Monday, October 26, 2009

Proposition de la mise d'une commission Constitution en RDC

Le 21 septembre 2009, la population congolaise apprenait que le Président Joseph Kabila a mis en place une Commission d'évaluation de la Constitution de la RDC, pour réfléchir à un projet de changement de certaines dispositions de la Constitution de 2006, comme la durée du mandat du Chef de l'Etat et le découpage territorial. En réponse à une question parlementaire y relative, le Président du Sénat, Léon Kengo wa Dondo, a déclaré : «Je voudrais vous dire qu'à ce stade, c'est une réunion des experts. Il y a deux de nos experts qui y siègent. Et à ce jour, il n y a pas encore un rapport qui a été établi à l'intention du bureau (du Sénat). Attendons voir ». Réagissant à cette information, l’opposition institutionnelle de la Province du Katanga trouve que la démarche initiée par le Chef de l’Etat est illégale. Jean Raymond Muyumba Maila, porte-parole de cette opposition, n’a pas caché sa révolte. Il a déclaré: «Il est reconnu au Président de la République de s’adresser au Sénat et à l’Assemblée nationale pour une éventuelle modification de la Constitution. C’est son droit. Mais, aller par une commission, c’est ce que nous avons appelé la violation constante de la Constitution. Trop c’est trop ». De son côté, la société civile nationale à Kinshasa demande à la population de rester vigilante face à toutes les manœuvres qui viseraient la violation de la constitution et à se mobiliser pour consolider les acquis de la démocratisation de la RDC. Elle trouve que la consolidation de la démocratie, la mise en œuvre effective d'une décentralisation visant le développement et la promotion de la bonne gouvernance, exigent aujourd’hui l’organisation des élections locales et municipales le plus rapidement possible, afin de parachever le processus électoral débuté en 2006.
GLCPD 2009
Jules kazungu

Monday, October 12, 2009

ABSTRACT OF YOUTH ENGANGING IN RWANDA

ABSTRACT

ENGAGING IN RWANDA COUNTRY YOUTH IN DEMOCRACY, LEADERSHIP AND IN DECISION MAKING

Correspondence author Ir Jules Kazungu
Coordinator of Great Lakes Center for Culture, Peace and Development(GLCPD)
September 2009, PO BOX 4432 KIGALI RWANDA, EMAIL gglcpd@yahoo.com, website.glcpd.blogspot.com. GLCPD

When we speak about democratic vision we refer to that hope for a society in which all people are truly equal and yet where difference is respected; a society in which all people are truly free, yet where social responsibility rather than individual self-interest prevails; and a society which is truly just, and therefore one in which the vast gulf between rich and poor has been overcome.

Tomorrow's leaders are today's youth. Their education and participation is key to the World’s future, yet they have not been accorded the attention that is required. "Although young people comprise a majority of the world’s population, their views and voices have few channels of expression.
The Rwandan’s population aged 15-34 years totaled almost 3.6 million in 2008 and it is estimated to be 4 million in 2012, 4.2 million in 2015 and 4.6 million in 2020. Furthermore youth (15-34 years) represents 1/3 of the total population of Rwanda.

Since independence, Rwanda has suffered continuous internal conflict and power
struggles and the consequences of Genocide continue to debate in various forms. During and after Genocide, there are countless examples of youth who have united to hold communities together out of necessity. In the face of this reality of Genocide and poverty, fear and destruction, youth throughout this country have continuously demonstrated that they are determined to rebuild their lives and themselves, for the sake of their children and community. To move on, to regain their constructive role in society, and to enable them to forge new alliances, youths are recognizing that they also need to address the atrocities they experienced and witnessed during Genocide 1994.
Rwanda has embraced whole-heartedly the principles of good governance, and in doing so embarked on the process of democratic decentralization and civil service reform. In a post-conflict country such as Rwanda, where there are weak institutions and a lack of societal cohesion, it is easy to talk of ‘good governance principles’ and advocate the importance of democracy and so forth, but the real challenge, and the real commitment from the government is only achieved when these principles go from words to reality.

Despite the speed of Rwanda’s recovery, the nation still faces challenges include the legal system, the lack of awareness on existing youth legislation issues, the impact of HIV/AIDS, the poverty, no integration in process’s of democracy, the use of labor-intensive approaches to public works, rural and urban areas, lack of the culture of peace, conflict resolution and mediation, values and human rights and lack of employment. Another difficulty faced by youth in this country who are committed to the promotion of peace and democracy relates to the contradictory nature of their governments which are themselves still highly survive of Genocide and responsible for positive change, especially their daily poverty and improve quality of life. Now it is time to think about the role of young people in democracy and to connect youth with broader democracy movements.


