Services and Responsibilities
1. Coordination and Monitoring of Local Government Structures
- Coordinating and monitoring the functioning of local government structures and strengthening their capacity at the following levels:
- Villages
- Cells
- Sectors
- Organizing and monitoring elections of leaders in local government and other special structures.
- Resolving citizens’ issues through community assemblies.
- Resolving citizens’ disputes through community mediators (Abunzi).
- Addressing citizens’ concerns through the e-Citizen platform.
- Monitoring civil registration services at local government levels.
2. Coordination and Monitoring of Unity and Reconciliation Programs
- Monitoring the functioning of Unity and Reconciliation Committees in 617 villages.
- Monitoring the activities of Unity and Reconciliation mobilizers in 97 cells.
- Monitoring Unity and Reconciliation forums in 19 sectors.
- Promoting the principles of unity and reconciliation through district-level forums and supporting the welfare of “Abariinzi b’Igihango” (Guardians of the Covenant) in the District.
- Monitoring the activities of Abariinzi b’Igihango from the District level to the Cell level.
3. Monitoring the Activities of Itorero ry’Igihugu in Local Structures
- Monitoring Itorero programs at the village level.
- Monitoring Itorero activities in schools.
- Monitoring Itorero programs within workplaces and institutions.
- Monitoring volunteerism programs.
- Monitoring Urugerero (national service) at the village level.
- Monitoring Urugerero conducted through Ingando civic education camps.
4. Culture, Youth, and Sports
- Promoting youth talent identification and development.
- Encouraging and strengthening a culture of sports among different categories of the population.
- Promoting Rwandan culture and supporting activities related to the commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, while combating genocide ideology.
- Preventing drug abuse among youth and monitoring rehabilitation programs.
5. Promotion of Gender Equality and Family Development
- Conducting monitoring and supervision of the Family Evening Program (Umugoroba w’Umuryango).
- Establishing and monitoring measures to prevent domestic violence.
- Supporting the rehabilitation and reintegration of victims of gender-based violence and human trafficking.
- Reintegrating street children back into their families.
6. Promotion of Partnerships
- Issuing authorization documents to partners wishing to operate in the District.
- Monitoring partners’ contributions to the District’s development.
7. Public Security
- Developing strategies to maintain public security.
- Organizing and strengthening community-based security support structures.
- Monitoring the functioning of professional night patrols.