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Varsity Student’s Business Nominated for $100,000 Global Award

Ernest Mugisha, 22, started pondering about how to create a business empire that could change his life as well as help fight poverty in his community when he was studying Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science (MPC) in high school. Today, the second-year student at the Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture (RICA) is among the 50 nominees for the Chegg.org Global Student Prize 2022. The $100,000 global award is given to an exceptional student who made a real impact on learning, the lives of peers and society. Mugisha was selected from nearly 7,000 nominations and applications from 150 countries, according to The New Times, Rwanda’s leading daily newspaper.

The young man who is studying conservation agriculture – mechanization and irrigation – is a co-founder of a multimillion dollar company, “Infim Ag-Transform Africa,” dealing in agricultural production, supply-chain and project development.

“My family was too poor to afford paying my school fees. Fortunately, Imbuto Foundation offered to pay school fees for me until I completed secondary school in 2018,” Mugisha told Doing Business.

Upon finishing high school, Mugisha put his computer science skills to good use. He developed software able to link refugees to job opportunities in the country. But he did not stop there. In 2019, he created Pangelassa Revival, a non-profit that aimed to solve the problems of social exclusion among communities including refugees.

“We could mobilize and provide various support to such communities and people donated using the software I created,” he said.

In order to create sustainable sources of income, Mugisha chose business in agriculture. To make sure he did things right and had a viable agribusiness, he applied and obtained a scholarship to study at RICA and enhance his knowledge and skills in sustainable agriculture. In December 2019, he brought on board three colleagues to start the firm.

The co-founders include: Jean Damascene Kubwayo, the chief of operations; Eric Sibomana, the chief administrative officer; Benjamin Ntihemuka, in charge of sales and marketing; and Assoumpta Umwali Ujeneza, the projects’ lead who joined the team later on.

“The mission is to create sustainable communities by transforming agricultural innovative ideas into tangible ventures and then transform the lives of smallholder farmers through digital and smart agriculture. Our main goal is innovation for impact in agriculture,” Mugisha said.

“We joined efforts and each contributed Rwf27,000 to start a tomato farming project in the Gashora sector where we leased land. The savings came from the bursary each of us receives every month. Our capital gradually increased. Later, we chose to focus on consultancy instead of production so as to help the farming community to transform agriculture in the country. We want to extend the services to the region.”

The company trains farmers on good modern agricultural practices, designs agribusiness projects and provides advisory services during project implementation. WI

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Bahamas to Host National Memorial to Honor Victims of Hurricane Dorian

The Bahamas government will host a week-long national memorial with various activities to honor the victims of Hurricane Dorian that hit the archipelago on September 1, 2019, as a Category 5 hurricane killing at least 74 people and leaving many others missing and presumed dead.

The government press secretary, Clint Watson, said the activities will begin next month and will be held on Abaco and Grand Bahama, the two islands directly affected by the storm as well as New Providence, Caribbean National Weekly (CNW) reported on Friday, August 5.

“It will be a week of activities which we will be announcing very soon as to how we will go through the week of memorializing those involved in Hurricane Dorian so listen out to that,” Watson told reporters during a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM).

“There will be events here in New Providence, Abaco and Grand Bahama,” he said, adding that plans are continuing for a national memorial concert to be held at Baha Mar featuring local talent as well as famous American gospel singer, CeCe Winans, who will be headlining the event.

“The New Providence concert, which is being sponsored by the private sector, will take place on Thursday, September 1. A concert will also take place in Abaco on Saturday, September 3, with Grand Bahama’s being held the following day,” the OPM said, adding the concerts will be free.

Other memorial activities planned include social outreach events and a weather symposium on Abaco which will be hosted by media personalities and Bishop Silbert Mills.

“The celebrations will be the first government-recognized memorial since Dorian. We highlight the opposition’s support for these national events for what will be a nonpartisan and unifying effort,” OPM said. WI THE WASHINGTON INFORMER / WWW.WASHINGTONINFORMER.COM

August 2022 Message from Department of Aging and Community Living

INTERIM DIRECTOR JESSICA SMITH

Dear Seniors,

It’s been an incredible time to be at the forefront of the great things happening at DACL! Since DC “reopened,” we’ve been able to connect with all of you in ways that we couldn’t imagine during the public health emergency. Over the last few months, we’ve brought back some of your favorite events like the Ms. Senior DC Pageant and the Mayor’s Annual Senior Symposium — both of which were sorely missed these past two years. At our senior wellness centers and community dining sites, many of you have joined us for group trips to places like the Dutch Market, Arena Stage and the Kennedy Center. And, while you’re there, you’ve continued to connect with one another, which we know is such a vital part of our health and wellbeing. All of these things are what makes summertime with DACL so great.

What’s also been great this summer is having the opportunity to learn from you all. You may recall us launching an initiative back in January called the Future of Aging Project. Since we’ve launched, we have spoken to over 300 seniors. We’ve asked you for your insights, feelings and experiences, and how you want to redesign systems and programs. We have learned so many valuable things from you and how you want to engage with us and other District agencies. Over the past three months, we’ve heard the same sentiment — you want to be respected for your experience, wisdom and knowledge. Older adults want to be treated as individuals who have strong minds and have agency over how they choose to age, and we plan to continue to do just that.

We’ve also learned that while DC has some of the best senior services, we need to do a better job at advertising them and making sure older adults in every corner of the city know about our programs. We’ve heard over and over that transportation is one of your biggest concerns, and that support with getting around is critical to you aging in your homes and communities.

Over the next few months, we’ll take what we’ve heard and turn it into actionable ideas to improve how we serve you. Together, we’ll continue to create systems and a customer service experience we can all be proud of. To learn more about how you can get involved with Future of Aging, please call 202-715-7534 or email us at futureofaging@ dc.gov.

As always, if you need general assistance, you can call our Information and Referral Assistance line at 202-724-5626.

Enjoy the rest of your summer,

Jessica

We’ve also learned that while DC has some of the best senior services, we need to do a better job at advertising them and making sure older adults in every corner of the city know about our programs.