We do this by mobilizing the people to be involved in developing their local community, and so lifting themselves out of poverty. About our Organisation:
The Rural Development Interdiocesan Service (RDIS) with registration No. 13/RGB/NGO/2015 is an organization for promoting sustainable development in four dioceses of the Anglican Church of Rwanda: Butare, Cyangugu, Kigeme and Shyogwe. We do this
by mobilizing the local church members to be involved in developing their local community, and so lifting themselves out of poverty. For about three decades RDIS organization has been implementing successfully a number of interventions for promoting sustainable and holistic development of the people, for example by initiating projects for environmental protection, income generation and modern farming. However, among the major issues that challenges the environment in Rwanda is the wide use of open firewood stoves for cooking and for boiling drinking water. Our Carbon Credits for Emission Reduction (CCER) project is the right solution to this challenge. It is about fabrication and dissemination of Improved Cook Stoves, which help the end user, for example to save tones of CO2 emissions every year. In brief our current main projects include:
# Carbon Credits for Emission Reduction (CCER) project for improving living standards of households and reducing the strain on natural resources through the distribution of Improved Cook Stoves (ICS) and Ceramic Water
Filters (CWF).
# Church and Community Transformation:
Church and Community Transformation(CMP) for poverty Alleviation. RDIS is invloved in capacity building for resource mobilization and utilization. The goal of the project is to prepare Church and community leaders for holistic development.
# Environmental Conservation:
Environmental Conservation in Western Province of Rwanda through seedlings production for food diet improvement, financial gain and contribute to the reduction of global warming via tree planting.
# Projects for Poverty Eradication by mobilizing the villagers to address the following issues through capacity building and training as well as practical support: Modern Agriculture, Savings Cooperatives, Income Generation, Water & Sanitation and Environmental Protection.
# Evangelism and capacity building:
RDIS works with the local church and community to bring about social and economic development. We ensure that communities are holistically and sustainably transformed by means of the scarce resources available in their midst. In the journey towards transformation, we help local church and community members to change their mindset, thinking and working practices. Through the work of local churches and denominations, we provide information, knowledge and skills that help people to overcome material and spiritual poverty. In this process, we mobilize the church and community and encourage the people to positively change their living conditions working together in Self-Help Groups (SHG)
# Crop promotion and transformation:
The global population is growing, and therefore food production will have to increase to meet the demands of a booming population. Looking ahead, few issues will be more important to the world and the world's fastest growing markets than food and agriculture. And thus Sustainable agriculture is a tremendous opportunity for RDIS to make a difference across a range of issues.
# Water sanitation and hygiene:
Major program activities of RDIS in this field is improving and expanding access to water, hygiene and sanitation services, but also empowering Local communities to support, provide, and manage their water supply and sanitation services and meet their WASH related needs.
