About the rationale:
Environmental Justice programme aims at addressing some of the key issues affecting our biodiversity as identified by the national biodiversity policy. National Policy gives a list of key issues to be addressed if we’re to expect a sound and safe biodiversity. This programme offers locals and non locals with opportunity to discuss issues affecting their environment, to propose appropriate actions for adaptation and mitigation though the provision of basic knowledge and skills in environmental and climate change issues towards the preservation of a biodiversity legacy.
Key issues:
- Environmental Education
- Environmental Clubs capacity building
- Climate change issues, mitigation and
adaptation
- Global warming
- Water, soil, forests, energy management
- Living with wildlife and oceans
- Fauna and flora: Conservation and protection
Cross-cutting issues:
- Tree nurseries management
- Tree planting
- Promoting Climate justice ambassadors through trainings and youth camps
- School gardens development
- Celebration of international environment week
- Video and debates and conferences
- Youth competitions
About the programme
Volunteer for this programme will be working with local beneficiaries and Partners For Conservation field staff including (Project Manager, and Technicians) and other stakeholders including conservation and development agencies as well as the local authorities. In order to provide volunteers with many opportunities to learn and contribute to community conservation efforts in Rwanda, volunteers are elected to join the team that represents Partners For Conservation in functions, meetings and other conservation gathering.Partners For Conservation expects a pro-active volunteer ready to use the personal curiosity to learn and passion to move forward this programme.
Interested volunteer will have a lifetime experience contribute to the national biodiversity strategy plan by working alongside communities in their efforts of rehabilitating degraded ecosystems, control of alien invasive species , develop/upgrade skills in conservation management as well as helping local community reap the full benefits of conservation.
About the location
The volunteer will be based and operate in Musanze district. Musanze is a district in the Northern Province of Rwanda. Its capital city is Ruhengeri which; is also sometimes known as Musanze. Musanze is Rwanda's most mountainous district, containing the largest part of the Volcanoes National Park and its head office at Kinigi. Five of the eight volcanoes of the Virunga chain (Karisimbi, Bisoke, Sabyinyo, Gahinga and Muhabura) are within the district boundaries. It is also in this district that most of Rwanda's mountain gorillas are found, making it the most popular tourist destination in the country. Musanze's capital, Ruhengeri, is one of the largest cities in Rwanda and serves as a hub for tourists.
It is easy for a volunteer to access the rest corners of the country from Musanze for example Musanze is at 1h drive from Gisenyi and the Democratic Republic of Congo border. Gisenyi is known for its super weekends for water sports lovers. Musanze is also at 2h30 drive from Kigali and at 25 minutes to the Cyanika, the Uganda border.
