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Isimbi and Kamaraba wearing T-shirts branded with the President's inspirational quotes. (Donata Kiiza)

They are no fashionistas. They don’t aspire to be designers either. However, the two university students have been drawn into the trade as a means to an end.

This blog comes to us from our partner Indego Africaa nonprofit that empowers artisan women in Rwanda and Ghana.

A section of Rwandan youth, yesterday, met with different stakeholders at Kigali Impact Hub under the auspices of a project dubbed “Road to Nairobi 2016”, that aims at promoting youth employment and inspire African and global leaders by showcasing how young people can make a difference for their generation.

Porogaramu ya telefoni ifasha ababyeyi gukurikirana abana babo ku ishuri yahimbwe n’Abanyarwanda, yahawe igihembo mpuzamahanga kubera uburyo izongera ireme ry’uburezi.

Muganga Mariam ari kumwe n’Umunyamabanga Mukuru wa ITU, Houlin Zhao ubwo yari amaze kumushyikiriza igihembo.

Umuhire Catherine w’i Musanze, wahanze umurimo wo gukora ibyuma bya “Bende feri” avuga ko umaze ku mugeza ku mitungo ya miliyoni 3RWf.

Rogers Dushimiyimana from Alliance High School explains how his project of signal of presence and abscence of people in office works. (Timothy Kisambira.)

A new study on Vocational Education has shown areas where the training is paying off and what more needs to get done to get the best out of the programme.

One of the issues raised was that fresh Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) graduates find it hard to get jobs for lack of experience.

Mu gihe mu Rwanda hariho gahunda yo gukangurira abantu batandukanye kwihangira imirimo mu rwego rwo guhangana n’ibura ry’akazi nk’uko bikunze gushyirwa mu majwi, icyiciro cy’abanyeshuri cyane cyane abize za kaminuza n’amashuri makuru bakunze gutungwa agatoki ko bagenda biguruntege muri iyi gahunda, nabo bakagaruka ku kuba amikoro aba ari intica ntikize, ku ruhande rw’abagize kampani REPC, bamwe mu bahoze biga mu cyahoze ari KIST, bemeza ko gushaka ari ugushobora.

Rwanda is set host to four new regional centres of excellence to provide post-graduate education relevant to the labour market as well as enable the country and the region to embrace latest trends across various sectors.

The regional centres of excellence are under the World Bank-funded African Centres of Excellence.

The centres of excellence are in the areas of Energy for Sustainable Development, Internet of Things, Teaching and Learning Mathematics and Science, and Data Science.

A 27-year-old woman based in Rubavu District, Western Province, is giving local wine production a new face. Assoumpta Uwamariya is making tasty and affordable wine locally from beetroot.

24-year-old Jemima Kakizi is a creative composer whose work includes painting, clothing design and visual art. She started drawings and paintings after venturing into the designing industry, but her passion to bring about change in society pushed her to start a new dimension. The multi-talented artist spoke to Women Today’s Sharon Kantengwa about using art to change some of society’s misguided perspectives.

You’re a professional designer and visual artist. How do you balance the two?