GOVERNANCE, SOCIAL COHESION, YOUTH, AND SECURITY SERVICES
1. Coordination and Monitoring of Local Government Institutions and Capacity Building
- Coordinating and monitoring the functioning of local administrative structures, including:
- Villages
- Cells
- Sectors
- Organizing and monitoring elections of leaders in local government structures and special committees.
- Resolving citizens’ issues through:
- Community assemblies (Inteko z’Abaturage)
- Mediation Committees (Abunzi)
- The digital citizen service platform IremboGov (e-Citizen services).
- Monitoring civil registration services within local government institutions.
2. Coordination and Monitoring of Unity and Reconciliation Programs
Working in collaboration with the National Unity and Reconciliation Commission:
- Monitoring the functioning of Unity and Reconciliation Forums in 481 villages.
- Monitoring the activities of Unity and Reconciliation mobilizers in 73 cells.
- Monitoring Unity and Reconciliation Forums in 15 sectors.
- Promoting unity and reconciliation values through the District Unity and Reconciliation Forum and supporting the welfare of Abunzi b’Igihango (Friends of the Covenant) in the district.
- Monitoring the activities of Abunzi b’Igihango from the District level to the Cell level.
3. Monitoring the Activities of Itorero ry'Igihugu in Local Government
- Monitoring Village Itorero programs.
- Monitoring Itorero programs in schools.
- Monitoring Itorero programs in workplaces and institutions.
- Monitoring volunteerism programs.
- Monitoring Urugerero at the village level.
- Monitoring Urugerero conducted through Ingando civic education camps.
4. Culture, Youth, and Sports Development
- Promoting youth talent identification and development (talent detection).
- Promoting and strengthening the culture of sports participation among different population groups.
- Promoting Rwandan culture and programs for the commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, while combating genocide ideology.
- Preventing drug abuse among youth and monitoring rehabilitation programs.
5. Gender Equality and Family Development
Working in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion:
- Monitoring and supervising the Family Evening Program (Umugoroba w’Umuryango).
- Establishing and monitoring strategies to prevent domestic violence.
- Supporting the rehabilitation and reintegration of victims of gender-based violence and human trafficking.
- Reintegration of street children back into families and communities.
6. Promotion of Partnerships
- Issuing authorization documents to partners who wish to operate within the District.
- Monitoring partners’ activities contributing to District development.
7. Public Security
- Developing strategies to maintain public security.
- Organizing and strengthening community security support structures that assist local government institutions.
- Monitoring the activities of professional night patrols (Irondo ry’Umwuga).