1. I. TREE PROBLEM
SOLUTION 2:
SOLUTION 1: Food Processing
Tourism, Arts and
Crafts
Increase Gender inequity
Professional/Technical Skill Lost Drugs abuse & HIV/AIDS
Solutions Drop out of
school
EXODUS
Project Owner:
Dominique Mvunabandi
Project name:
Ltd Vocational One Small Enterprise (1SE)
(1SE
Team Name:
Training Centres Learn 4m your Weaknesess
(VCTs) Ltd off farming jobs

2. I. WHY ICT for Youth in Musanze
Musanze District is home:
(1) Volcanoes National Park which attracts tourists, Researchers ,etc
(2) Volcanic soil which increase productivity of Irish potatoes, Maize
and Vegetables
ICTs have proved to be effective tool in stimulating youth engaged in
Tourism, Arts, Handcrafts and Agriculture in Musanze by
(1) Offering them new marketing tools
(2) Helping them promote Tourism, Arts, Handcrafts and agriculture
opportunities
(3) Bringing them into a wide range of job market to extend their
business.

3. II. CHALLENGES & OBJECTIVE
CHALLENGES:
Challenges faced by Youth engaged in Tourism, Arts, Handcrafts and Agriculture in
Musanze District: Lack of
(1) Capacity and policy support that would enable them to take advantage of the
opportunities that ICTs offer (2);
(2) Documentation, promotion and marketing of youth’s innovations and and best
practices;
(3) Policy provisions related to youth’s involvement in Tourism, Arts, Handcrafts and
Agriculture as well as ICTs .
ONE SMALL ENTREPRISE (1SE)
The 1SE project will be adopt an integrated approach that addresses YOUTH capacity
building activities in Musanze District, Northern Province-Rwanda
OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF 1SE PROJECT:
Improve MUSANZE’ s YOUTH livelihoods by creating jobs opportunities (using resources
available) in Agriculture, Tourism, Arts and Handcratfts through ICTs

4. III. EXPEXTED RESULTS:
PURPOSE OF 1SE PROJECT:
The project aims at strengthening youth job opportunities in agriculture, Tourism,
Arts and Handcrafts using ICTs in Musanze District. The Project will support in
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particular youth training Centers, Young Farmer Groups (cooperatives) to make more
effective use of ICTs to enhance job creation and business opportunities in
Agriculture, Tourism, Arts and Handcrafts.
EXPECTED RESULTS:
1. The capacity of three (3) youth training centers and twenty (2) young farmer groups
across Musanze District are strengthened in ICT for agriculture, Tourism, Arts and
Handcrafts development;
2. Youth led ICT for Agriculture, Tourism, Arts and Handcrafts development initiatives
are identified, documented, innovate uses and lessons learned are shared;
3. The awarenesses of at least 500 youth and 250 young farmer groups from Musanze
on agriculture, Tourism, Arts and Handcrafts issues and ICTs use is strengthened and
opportunities in these sectors are promoted;
4. Favorable policies elements for using ICT to improve youth job creation are identified
and promoted.

5. IV. EXPECTED OUTCOMES:
1. Targeted youth and young farmer groups or cooperatives use ICT tools for enhance
their business;
2. Targeted youth training centers use innovative ICT tools to empower other youths in
their search for improved livelihoods opportunities in Agriculture, Tourism, Arts,
Handcrafts;
3. Musanze region’ youth and young farmer groups innovations and best experiences in
relation to ICT use in Agricultural, Tourism, Arts and Handcrafts businesses are better
known, promoted and supported;
4. Great lakes region’ policy makers have committed to take advance of project’s
conclusions to adopt and implement improved youth policies related improving youth
opportunities in Agriculture development and ICTs.
AVAILABLE MARKET :
Travel and tourism Agencies;
Airlines, Hotels, Motels, car rental Companies
Website users: Tourists, Business, Researchers, Leisure, events, sports and other
travellers,
Hotels, Motels, schools, public and private institutions

6. V.ACTIVITIES & TIMEFRAME
ACTIVITIES: The following activities will be part of our project:
A. Developing a training programme and providing a training programme related to the
items below:
1. Introduction to participatory World Wide Web (Web2.0);
2. To Conducting advanced multilingual online search;
3. To get selected information served to youth via alerts and RSS feeds;
4. To develop content remotely using wikis and Google docs and online mapping;
5. To locate youth organization and their projects on a online Map;
6. Online publishing (Micro-blogging and blogging);
7. Introduction to Geographic Information System (GIS) and Google Map & Earth;
8. To Organize local competition to gather best solutions on the use of ICT for Tourism,
Arts, Handcrafts and Agriculture development.
TIMEFRAME:
The duration of the project is 12 months, starting in June 2013.
PARTNERS:
Challenge Future Rwanda ; Musanze District, Business Development Centre (BDC);

7. V.ACTIVITIES & TIMEFRAME
ACTIVITIES: The following activities will be part of our project:
A. Developing a training programme and providing a training programme related to the
items below:
1. Introduction to participatory World Wide Web (Web2.0);
2. To Conducting advanced multilingual online search;
3. To get selected information served to youth via alerts and RSS feeds;
4. To develop content remotely using wikis and Google docs and online mapping;
5. To locate youth organization and their projects on a online Map;
6. Online publishing (Micro-blogging and blogging);
7. Introduction to Geographic Information System (GIS) and Google Map & Earth;
8. To Organize local competition to gather best solutions on the use of ICT for Tourism,
Arts, Handcrafts and Agriculture development.
TIMEFRAME:
The duration of the project is 12 months, starting in June 2013.
PARTNERS:
Challenge Future Rwanda ; Musanze District, Business Development Centre (BDC);