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Community transformation through the promotion of professional Cooperatives and SMEs

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Kwibuka 32

Kwibuka 32

  #UGAMA (Umuryango wo Gushyigikira AMAkoperative) yifatanyije n’Abanyarwanda n’isi yose Kwibuka ku ncuro ya 32 Jenocide yakorewe Abatutsi mu 1994. Kwibuka Twiyubaka. #Kwibuka32 #UGAMA stand in solidarity with Rwandans and the entire world in the 32nd commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Remember – Unite – Renew #Kwibuka32

Retreat in Kamonyi Highlights Agriculture and Livestock as Key Drivers of Sustainable Growth

Retreat in Kamonyi Highlights Agriculture and Livestock as Key Drivers of Sustainable Growth

This was highlighted by the Vice Mayor of Kamonyi District in charge of Economic Development on April 2, 2026, while closing a one-day retreat that brought together agriculture officers from the 12 sectors of the district, organized in collaboration with UGAMA. The retreat gathered sector-level agriculture leaders to assess current agricultural productivity, exchange ideas, and find solutions to challenges still…

Training and new leadership in Tuzamurane – Gihara

Training and new leadership in Tuzamurane – Gihara

In Kamonyi District yesterday 24th March ,the UGAMA  through the project named “UMUGORE N’IBIDUKIKIJE” Women cooperativists leading empowerment processes in the face of the climate crisis and gender-based violence” aims to catalyse ecosocial transformation processes with gender justice,in promoting adaptation and mitigation to climate change through the leadership, resilience and autonomy of rural women organised in seven cooperatives in Kamonyi…

KAMONYI:Ibyishimo byari urujya nuruza  mu biroro byo gutaha isoko Rishya!

KAMONYI:Ibyishimo byari urujya nuruza mu biroro byo gutaha isoko Rishya!

Mu Karere ka Kamonyi, byari ibyishimo n’umudiho ku bagore n’abakobwa bibumbiye mu makoperative, ubwo hatangizwaga ku mugaragaro isoko rishya ry’ubugeni. Ibi byabaye  kuri uyu wa 16 Werurwe mu Murenge wa Gacurabwenge ho mu Karere ka Kamonyi ubwo umuryango UGAMA ku bufatanye na ARDE/KUBAHO hamwe na  MEDICUS MUNDI ku inkunga ya Vitoria-Gasteiz City council, batahaga ku mugaragaro isoko rishya ryagenewe abibumbiye…

“ARTISANS: IBIRAMBYE Shop Officially Inaugurated to Empower Rural Women Through Cooperatives”

“ARTISANS: IBIRAMBYE Shop Officially Inaugurated to Empower Rural Women Through Cooperatives”

IBIRAMBYE  shop has been officially launched 16h march 2026 in the District of Kamonyi, marking a major milestone in the promotion of rural  women economic development in the District as well as the promotion of Made-in-Rwanda products. The shop is  officially launched by UGAMA,with ARDE/KUBAHO and MEDICUS MUNDI for the support of Vitoria-Gasteiz City Council ,aimed  providing artisans and small-scale…

IBIRAMBYE SHOP: New Handicraft Market Set to Open in Kamonyi.

IBIRAMBYE SHOP: New Handicraft Market Set to Open in Kamonyi.

UGAMA has announced that the project to construct a handicraft market for the District’s artisans known as IBIRAMBYE Shop is now 90% complete. On the 13th of March, UGAMA, in partnership with ARDE/KUBAHO and MEDICUS MUNDI, was in the final phase of preparing to launch the project located in Gacurabwenge Sector, Gihinga Cell, in Kamonyi District and this project is…

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We Have The Power Today To Change Tomorrow!

Umuryango wo Gushyigikira AMAkoperative in acronyms UGAMA, is National Non-Governmental Organization for Supporting to Cooperatives and Community-Based organizations (CBOs) and Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs). UGAMA was created on July 1st, 1985 by the Centre of cooperatives trainings and research (IWACU), and COOPBBU a Belgian Non-Governmental Organization (NGO). In the beginning it was known as CSC (Centre de Service aux Coopératives) and it was set as a Centre to provide services to cooperatives and groupings for helping them to manage better their joint ventures, to reach the necessary technical knowledge and financial means so that they can better reach the member’s aims.

What We Do

Contribute to the increase of the standard of living and the improvement of the socio-economic conditions of the community through the development of cooperatives.

Capacity Development of Cooperatives.

Cooperatives are economically sustainable and professionally managed and responsive to their members and neighboring communities.

Technical and institutional capacity.

UGAMA is professionally and sustainably managed in terms of technical aspects, resource management and partnership.

Action-research.



The socio-economic experiments of UGAMA and targeted cooperatives are capitalized and replicated.



Climate Justice, technology and social inclusion.

UGAMA & targeted cooperatives have capacity to sustainably addressing issues related to climate justice, technology & social inclusion towards their development activities.

The Team

HABANABASHAKA Malachie - Coordinator of UGAMA

HABANABASHAKA Malachie

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

MUHIMPUNDU Espérance

Administration and Finance

FURAHA Jean de Dieu - Program Coordinator

FURAHA
Jean de Dieu

ProgramS MANAGER

NIKWIGIZE Remy

MEAL Specialist

GWIZA Fidele

IT and digitization

UTUJE Peace Adelaïde - Program Assistant

UTUJE
Peace Adelaïde

Gender & YOUTH ENGAGEMEnT

HATEGEKIMANA
Jean Claude

Business Capacity Development

NSANZUMUHIRE
Reverien

financial management

NDUWAYO
Ephrem

cOOPERATIVE Governance

RUCOGOZA
Liliane

Accountant

Technical Support

Technical Support in a tree nursery.

Technical Support

Technical Support in level terraces

Food Security

Harvesting and conservation of tomatoes for food security and good nutrition.

Income Generation.

Industrial transformation for food income generation towards wealth of cooperative’s members.

Environment Protection

Encouraging tree nursary to avail seedlings for fighting against climate change and food insecurity by planting fruit and non-fruit trees.

WHY WE ARE BEST

Why Choose Us?

Cooperatives, The Development Driver.
  • We seek to unlock the possibility

  • We seek to drive change on large scale

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