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Our Achievements

Milestones that have shaped ROPDB into the organization we are today

Our Achievements

Our Achievements

  • A Strong organization with different committees (General Assembly, Executive committee, Audit committee, conflict resolution committee)
  • ROPDB started as the project of Rwanda Union of the Blind with RUB staff, now it has 3 staff (Executive Director, Project office and Accountant).
  • ROPDB Increased numbers of donors (MyRights through the partnership with FSDB, Disability Rights funds/Disability Rights Advocacy, Germany Embassy and Bridge to Justice through the partnership with European Union)
  • ROPDB Started without official documents but now it has (an RGB Operating certificate, and a constitution Approved by General Assembly).
  • The organization how others document (Strategic plan for 5 years from 2021 to 2025, Procurement policies, human resource policy, child protection policy, Sexual harassment policy, finance policy).
  • The organization supported the president and his secretary to go to learn braille at Masaka. Now there are at the end of graduation.
  • The organization Trained the members on disability mainstreaming and communication signs.
  • The organization trained the Board members on management (financial and leadership).
  • The organization developed the tactile sign language manual and printed cards used in Advocacy.
  • The organization offered training of 21 tactile sign language interpreters for professionalism.
  • The organization attended different meetings invited and planned(national).
  • During the outreach reached on 350 members were identified in five districts (Rusizi, Nyamasheke, Gicumbi, Kirehe and Bugesera)
  • We signed MoU with the new Centre for the Deaf and Blind in the Kayonza district.
  • The staff of the organization were empowered with different skills (management, leadership, advocacy etc...)
  • ROPD Trained the (sign language interpreters, family members and members on communication signs)
  • The ROPDB created strong social media (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram) to share the information.
  • With mama Magnus’s support, on 12th August 2021 ROPD supported 27 families of goats so as to care for them to survive in the Rusizi district /Giheke sector.

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