreign ministers and forums to engage young people, civil society, women and the business community.
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.
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.
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Executive Board met in Birmingham, England from 20-22 June 2018. The 2021 Commonwealth Youth Games was discussed and the following statement outlines the CGF’s latest position on the host city process.
Commonwealth Games Federation President Louise Martin CBE said: “The CGF Executive Board empathises with the ongoing circumstances surrounding Northern Ireland’s legislative Assembly and Executive and has maintained a collaborative dialogue with our colleagues in Belfast about their ambitions to stage the Commonwealth Youth Games.
However, with no funding guarantees in place, the CGF Executive Board expressed its disappointment to the Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council and resolved to begin discussions and invite expressions of interest from other Commonwealth cities who wish to build on the successes of Samoa 2015 and Bahamas 2017 and host the 2021 edition of the Youth Games.
Belfast will be able to re-submit its candidature for 2021, or may wish to postpone its ambitions for a future edition. However, alternative cities and their respective Commonwealth Games Associations will now be given the opportunity to work with the CGF to develop impactful, cost- effective more information that bring to life the event’s vision to inspire and engage up to 1000 of the Commonwealth’s finest young athletes in a festival of sport, development and global friendship.
The host city selection process begins with immediate effect and is expected to take around six months”.
The Rwanda Commonwealth Games Association (Rwanda-CGA) and Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) have pledged to strengthen friendship ties in the future.
From left: The Rwanda-CGA President, Amb. Valens MUNYABAGISHA, The Pastor of Livingstone Christian College, The Rwanda-CGA First Vice President, Madam RWEMALIKA Felicite, The CGF President, Louise Martin CBE, The Head Master of Livingstone Christian College, Dr. Mark Larlghly, The President of Australia Rwandan Diaspora, Mr. KAREKEZI Emmanuel.
In a message of appreciation and acknowledgment after returning home from the XXI Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast from the 4th to 15th April 2018, the Rwanda-CGA President, Amb. Valens Munyabagisha expressed gratitude for the support offered by Commonwealth Games Federation-CGF during the preparation and participation of the Rwandan athletes. (Click here for the full letter)
CGF President Louise Martin CBE in reply, promised that the friendship made will last forever! Here’s herfull message.
During their stay in Australia, Team Rwanda was given a warm welcome as the athletes prepared for the games.
Rwanda athletes joined their fellows from the 71 national and territories of the Commonwealth to share the excitement of the games and to embrace the 3 core values of the CGF; Humanity, Equality, and Destiny.
On 7th April, before all games played on that day, one minute of silence was observed to pay respect to the Tutsis killed in 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
Rwandan players also wore black armbands to commemorate the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
Rwandan Beach Volleyball Team wearing headbands during their first match against New Zealand.
Also, a statement was read at the Chef de Mission meeting, framing the context of why this commemoration is important
CGF President Louise Martin CBE wrote, “I am convinced that our observance of a one minute silence on the 7th April has shown the rest of the world that sport can be a powerful tool in reconciliation.”
Besides, the President also joined a delegation of Rwandan athletes and team officials in a visit to their GC2018 Schools Connect Program adopted school – Livingstone Christian College, Ormeau.
The delegations were involved in a range of activities across the day, including a procession, welcome ceremony, sporting activities, celebrity volleyball match and a colour run.
The Rwandan athletes spent time with the students in their classrooms, providing them with the opportunity to learn and gain an insight into the lives of athletes.
A total of 17 athletes represented Rwanda at the Commonwealth Games.
Rwanda Commonwealth Games Team in their respective disciplines
Athletics: Nyirarukundo Salome, Nizeyimana Alexis, Sugira James, Nishimwe Beatha, Ishimwe Alice and Tuyishime Christopher
Beach Volleyball: Nzayisenga Charlotte and Mutatsimpundu Denyse
Cycling: Areruya Joseph, Ndayisenga Valens, Ukiniwabo Jean Paul Rene, Uwizeye Jean Claude, Uwizeyimana Bonaventure, Munyaneza Didier, Ingabire Beatha, Manizabayo Magnifique
Para Powerlifting: Niyonzima Vedaste
Rwanda made its debut participation in the quadrennial Games in New Delhi, India in 2010.
