 | THE TIME COMES TO ME 1st place in Innovation | 03:22 Girinka program (One cow per poor Family) was inspired by the Rwandan culture and initiated by the President of the Republic of Rwanda in 2006. Beneficiaries (people that are given cows): Historically Marginalized People who are very poor; Disabled people (people living with some disabilities who are very poor; Elderly people who are very poor. This program is implemented in two ways Girinka i ... More |
 | The POWER OF GACACA 1st place in Leadership & Governance | 04:56 The Gacaca court pronounced as “Gatchatcha” is part of a system of community justice inspired by tradition and established in 2001 in Rwanda, in the wake of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, when between 800,000 and 1,000,000 Rwandans, mostly Tutsi, were slaughtered. The "mission" of this system is to achieve Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation. It aims to promote community healing by making the punis ... More |
 | DEATH ENDED 1st place in Sustainability | 03:49 In 2003 there was a launch of a program known as “Community health insurance.” For enabling a citizen to be treated and get medicines, each person in the whole family pays 2 dollars for the whole year. The amount was set for helping even the poorest to get chance of being treated and get medicines. The citizen pays only 15% and 85% of the amount to be paid is cleared by “community health ins, ... More |
