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Addressing Urgent Community Mental Health Needs in Rwanda: Culturally Sensitive Training Interventions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Lisa Lopez Levers --- Duquesne University, USA Desire Kamanzi --- Kigali Health Institute, Rwanda Donatilla Mukamana --- Kigali Health Institute, Rwanda Kirrily Pells --- Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London, Dan-Bush Bhusumane --- Duquesne University and University of Botswana,Rwandan leaders in the health and educational sectors have begun to discuss the necessity for establishing culturally appropriate community-based mental health counselling services in Rwanda, especially trauma counselling. The need for a community psychology approach is anchored in the lingering... -
HIV/AIDS Education in Butare-ville Secondary Schools (Rwanda): Analyzing Pedagogic Discourse Using a Bernsteinian Framework
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Wayne Hugo --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Vedaste Nyilimana --- Kigali Institute of Education, RwandaThis article presents three case studies of how HIV/AIDS education is being organized and taught in Rwanda. It analyses what teachers were doing in 2005 through classroom teaching to safeguard young people from HIV/AIDS. A pedagogic framework is introduced and... -
Men in Uniforms: Masculinity, Sexuality and HIV/AIDS in Western Rwanda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Bjarke Oxlund --- University of Copenhagen, Denmark Lise Rosendal Østergaard --- University of Copenhagen, Denmark Geoffrey Ngiruwonsanga Kayonde --- Adventist Development and Relief Agency, RwandaThe objective of this study was to provide an in-depth description and analysis of the lived experiences of men in uniforms in Western Rwanda with a view to the links between notions of masculinity, sexual practices and the spread of... -
Understanding the role of forests in rural household economies: experiences from the Northern and Western provinces of Rwanda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Edward Mutandwa --- Department of Rural Development and Agribusiness, College of Agriculture, Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Rwanda Richard Kanyarukiga --- Department of Rural Development and Agribusiness, College of Agriculture, Animal Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, RwandaForests have conventionally been seen as a source of products for sustaining resource-poor households. Nonetheless, forest management strategies have often not been designed to meet these pressing needs. The objectives of this research were to examine the contribution of forest... -
Happiness and life satisfaction in Rwanda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Kayonda Hubert Ngamaba --- School of Psychological Sciences, United KingdomThis study investigated predictors of happiness and life satisfaction in Rwanda. Data from the World Values Survey and gathered from 3 030 Rwandese (age ranging 16 to 90 years, mean age = 34.2, SD = 12.7; females = 50.5%) were... -
A response to Gatali and Wallin (2015) Bird diversity in the savanna habitats of Akagera National Park, Rwanda, in the post-war recovery period
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: James WT Hogg --- Scarth Wood Farm, UK Gaël R Vande weghe --- Illume Creative Studio, RwandaThe paper ‘Bird diversity in the savanna habitats of Akagera National Park, Rwanda, in the post-war recovery period’ by Gatali and Wallin (Ostrich 86(3): 267–276, 2015) makes several claims for new species records for Akagera National Park and Rwanda. We... -
Bird watching and estimation of bird diversity – not always corresponding: a reply to Hogg and Vande weghe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Callixte Gatali --- Department of Wildlife and Aquatic Resources Management, Rwanda Kjell Wallin --- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, SwedenSome occurrences of rare or unusual bird species reported by us in a previous paper (Ostrich 86(3): 267–276, 2015) are considered to be doubtful by Hogg and Vande weghe (Ostrich 88(1): 83–88, 2017). We believe that some of the problems... -
A Place for Individuals: Positive Growth in Rwanda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Hannah Grayson --- School of Modern Languages, UKThis article introduces the Rwandan Stories of Change research project, and uses data collected jointly with the Aegis Trust to argue for the value of in-depth studies on individual Rwandans’ positive growth. It seeks to explore the place of individual... -
Minimum population size and distribution of Grey Crowned Cranes Balearica regulorum in Rwanda: an aerial and ground survey
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Olivier Nsengimana --- Rwanda Wildlife Conservation Association, Rwanda Matthew Becker --- International Crane Foundation/Endangered Wildlife Trust Partnership, South Africa Deo Ruhagazi --- Rwanda Wildlife Conservation Association, Rwanda Jean Ferus Niyomwungeri --- Rwanda Wildlife Conservation Association, RwandaThe iconic Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum is facing an increase in threats to its wetland habitat and poaching for the captive trade market. This has resulted in an enduring long-term decline in population numbers, which led to the species... -
Mobile money adoption in rural Rwanda: A domestication perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Africa Journal of Management • Authors: Marthe Uwamariya --- , Germany Claudia Loebbecke --- , Germany Stefan Cremer --- , GermanyWith this explorative research, we investigate if and how farmers in Rwanda adopt mobile money, or m-money, and integrate it into their everyday life to foster their economic development and social well-being. To this end, we adapt a domestication perspective... -
Surviving the Genocide: The Singularity of Suffering in Yvonne Owuor's “Weight of Whispers”
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Edgar Fred Nabutanyi --- , UgandaAlthough Theodor Adorno famously declared in 1983 that to write a poem after Auschwitz is barbaric, profound acts of horror have inspired many literary masterpieces. The 1994 Rwandan genocide is no exception, having motivated some of Africa’s literary gems. While... -
Migrancy as Trauma: Yvonne Owuor's “Weight Of Whispers”
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Miriam Maranga-Musonye --- , KenyaDespite winning the Caine Prize for African Writing in 2003, Yvonne Owuor's “Weight of Whispers” has not received much critical attention. Yet this novella has great potential for understanding Eastern Africa as a cultural and political space as well as... -
Adoption of dual-purpose sweetpotato varieties under partial population exposure in Rwanda: Insights from an African plant breeding programme
