The Rwanda Green Fund has approved the Muvumba Resilience: Community-Led Adaptation Initiative, a project designed to enhance community resilience through participatory ecosystem restoration and safeguard the Muvumba Multi-Purpose Dam.

This initiative will focus on a variety of landscape restoration interventions, including the creation of 352 hectares of radical terraces and 2,340 hectares of progressive terraces. Additionally, 239 hectares will be designated for afforestation , while 1,537 hectares will be dedicated to agroforestry.

To protect the under-construction Muvumba Multipurpose Dam, a 236-kilometer buffer zone will be established and protected with bamboo.

The project also includes social interventions to empower the community. Schools will be provided with plastic tanks and improved cooking stoves. Additionally, cooperatives for mushroom production and tree nurseries will be established.

The Muvumba Resilience: Community-Led Adaptation Initiative is expected to positively impact residents of the following sectors in Nyagatare District: Karama, Rukomo, Gatunda, Kiyombe, Tabagwe, Mimuri, and Mukama.