The Institute of Research and Dialogue for Peace (IRDP) as a peace building channel, has always been driven by a high passion to educate and involve youth as a future country leading generation in every possible sector but most especially creating in them a spirit of volunteerism.

Rwanda just as other developing African countries is still progressing in finding solutions of different problems such as illiteracy, poverty, malnutrition, education problems, gender-based problems…

Youth being the highest percentage of the total population of Rwanda, it is very important that to assure a better improved standardized future youth have to take action in the development of the country and in solving the problems the country is still facing with.

IRDP has been working with the government, other non-governmental associations and on its own to facilitate and engage young people in volunteerism through dialogues, trainings, field works and community services.

IRDP YOUTH CLUB VOLUNTEERING IN COMMUNITY SERVICE TO CONSTRUCT A HOUSE OF A VULNERABLE CITIZEN

After being given a training, IRDP Youth club based at the University of Rwanda in Huye started volunteerism activities in Huye district where they construct houses for vulnerable citizens, educating street children through arts and theater.

IRDP Director Dr Eric Ndushabandi Educating youth on their expected role in peace building and Volunteerism during an Art Dialogue organized by Ndabaga Impact

                      YOUTH VOLUNTEERISM DIALOGUE ORGANISED BY IRDP

During this dialogue, Youth were talked o their expected role in civic engagement and spirit of volunteerism and they were given an opportunity to share their ideas and ask questions.

After this training, the trained group is now active in their communities engaging themselves in different Volunteering activities such as country communal works, volunteering in teaching illiterate citizens how to read …