Boris Bahire Kabeja
Boris graduated from Kigali Independent University in Rwanda, with a bachelors in Economics. Since 2011 he has been active in a world youth-run organization called AIESEC based in 126 countries and territories. He worked as an AIESEC vice-president in charge of finance and administration, through AIESEC he was able to engage the Rwandan youth into community based projects to address issues that are likely to affect the local community and events aiming to promote culture diversity among them, he also developed their leadership potential via AIESEC global network. Apart from that he also worked with a micro-finance institution and does freelance writing. He is currently working with non-profit organization called Spark Microgrants whereby he supports rural communities to run their social impacts projects.
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It's 4pm, I am at Nyarutarama. I login to a smart phone app, put in a location and send a motorcycle request to the nearest motorcycle, 2 minutes later the moto guy arrives and calls to let me know that he is waiting for me, at the same time I receive a notification letting me know that he has reached my place. He drops me at Remera with a meter to calculate the number of kilometers run and I pay 300 Rwfs (US $ 0.39), it was really a nice experience. Welcome to the new time-efficient and convenient motorcycle booking and travel system in Rwanda—Safemotos!
Rwanda is undergoing power shortages as their hydroelectric plants are not sufficient to fulfil the current energy demands. This is due to an increase in investment in the region with new businesses setting up, and also due to the impact of climate change on reducing water supply for the hydro power plants. The Government of Rwanda is quite aware of this situation and seeks for long-term solutions, signing an energy agreement with Kenya. The Government of Rwanda is also developing more renewable energy projects to become self-sufficient.
Founded in January 2013, African Renewable Energy Distributor (ARED) seeks to provide stable and reliable energy solutions to rural and urban areas in Africa, employing innovative technologies on a micro and macro level. Henri Nyakarundi is founder and managing director of ARED, a Rwandan-based and award-winning renewable energy company specializing in the development of mobile solar kiosks.
When you arrive at Kigali International Airport or any other border of Rwanda, you might get surprised when you see that your plastic bags are confiscated if you have some items packed into plastics bags. Since 2008, Rwanda has established a law regarding the prohibition of the importation and usage of polyethylene bags, and set heavy fines to anyone trying to import or use them. Plastic bags were replaced by paper bags. However, there are some situations where plastic bags are needed, such as in the health and agriculture sector, so there was a need to come up with an innovative solution to avoid environmental damage that can be caused by those plastic bags.
Most developing countries lack enough power supply in rural areas for at least the basic usage such as lighting, phone charging, TV, radio, etc. Though many African countries are discovering the potential that they have by being positioned in a great sunny region, and governments are now capitalizing on the development of renewable energy projects, and the corporate sector has realized the latent business opportunities and they can make a positive impact to different communities. The government of Rwanda has invested a lot in solar power projects to help the community living in remote areas to access power.