In spite of the successes and achievements listed above, Rwanda still has a lot it can achieve. The main goal now is to accomplish an efficient, sustainable community development structure whereby strengthened state institutions can represent the population and respond to their needs, using a participatory mechanism. Rwanda must build a strong community spirit, whereby Rwanda’s population seeks to better itself using its own resources, and is empowered to take part in the formulation, implementation and follow up of development programs, therefore increasing its ownership of the development process. The government needs to ensure the leadership and authority is orientated towards development and responding to the needs of the people, as opposed to the controlling role of the former commune and youth leadership. All mechanisms and procedures should be transparent and decision making authorities held accountable to their communities. This process raises the level of trust and synergy among all stakeholders. In the fight against poverty there needs to be increased production ventures, and a system of sustainable economic planning, based on the efficient management of available local resources, with a central role for the private sector in income generating activities for youth and others categories of population.
Considering the importance of youth population in Rwanda also as a major resource in a changing of demographic context by the high population growth, the government of Rwandan aims to mainstream youth in all developmental policies, programmes, strategies and projects. Intercultural and international exchanges, where youth get to know others are also popular proposals in building a culture of peace, and many youth have also mentioned the need to meet internationally, to promote networks and to publish and document their work, distributing the information widely, both online and on paper and by radio in local communities When asked what they think governments should do to promote youth and culture of peace, youth organizations almost unanimously call for greater participation of youth in decision-making and for a solid youth policy that is more than a token piece of legislation. They also think governments should cooperate with youth organizations to a greater extent and to mainstream culture of peace methods, democracy and principles into formal education.

In conclusion, Rwanda’s future lies in the education of its youth, and academia. Rwanda has the ability to undertake its own research, learn from others, and creates its own innovative ideas without a constant reliance on donors and foreign ideas and to make democracy in different ways and in different contexts. systems. We believe this needs to be focused on to reduce dependency and empower Rwanda’s population and institutions, building up capacity and forming supportive partnerships between the state, civic and community organizations, private sector and global institutions.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Solution of Great Lakes Region of Africa

The Great Lakes Center for Culture, Peace and Development (GLCPD) is an independent organization in Great Lakes region of Africa and its activities cover Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Head Office of the center is located at AMAHORO Street, REMERA Sector, GASABO District, KIGALI. The aim of GLCPD is the prevention of conflict and the promotion of culture, peace and development in the Great Lakes Region of Africa.

The conflicts in Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo have claimed the lives of millions of innocent civilians, and armed groups in these countries committed gross violations of human rights. The conflicts also destroyed decades of development efforts and prevented further development, thus exacerbating human suffering and poverty. In this region, long-term armed conflicts have led populations, human rights organizations, and military and rebel forces to operate across borders. The consequences of conflict drive the agendas of many human rights activists in the area. As such, human rights and democratic reform, women’s rights, the rights of children and the reintegration of ex-child soldiers, and providing legal aid to vulnerable groups are among should be the Fund’s grant-making priorities in this region. The Great Lakes Center for Culture, Peace and Development work with governments, regional groups/associations and local people to identify the causes and address them in a practical and sustainable manner.

Published by Coordinator of Great Lakes Center for Culture, Peace and Development(GLCPD)
P.O.BOX.4432 KIGALI,
email:gglcpd@yahoo.com,
website.glcpd.blogspot.com

Friday, September 11, 2009

Great Lakes Center for Culture, Peace and Development (G.L.C.P.D)
Published, by GLCPD ed. No.1. PO.Box. 4432 Kigali, Rwanda


Ir Jules Kazungu , Coordinator of GLCPD and Sosthène UMUTONIWASE KAMANA

THE PREVALENCE OF PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION AND THE FACTORS FAVOURING IT AMONG CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN SIX AND FIFTY-NINE MONTHS.

The study was conducted in Gisagara, District in the Southern Province of Rwanda. Globally, the Gisagara District, like the entire Rwanda, has got a temperate climate by altitude even if it is geographically located near the Equator. Average annual temperatures oscillate around 20 oC and annual average rainfalls changing around 1200 mm). The climate is bimodally distributed, with the first season lasting from March to May and the second season beginning in September or October and ending in late December or early January.
This work is entitled: “The Prevalence of Protein-Energy Malnutrition and the factors favouring it among children aged between six and fifty-nine months: A case study of Gisagara District”. It is a transversal descriptive type of study. To gather the data, we used a sample technique of thirty clusters, where we selected 30 cells and 384 children. 13 children per cell were chosen at random.

The management and statistics analyzes were done with the aid of the software package Epi Info version 3.2.2, the statistics test of the Chi square of Person is used to compare the proportions. The signification level is fixed at p < 0.05.

Based on the results obtained during our study, it was indicated that: 8.3% of the children examined were emaciated; 44% were suffering from chronic Protein-Energy Malnutrition; 23.4% suffer from low body weight; 34% of the children of the sampling area do not receive weaning complementary diet during breast feeding; infant and child feeding practices by the mothers of the district is 40.6% ; 72.4% of household don’t have food stocks; frequency of infectious and parasite-borne diseases among children aged between six and fifty-nine months is 60.2% and 16.4% of mothers have taboos and forbidden foods of certain foods that have a detrimental effect on good nutritional practice.16.4% because of culture and religion.

Based on the results obtained, our hypothesis « Protein-Energy Malnutrition constitutes an important public health problem for children aged between six and fifty-nine months in the District of Gisagara » is therefore confirmed.

