19/06/2026
Today June 19, a Graduation and Certification Ceremony was held at Hotel Splendid in , where of 60 cooperatives that received training from through the KWIHAZA Project were awarded certificates.
All these cooperatives were supported through the project with the aim of strengthening their capacity in governance, financial management, and access to finance, Access to Market and services.
The ceremony was attended by various leaders, including the Vice Mayor of District in charge of Economic Development, Mr. Eric BIZIMANA.
He commended and the for their contribution to the development of these cooperatives, noting that many had moved from lower performance categories to Category A, which represents well-capacitated and sustainable cooperatives by explainning the meaning of .
“ the true meaning of is achieving food self-sufficiency while preventing the effects of malnutrition, attaining knowledge self-reliance, and achieving economic empowerment.”
Other distinguished guests who attended the event included:
Mr Ngoga Innocent, Director of Cooperative Development in RCA,who thanked and the project for reaching an important milestone through the first-ever graduation ceremony. He also called for stronger follow-up and monitoring to ensure that cooperatives effectively apply the knowledge and skills gained from the training.
Meanwhile Dr. Faridah BUKIRWA ,the project manager of Project, highlighted how the project was implemented and commended the tremendous work carried out with the 60 cooperatives. She encouraged the trainees to put the knowledge and skills gained from the training into practice. Also the Board of Directors of UGAMA was attended the event.
The cooperatives that received certificates were also encouraged to continue putting into practice the knowledge and skills they acquired through the training provided by UGAMA and KWIHAZA Project for 3 years ago in order to sustain and further strengthen their progress.
