The project provides the skills training to Demobilised Soldiers with Disabilities (DSwDs).
Besides, the project opens a window of the skills training opportunity for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) throughout barrier-free renovations in the Skills Training Centres (STCs) and Training of Trainers (ToT).
The chart above illustrates the process of the skills training for DSwDs by categorising four stages (Trainees' Screening, Skills Training, Graduation and Employment).
Tailoring course in CFJ Kibali
Welding course in ATC
Skills Training for Dmobilised Soldiers with Disabilities (DSwDs).
The number of Skills Training Centers (STCs) that the project has a cooperation with is 10 (Please refer to Table 1 for detail). As of August 2008, the numbers of trainees and graduates are 925 and 774 respectively (Please refer to Tabel 2 and Bar Chart 1 & 2 for detail).
Name of STCs | Province | District |
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Amizero Training Centre (ATC) | Eastern | Kayonza |
Association Generale des Handicapes du Rwanda (AGHR) | Kigali | Kicukiro |
Union Rwandaise des Aveugles (URA) | Kigali | Kicukiro |
CFJ Gakoni (Gakoni) | Eastern | Gatsibo |
HVP Gatagara (Gatagara) | Southern | Nyanza |
Rwanda Network Computer (RNC) | Kigali | Kicukiro |
CFJ Kibali (Kibali) | Northern | Gicumbi |
CFJ Nyanza (Nyanza) | Southern | Nyanza |
CFJ Rwabuye (Rwabuye) | Southern | Huye |
Gako Organic Farming Training Centre Gako*) | Kigali(Western) | Gasabo (Rubavu, Rusizi, Nyamasheke, etc.) |
* In Gako, trainees are mainly from the Western Province (Rubavu, Rusizi and Nyamasheke District).
STCs | Skills Training Course | Trainees | Trainees Total | Drop out/Dis-qualified/Death | Present Trainee | Graduates | |||
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1st batch | 2nd batch | 3rd batch | 4th batch | ||||||
ATC | Electronic | 6 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Tiling | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Carpentry | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
Welding | 15 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 34 | |
Brick-laying | 9 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 23 | |
Plumbing | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 15 | |
Hotel | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
Sub Total | 59 | 6 | 42 | 19 | 126 | 2 | 0 | 124 | |
AGHR | Tailoring | 25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 39 |
Electronic | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 46 | |
52 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 14 | 0 | 85 | ||
URA | Life skills | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
Shoe-making / Leather craft(Only starter kit) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Sub Total | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | |
Gakoni | Carpentry | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Welding | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | |
Brick-laying | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
Tailoring | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 18 | |
Shoe-making / Leather craft | 48 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 55 | |
Sub Total | 70 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 13 | 0 | 92 | |
Gatagara | Orthopaedic | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Sub Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
RNC | PC (Soft&Hard) | 27 | 20 | 34 | 28 | 109 | 15 | 0 | 94 |
Sub Total | 27 | 20 | 34 | 28 | 109 | 15 | 0 | 94 | |
Kibali | Welding | 20 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 35 |
Tailoring | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 30 | |
Cooking | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 18 | |
Sub Total | 30 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 6 | 0 | 83 | |
Nyanza | Welding | 15 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 18 | 24 |
Brick-laying | 15 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 14 | 28 | |
Silkscreen | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Plumbing | 15 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 12 | 22 | |
Sub Total | 45 | 40 | 44 | 0 | 129 | 5 | 50 | 74 | |
Rwabuye | Carpentry | 15 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 14 | 29 |
Tailoring | 16 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 15 | 30 | |
Brick-laying | 10 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 15 | 24 | |
Sub Total | 41 | 44 | 42 | 0 | 129 | 2 | 44 | 83 | |
Gako | Organic Farming | 28 | 19 | 59 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 106 |
Sub Total | 28 | 19 | 59 | 0 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 106 | |
Total | 371 | 278 | 229 | 47 | 925 | 57 | 92 | 774 |
* Consultative Workshop (CW) & Training of Trainers (ToT)
The project conducted the 1st Training of Trainers (ToT) for 39 participants from July to September 2006 with a view to develop curricula of Skills Training Centres (STCs), the 2nd ToT and 1st Consultative Workshop (CW) for 134 participants on 21st and 22nd March 2007 in order to raise awareness for the provision of skills training for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) and the 3rd ToT in May 2007 for a trainer from URA with a view to acquire organic farming skills and to develop curricula of URA.
Furthermore, on 12th, 13th and 14th February 2008, the project carried out the 2nd CW and 4th ToT for 97 and 27 participants respectively in cooperation with two trainers from Uganda. The theme was "Employment of Persons with Disabilities" and participants were counterparts, officers in charge of PwDs in the related Ministries, directors / trainers of STCs, vice mayors / officers in charge of social affairs in related Districts, directors of Disabled Persons Organisations (DPOs), representatives of business sector, etc. Thus, the number of participants for ToTs and CWs in total is 298.
Group discussion in ToT
Training from the trainer from Uganda in ToT
Assembly hall for CW
The project conducted barrier-free renovations for PwDs in 4 STCs (ATC: The inspection after the completion of the renovation work was in October 2006, CFJ Gakoni: The inspection after the completion of the renovation work was in October 2006 and the inspection after the completion of the restoration work was in February 2008, Gako: The inspection after the completion of the renovation work was in December 2007, CFJ Kibali: The inspection after the completion of the renovation work was in March 2008). Furthermore, the project plans to renovate 2 STCs (CFJ Rwabuye and CFJ Nyanza). After the completion of the renovation works in 2 STCs (CFJ Rwabuye and CFJ Nyanza) all 10 STCs will be barrier-free facilities, as 4 STCs (AGHR, URA, Gatagara and RNC) were accessible for PwDs before the project starts.
Gako before the barrier-free renovation work
Gako after the barrier-free renovation work
Kibali before the barrier-free renovation work
Kibali during the barrier-free renovation work
Kibali after the barrier-free renovation work