Events
August 3, 2023
Rwanda Food System: Through a Youthful Lens
You’re a young person sitting in a room of food systems experts; they’re talking about food systems and all related subjects; technical jargon is flying thick and fast. How do you feel? Discussions were more theoretical than practical. Some of the GanzAfrica Fellows felt like they didn’t belong in that space, initially. “It felt like
July 17, 2023
Cultivating a Greener Future: Joel Jonathan’ Tree Planting Project Takes Root at a household level.
Imagine a Rwanda where every home blossoms with fruit trees, fostering food security, environmental conservation, and a thriving ecosystem.In the rapidly developing fringe of Gasabo district, adjacent to a significant urban expansion project centered around the stadium, lies the village of Kagara. Here, Joel Jonathan, our passionate Environmental Conservation Fellow has embarked on a transformative
July 10, 2023
GanzAfrica receives $500,000 in grant funding from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
GanzAfrica is delighted to announce that we have received two-year funding from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to support “Evidence-informed policymaking and implementation in Africa”. This award contributes to the delivery of our organizational mission to build local human capacity in consolidating, analyzing and translating evidence and data to expedite policy implementation.The funding will
Fellow's Journey
May 30, 2023
Empowering Transformative Change: Skills Builder Enhancing Essential Skills for GanzAfrica Fellows
GanzAfrica joins forces with Skills Builder, offering a framework to gain competency in 8 Essential Skills for personal and professional growth.Skills Builder Partnership equips individuals with the ability to creatively solve problems, to self-manage, to communicate effectively, and to work well with others. Effective use of these skills helps the learning individual deliver better outcomes
May 29, 2023
Empowering Impact Communication: Belynda Abayisenga’s Growth Journey with GanzAfrica
GanzAfrica Fellowship has been a transformative experience for Belynda ABAYISENGA ISIMBI, empowering her to become an impactful communicator driving change in land, agriculture, and the environment. “Since becoming an Impact Communications Fellow at GanzAfrica I’ve already gained valuable insights and skills that allow me to amplify the voices of those advocating for sustainable practices and
May 8, 2023
Sustainable Solutions For Africa’s Challenges: GanzAfrica Vision Continues To Flourish
GanzAfrica is thrilled to announce the placement of its first Fellows cohort, hosted by Rwanda’s environment and natural resource sector agencies. At GanzAfrica, we’re proud to see our vision of building market-led, system-focused human capital growing through talented young professionals. Our vision at GanzAfrica is to build human capital that is market led and system
GanzAfrica Publications
May 15, 2023
Across Africa, Building a Future-Focused Public Sector
By Thierry Hoza Ngoga | Published by New America May 10, 2023 According to the 2018 Ibrahim Forum Report, public employees in Africa are on average better educated than in the private sector, but they are also twice as old on average than the population they serve. Across Africa, civil service and public sector institutions are facing
March 28, 2023
Lead with local solutions: What I learned while supporting agriculture transformation in Africa
In June 2022, I stepped down from my role as the head of Support to State Capability at AGRA. After four years focused on capacity building for agricultural transformation, I leave the hustle and bustle of Nairobi to begin a new venture. During my time at AGRA, I have supported a multitude of state and
