CONCEPT NOTE
ACTIVITY: OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE PROJECT ON EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN AND YOUTH FOR CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN NYAGATARE DISTRICT
Introduction of the organization
Save Generations Organization (SGO), is a Rwandan Development Non-Government Organization (NGO) dedicated to promote and advocate for child and women’s rights in order to prepare, empower and equip the future generations. Save Generations Organization has been established in 2015and is registered at Rwanda Governance Board (RGB)with legal personality number 008/ RGB /NGO/2016, issued in 2016.
SGO Vision
We envision a community that is able to raise up generation full of hope with a good value, dreams, ability and actions
SGO Mission
Our mission is to create and provide opportunity to children, youth and women for their integral development and health life and to enable them reach their full potentials
About the project
Deforestation in Nyagatare District is a serious environmental challenge that is mainly attributed to excessive dependence and use of firewood as the main source of fuel. The collection of firewood is traditionally carried out by women and girls which in turn exposes them to increased workload as well as physical and sexual violence. But also, unemployed male youth contribute to deforestation through collecting firewood for selling. Save Generations Organization funded by Rwanda Green Fund, FONERWA has been awarded to implement a project entitled ‘’Empowerment of women and youth to climate change resilience and environmental protection in Nyagatare district’’ which aims to empower the women and youth for climate change resilience and environment conservation through biomass replacement and wastes management by providing cooking stoves and briquettes to reduce deforestation, gender-based violence and create green jobs to youths in 5 sectors of Nyagatare District ( Rwimiyaga, Nyagatare, Tabagwe, Mimuri and karangazi sector).
General Objective of the project.
Project awareness and engagement of project stakeholders for a full partnership and ownership during and after the project Implementation for sustainability.
Specific objectives achieved
- Project launch and awareness
- Election of steering committee and determining the task and responsibilities of the committee
- Designing the action plan of the steering committee highlighting the major activities and timeline.
Results of The launch
- Awareness of the project; impact, outcome and activities to the stakeholders
- Contribution of the stakeholders to the project implementation and sustainability
- Elected 10 members of steering committee and determined tasks and responsibility
- Designed actioned plan of the steering committee.
Date and time was conducted
The 12th November 2020. 8.00am-1:00 pm
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
| # | PARTICIPANTS | # OF THE PARTICIPANTS |
| 1 | Mayor /Vice mayor FED /Social | 1 |
| 2 | District Executive secretary | 1 |
| 3 | Environmental officer | 1 |
| 4 | FONERWA | 1 |
| 5 | JADF representative | 1 |
| 6 | Forestry Officer | 1 |
| 7 | Land officer | 1 |
| 8 | SMEs and cooperative officer | 1 |
| 9 | Gender Officer | 1 |
| 10 | PSF representative | 1 |
| 11 | RPE co ltd Private operator | 1 |
| 12 | NYC district council | 1 |
| 13 | Youth cooperative representative | 12 |
| 14 | Women representative CNF (5 from Nyagatare, Rwimiyaga, karangazi, Miumuri & Tabagwe sectors & 5 from Nyagatare, Bibare,Nyendo,Nyamirama,Nyagatoma cells) | 10 |
| 15 | Media journalist | 1 |
| 16 | SGO staffs (E.D, PC, M&E, F.O, M&GD) | 5 |
TENTATIVE AGENDA OF THE DAY
| TIME | ACTIVITY | RESPONSIBLE |
| 8.00-8.30 | Arrival and registration of the participants | M&E officer |
| 8.30-9.00 | Self-introduction of the participants | Moderator |
| 9.00-9:15 | Welcome remarks by Mayor | Mayor |
| 9.15-9.20 | Brief background of Save Generations organization | E.D. SGO |
| 9.20-9.30 | Speech of FONERWA representative | FONERWA delegate |
| 9:30-10.10 | Presentation of the project | PC |
| 10.10-10.30 | Break | All participants |
| 10.30-11.00 | Electing steering committee | All participants |
| 11.00-11.25 | Designing and determining responsibilities of the committee | M&E officer |
| 11.25-11.40 | Action plan of the committee | Participants |
| 11.40-11.45 | Speech of the Guest of honour | Mayor |
| 11.45-12.00 | Logistics | M&E officer |
| 12.00-1.00 | Group photo and lunch | All participants |
