Farming and Agriculture support aims at addressing issues related to improving soil fertility while conserving the nature. Rwanda is one of the countries with the highest density whereby
agriculture constitutes over 90%. Both agriculture and settlements have
contributed to huge loss of soil and land scarcity. The programme is designed to give passionate, graduated and professionals in farming, soil management, crop management, erosion control, seeds management, climate change and any other related field, opportunities to engage locals in mitigation and adaptation strategies
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.
