Rwanda Convention Bureau

International Conference on Green and Sustainable Development

RCBWEB — 2025-02-26T08:08:21Z

The joint conference (University of Kigali, University of Fort Hare and North West University) seeks to achieve the following outcomes:

Promote Knowledge Exchange: Facilitate dialogue and the exchange of ideas among scholars, practitioners, and policymakers on challenges and solutions in sustainable development.

Showcase Research: Provide a platform for researchers to present their work on sustainability, green technology, and environmentally friendly practices, fostering an academic exchange between the two universities.

Encourage Collaboration: Build networks among academics, industry experts, government officials, and NGOs to foster partnerships and collaborative projects, enhancing regional cooperation.

Support Policy Development: Contribute to the formulation of evidence-based policies that promote sustainability and environmental stewardship across Africa.

Enhance Capacity Building: Equip participants with the skills and knowledge necessary to implement sustainable practices in their respective fields and communities.

For more information, visit the website below

View online : https://uok.ac.rw/international-con...

6th ABH Summit & Grand Finale

RCBWEB — 2025-01-20T11:44:04Z

Africa's Business Heroes (ABH) is the Jack Ma Foundation's flagship philanthropic program in Africa to support entrepreneurs. Our mission is to showcase and grow local talent who are creating positive impact in their communities and beyond, and inspire a movement of African entrepreneurship. Over a ten-year period, the program recognize 100 African entrepreneurs and provide grant funding, training programs, and broader support for the broad African entrepreneurial ecosystem.

THE AFRICA'S BUSINESS HEROES COMPETITION
The prize competition aims to identify, showcase and support African entrepreneurs who are making a difference in their local communities, working to solve the most pressing problems, and building a more sustainable economy for the future.

Every year, they select ten finalists to compete in the ABH Grand finale that is broadcast online and across the continent via the televised Africa's Business Heroes Show.
The finalists compete for a share of USD $1.5 million in grant money, as well as gain access to mentorship, training and the ABH community.

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TRAINING
ABH works with its anchor partners to provide a range of tools and learning resources such as Webinars, Investor Pitch Prep, mentorship and more to both our finalists and the broader ecosystem of African SMEs.

THE SUMMIT
The culminating event of the Africa's Business Heroes competition that brings featuring a conference, workshops, masterclasses and the grand finale. The summit provides an opportunity to bring together key stakeholders in the entrepreneurship ecosystem to explore the state of entrepreneurship in Africa, network and develop new insights and skills to support their work within the ecosystem.

For more information, visit the website below

View online : https://africabusinessheroes.org/en/

The African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA) 2025 Conference

RCBWEB — 2024-11-18T11:32:56Z

AfHEA's conferences are attended by a variety of participants: high-level dignitaries such as Ministers and staff of the Health and Finance Ministries and other government institutions and agencies dealing with health sector and financing or policy issues. Other notable participant includes academics; representatives from development organizations; practitioners in the fields of Health Economics, Healthcare Financing and Health Policy; researchers (both seasoned and Early career); as well as students.

For over a decade, AfHEA has worked to support the improvement of health outcomes in Africa, especially for the poor and vulnerable. AfHEA has achieved this in addition to promoting capacity building for its members, despite the myriad of challenges plaguing the continent of Africa in terms of resources.

The African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA) is a bilingual (English and French) non-political and non profit-making association inaugurated in March 2009 with headquarters in Accra, Ghana. The overall mission of AfHEA is to contribute to the promotion and strengthening of the use of health economics and health policy analysis in achieving equitable and efficient health systems and improved health outcomes in Africa, especially for the most vulnerable populations.

Its membership includes over 350 individual members comprising health economics, financing and policy experts from African countries residing within and outside the continent and 7 institutional members.

For more information, visit the website below

View online : https://afhea.org/afhea-2025-confer...

Advancing Medical Education in Africa

RCBWEB — 2024-10-22T07:49:12Z

The University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) is hosting a 2-day Conference, entitled: “Advancing Medical Education in Africa, A Collaborative Leadership conference”. The theme under discussion is “Innovation in Medical Education Practices” with sub-themes including New Digital Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, Simulation-Based Education, Global Health, Social Medicine, and Leadership and Partnership. The conference's key milestone will be the establishment of the Consortium of Deans of Medical Schools in Africa.

The meeting is intended to help addressing health inequities in Africa, by building a robust healthcare system that can cater to the needs of the population as Rwanda believes. This is due to the critical situation in Sub-Saharan African countries, where having 24% of global diseases does not correlate with having only 4% of the world medical workforce to carry this burden.