Contact persons Ir Jules Kazungu(Coordinator of GLCPD).Kigali Rwanda

project summer GLCPD

GLCPD VISION

1. BACKGROUND

The Great Lakes Center for Culture, Peace and Development (GLCPD) is an independent organization started in January 2008. The organization is registered as a not-for-profit and non-governmental organization in Rwanda and its activities cover Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Head Office is located at AMAHORO Street, REMERA Sector, GASABO District, KIGALI. The aim of GLCPD is the prevention of conflict and the promotion of culture, peace and development in the Great Lakes Region of Africa.

The conflicts in Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo have claimed the lives of millions of innocent civilians, and armed groups in these countries committed gross violations of human rights . The conflicts also destroyed decades of development efforts and prevented further development, thus exacerbating human suffering and poverty. The Great Lakes Center for Culture, Peace and Development will work with governments, regional groups/associations and local people to identify the causes and address them in a practical and sustainable manner.


2. GLCPD VISION

Our vision is to promote peace, culture and development in the Great Lakes Region.


3. GLCPD GOALS

• To contribute to poverty reduction through the promotion of revenue-generating activities to benefit the vulnerable sectors of society;
• To contribute to the well-being of the population, give assistance to widows, orphans and street children and fight against HIV-AIDS and other epidemic diseases;
• To contribute to justice, human rights, unity and reconciliation in the Great Lakes region;
• To contribute to the protection of the environment;
• To promote the integration of youth in socio-economic development;
• To promote culture through films, songs and conferences.


4. CURRENT ACTIVITIES

GLCPD is currently focusing on three goals in particular: poverty reduction, assisting the vulnerable and promoting justice and human rights. GLCPD is seeking support and sponsors to expand these activities.


GLCPD is currently involved with co-operatives in Nyaruguru and Gisagara Districts. One co-operative, in Kibeho sector of Nyaruguru District, has 68 people living with HIV/AIDS. They currently own 8 hectares of land suitable for raising cows or goats. The aim of the project is to provide them with livestock to give them a sustainable livelihood.


A second co-operative, in Rusenge sector, Nyaruguru District, has 100 members (all women) and is involved in a number of different activities (agricultural for the most part). The aim is to set up a training course for basket-weaving to target the local (Butare) and export markets for these products.


A similar co-operative is also operating in three sectors of Gisagara District (Mukindo, Muganza and Mugombwa) with 450 members in total (also all women). It is hoped to set up a similar training course in these sectors.

5.FUTURE ACTIVITIES

The following are projects that GLCPD would like to initiate in the near future.

1) Program to aid Vulnerable People: A proposed free legal aid project is to enable vulnerable people (widows, orphans, people living with HIV/AIDS, genocide survivors etc) who cannot afford to pay for legal advice.

2) A co-operative to train trainers in Peace, Human Rights, Democracy and Leadership. It is intended to select one trainer from each sector in a given District who will, in turn, themselves undertake training courses at a sector level.


6. STRATEGIES

• Advocacy and lobbying for better policy options and timely resolution of conflicts.
• Training in conflict resolution and peace building;
• Supporting stakeholders to mainstream peace building in their development activities;
• Cultural exchange programs and conferences for young leaders.

7. ORGANIZATIONAL ORGANS

The organs of the association are:

• The General Assembly
• The Executive Committee
• The Auditor-General.
Published by GLCPD
P.O Box 4432 Kigali- Rwanda
Tel: (+250) 788589224/788304576
E-mail: gglcpd@yahoo.com
Website: www.glcpd.blogspot.com

Contact person:
Ir KAZUNGU Jules
Coordinator
Cell: (+250) 788589224

Menaces de mort adréessées à trois journalistes féminines des Radios Okapi et Maendeleo

Des menaces de mort ont été proférées de manière répétée, ces derniers jours contre 3 jounalistes femmes. Ce texto reçu d'un numéro de téléphone portable (0813753026) INJOIGNABLE POUR LE MOMENT est ainsi libellé: "mulisha zoweya mubaya munaanza ingiya mu mambo haibaone ju ya kuonesha kama habawezi bagusa, sasa munataka kufa ako ju munyamanze. Tunapata rusa y kuanzia ako Kadi, kisha Kamuntu kisha Kintu Namuto risasi mu kichwa".

Je traduis:

"Vous avez pris les mauvaises habitudes de vous immiscer dans ce qui ne vous regarde pas pour montrer que vous êtes intouchables, maintenant certains d'entre vous vont mourir pour que vous la boucliez. Nous venons d'avoir l'autorisation de commencer par Kadi; puis Kamuntu puis Namuto: une balle dans la tête".
Kadi Adzuba est journaliste à Radio Okapi, Bukavu 0997717015
Jolly Kamuntu est journaliste à Radio Maendeleo à Bukavu 0997799263
Delphine Namuto est journaliste à Radio Okapi à Bukavu 0997704393


Posted by GLCPD(Great Lakes Center for Culture, peace and Development)
Coordinator Ir Kazungu

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Poverty reduction strategies in Gisagara and Nyaruguru District

The Organization that we are working with needs to support people from these District in developing crops that are capable to raise their income and strengthen community organization around productions,transformation and marketing.

GLCPD Coordination