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Gideon Danso-Abbeam --- , South Africa Lloyd J.S. Baiyegunhi --- , South Africa Mark D. Laing --- , South Africa Hussein Shimelis --- , South AfricaAs part of the Green Revolution, plant breeding programmes such as the African Centre for Crop Improvement have trained scientists to breed crop varieties in Africa to address the challenges of low productivity. However, exposure to and adoption of these... -
Space, Time and the Ethics of Graphic Wit(h)nessing: Rupert Bazambanza’s Smile through the Tears
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies • Authors: Nick Mdika Tembo --- , South AfricaThis article proposes a reading, through the lens of Bracha Ettinger’s theoretical notion of ‘wit(h)nessing,’ of Rupert Bazambanza’s Smile through the Tears as a graphic memoir that draws on the Rwandan historical archive to bear witness to the trauma of... -
Barriers to scaling health technologies in sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Rwanda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Fatema Motiwala --- University of Toronto, Canada Obidimma Ezezika --- University of Toronto, CanadaGiven the importance of effectively scaling technologies in the promotion of health and innovation, the objective of our paper was to identify the barriers that can impede the process of scaling up in sub-Saharan Africa. We reviewed the published literature... -
Met and unmet palliative care needs of people living with HIV/AIDS in Rwanda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Jeannine Uwimana --- Kigali Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), P. Struthers --- University of the Western Cape,The rising number of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) worldwide has made health care professionals and policy makers search for accessible health care that will meet the needs of people who are suffering from the disease and enhance their quality... -
Peripheral neuropathy and quality of life of adults living with HIV/AIDS in the Rulindo district of Rwanda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Juvenal Biraguma [d147e18] Anthea RhodaAlthough the life expectancy of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) has increased in the past years, they could experience secondary illness such as peripheral neuropathy (PN). Therefore, they need to adapt to chronic disablement which could affect their quality of... -
The physical activity levels among people living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome receiving high active antiretroviral therapy in Rwanda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: J.M. Frantz --- , South Africa A. Murenzi --- , South AfricaThe accessibility of high active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for local human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients is improving in Rwanda. It is well known that this therapy is associated with serious adverse effects, such as metabolic and morphologic changes. One of... -
Rwandan young people's perceptions on sexuality and relationships: Results from a qualitative study using the ‘mailbox technique’
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Kristien Michielsen --- , , Belgium Pieter Remes --- , Burkina Faso John Rugabo --- , Rwanda Ronan Van Rossem --- , , Belgium Marleen Temmerman --- , BelgiumThis study aimed to gain more insight into young Rwandans’ perceptions on sex and relationships, which is essential for formulating effective sexual and reproductive health (SRH) promotion interventions. Using a ‘mailbox technique’, this paper studies the spontaneous thoughts of Rwandan... -
The reliability of the modified lower extremity functional scale among adults living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy, in Rwanda, Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: D.K. Tumusiime --- , , Rwanda A. Stewart --- , , South Africa F.W.D. Venter --- , , South Africa E. Musenge --- , , South AfricaPeripheral neuropathy (PN) is common among people living with HIV (PLHIV) on antiretroviral therapy (ART), and affects their daily functional ability and quality of life. Lower extremity functional ability, which is most commonly compromised in patients with PN, has not... -
Health-related quality of life and associated factors in adults living with HIV in Rwanda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Juvenal Biraguma --- , , Rwanda Eugene Mutimura --- , , Rwanda José M Frantz --- , , South AfricaIn Rwanda, as in other sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, life expectancy of people living with HIV (PLWH) has increased dramatically as a result of combined antiretroviral therapy (cART). People living with HIV can now live longer but with increasing rates... -
Rediscovery of Boulengerula fischeri, with notes on its morphology and habitat
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: G. John Measey --- Applied Biodiversity Research, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, South African National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa HaraldH. Hinkel --- The World Bank Country Office Kigali, Rwanda Bonny Dumbo --- University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany Eberhard Fischer --- University of Koblenz-Landau, GermanyCaecilians remain an enigmatic component of the tropical terrestrial fauna due in part to their cryptic life-history but also to a lack of directed effort towards their study. Many species are known from single specimens associated with poor collection data,... -
Tax buoyancy dynamics in sub-Saharan African nations: The case study of Rwanda
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Gaudence Uwimana --- University of Rwanda, Kigali Rwanda Charles Ruranga --- University of Rwanda, Kigali Rwanda Emmanuel Masabo --- University of Rwanda, Kigali Rwanda Mammo Muchie --- Tshwane University of Technology, South AfricaTax buoyancy exhibits unique behaviour in nations facing specific challenges. This phenomenon is particularly pronounced in sub-Saharan countries which often implement tax exemptions to boost investment and facilitate trade. This study investigates tax buoyancy in Rwanda. It uses government administrative... -
Assessing the systemic risk in Rwandan banking sector using clustering approach
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Patrick Mugenzi --- University of Rwanda, Rwanda Annie Uwimana --- University of Rwanda, RwandaThis article assessed the dynamics of homogeneity (similarities) among banks in Rwanda from 2017 to 2021 by utilizing agglomerative clustering techniques on a detailed breakdown of the banking system’s balance sheet structure. Specifically, we analyzed homogeneity in the banks’ portfolios,...