Conference key themes:

New Technologies and Simulation in Medical Education: This theme focuses on innovations like AI, e-learning, big data, and virtual/augmented reality in medical education. African medical schools will discuss their experiences with these technologies and collaborate with tech companies to improve access across the continent. The aim is to launch an African Simulation Group to promote innovation and collaboration.
Leadership in Medical Education: This theme emphasizes the importance of unified leadership among African medical schools. Discussions will focus on creating a consortium of deans to encourage shared learning and collaboration on educational innovations.
Embracing Social Medicine in Medical Education: This session will explore how social, and community medicine is integrated into medical education, with a focus on liberal arts, community-based models, and their impact on future medical competencies.
Integrating Modern Global Health Challenges in Medical Curricula: Schools will showcase how global health issues like One Health, climate change, and pandemics are incorporated into medical training. Workshops will discuss how to integrate these topics into curricula and foster collaborations.

Conference Objectives

Showcase cutting-edge teaching approaches and curricular advancements in Rwanda and across Africa.

Form the Consortium of African medical school's dean and foster on going collaboration for advancing innovations in the medical education and medical education resource sharing in Africa.
Highlight current innovative approaches and technology in medical education through digital health and e-learning platforms.
Discuss strategies to empower faculty development and enhance medical education strategies that curb the migration of health care practitioners and skilled educators to regions outside Africa.
Discuss the alignment of accreditation processes across Africa to ensure equity, quality, and reciprocal recognition of medical qualifications.
Promote research and evidence-based practice that contributes to the advancement of medical education in Africa.

UGHE is on a mission to radically change the way health care is delivered around the world. Too often, global health professionals are educated in classrooms thousands of miles away from vulnerable communities and the oppressive, yet eminently treatable, cluster of health problems they experience. We've pioneered a new way of training leaders who emerge ready to develop health care services and systems that connect neglected communities with life-saving attention. Graduates of UGHE are equipped to lead programs and organizations that treat entire systems, not just symptoms, to improve health and save lives.

The University of Global Health Equity (UGHE), in collaboration with the Rwanda Ministry of Health, cordially invites poster abstract submissions for this conference.

Since important innovative ideas such as New Digital Technologies, Simulation-Based Education, Global Health and Social Medicine • Leadership and Partnerships will be discussed, a primary focus will be on fostering intercontinental partnerships in medical training. The event will highlight the establishment of a Council of Deans of Medical Schools, whose main task is to establish a unity among the medical schools in Africa.

Abstracts are therefore invited to showcase innovations in medical education implemented across the continent. Abstracts should align with the sub-themes and topics below as only few and exceptional abstracts outside the themes will be accepted.

For more information, registration and abstract submission, visit the website below

View online : https://www.mededafrica.org/

Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) 2025

RCBWEB — 2024-09-17T14:22:21Z

The Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) stands as a beacon of hope and progress in the realm of global health for Africa. Convening biennially, this Africa-led summit is more than just a conference; it's a vibrant melting pot of ideas, where the brightest minds from across continents gather to forge solutions for a healthier Africa.

Over the years, AHAIC has evolved into more than just a conference; it's a transformative movement driving collaborative action and fostering impactful partnerships. Here, ideas are born, solutions are forged, and commitments are made to propel Africa's health agenda forward. It's a space where innovation meets community, where local wisdom intersects with global expertise, and where bold community voices inspire concrete actions.

AHAIC stands as a testament to the power of African unity, the resilience of the human spirit, and the unwavering determination to build a healthier, more equitable future for all in Africa.

For more information, visit the website below

View online : https://ahaic.org/

Africa Seed Trade Association Congress 2025

RCBWEB — 2024-06-25T13:36:14Z

African Seed Trade Association (AFSTA) is a not-for-profit membership association formed in 2000 to champion interests of private seed companies in Africa. It is registered in Kenya as an International Organization with an office for West Africa in Dakar, Senegal. Currently, the Association has about 100 members comprising seed companies and National Seed Trade Associations, among others.

Mission

To promote trade in quality seed and technologies in Africa for the benefit of members and farmers

Vision
To be the principal organization at the centre of achieving sustainable food security through use of quality seed for improved livelihoods in Africa

Objectives
1.Promote the trade in quality seeds;

3. Facilitate establishment of national seed trade associations in Africa;

4. Provide information to members;

5. Interact with regional governments and NGOs involved in seed activities in order to promote the interests of the private seed industry;

6. Promote activities that lead to regulatory harmonization throughout Africa to facilitate

movement of seed; and

7. Develop a statistical database on African seed production and trade.

For more information, visit the website below

View online : https://afsta.org/