World Environmental
Day & Kwita Izina Ceremony Portfolio |
| Day 0- 23rd May 2010 Press Conference |
| Press Conference to announce the
WED and Kwita Izina activities |
| Day I- 29th May 2010 Community
Work (Umuganda) |
| an official launching of World
Environmental Day and Kwita Izina week activities highlighting
the role of conservation of mountain gorillas |
| Day II- 29th May 2010:
Partnership with FERWAFA and Ministry of Sports and Culture in the promotion of WED-Kwita Izina event |
Link WED and Kwita Izina with the CECAFA Soccer Cup tournament in Rwanda which will start on 15th -30th May 2010 as it will attract local, regional and international participants
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| Day III- 30th May to 1st
June 2010: WED and Kwita Izina National Cycling Tour |
To sensitize our communities and
Rwanda citizens in whole on Environmental Conservation through
Kwita Izina Cycling Tour. This event will be organized in partnership
with Rwanda Cycling Federation and the cycling tour will be
combined with exhibition of environment friendly products and
a public campaign for environment management.
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| Day IV: 2nd /06 to 3rd /06/2010: TUNZA International Children's Environment Conference
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TUNZA is a word in Kiswahili
(the common language of most East African countries) that means to "treat with care".
The programme is based on a strategy that aims to provide young people with information
and tools on how to "treat Mother Earth with care" and how to Act for a better world.
Children from all over the world will be debating on how to participate in environment activities and influence
the partners in environment to make better environmental changes.
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| Day V- 3rd June 2010: Environment and Conservation Conference and this will focus on "Celebrating the international
year of Biodiversity" Plus Energy Globe Awards
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a) This conference will be hosted by REMA and the RDB in collaboration with Partners. The Environment and Conservation Conference will bring together environmentalists and conservationists to share experiences and future plans in the conservation of the biodiversity, ecosystem management and green economy and protection of the mountain gorillas as well as other threatened species and their ecosystems. The conference will demonstrate Rwanda's willingness and ability to play a regional role in environmental management and gorilla conservation and will also be earmarked by the launch of biodiversity policy Wildlife Policy and the post conflict environmental assessment report.
b) On 3 June 2010 the Energy Globe Award and its international Energy Globe TV Gala will open this year's UN World Environment Day in Rwanda under the auspices of UNEP and the Government of Rwanda.
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| Day VI, 4th June 2010: Umuganda for tree planting,
Community Projects launching, general public and Community party
"Igitaramo" |
On 4th June will be an opportunity for Rwanda to carry
out the community work (Umuganda) with international dignitaries
while planting trees in Kigali at Nyandungu wetland.
The emphasis will be on wetland ecosystem
for management sustainable development
On the same date Rwanda Development Board will launch new community
projects realized surrounding Volcanoes National Park as part of the Kwita Izina week activities.
Since 2003 different community projects have been implemented through gorilla revenue
sharing and support of Partners with the aim of alleviating poverty.
The traditional party called "Igitaramo"
whereby different cultural dances are performed is a very exciting event organized by
the Rwandan Community. This cultural extravaganza which involves different traditional dances such as
superb "Intore dance "and "Ikinimba" will take place in celebration of the new born baby gorillas.
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DAY VII, 5th June 2010: 6th Annual Naming Ceremony
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5th June marks the first time Rwanda hosts the World Environmental Day at the global level and this
will be celebrated in conjunction with the annual Kwita Izina Ceremony.
On this day, we shall be celebrating the successes of gorilla conservation by
giving names to the new baby gorillas. The focus will be on "Raising global awareness of
biodiversity conservation as we give names to our baby gorillas" with honored guests from
International and regional Community Rwanda's leadership, private sector local community,
Gorilla Range States,
and renowned conservationists and supporters of Kwita Izina
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"...The tourism sector is one of the high revenue sectors in Rwanda, let's get involved in its development...", said the Prime Minister Bernard Makuza, Guest of Honor, as he acknowledged the Kwitizina milestones at this 4th event... 
