27th April 2023: Read the news articles of the Embedding Integrated Water Resources Management Programme (EWRM) – Sebeya Project. During our three-day media tour, beneficiaries testified how the project did contribute to transform their livelihoods

Sebeya River no longer threat to community - Water board (The New Times) Rwanda Water Resources Board (RWB) has assured that Sebeya River is no longer a threat to residents of Western Province as its catchment was restored and protected to avoid any further floods and damage. Read more

 IUCN Rwanda Program Manager speaks on the impacts of Sebeya project and the future of the Sebeya Catchment (Top Africa News) While the Sebeya Project, which has been operating for four years in the Western province of Rwanda, is coming to an end in June this year, many find that the project’s activities should continue because it is clear that the project has produced better results compared to the previous situation. Read more

Rwanda-Projet Sebeya: Les désastres maîtrisés (Le Canapé) Suite à la construction des digues et des terrasses dans les districts de Rubavu et Nyabihu, le bassin versant de la rivière Sebeya ne constitue plus une source de malheurs pour la population. Aucun désastre n’a été enregistré cette année écoulée 2022. Selon le directeur général de l’Office Rwandais des Ressources en eau (RWB), Dr Rukundo Emmanuel, la lutte contre l’érosion sur le bassin versant de la rivière Sebeya a été un succès. En savoir plus

Ibiza byabaye amateka: Akanyamuneza ku basenyerwaga n’umugezi wa Sebeya (Igihe) Iyo uganiriye n’abaturage bo mu Mirenge ya Kanama, Rugerero na Nyundo yo mu Karere ka Rubavu, bakubwira ko umugezi wa Sebeya wari warababereye ikigeragezo gikomeye ariko ubu iki kibazo cyabaye amateka. Soma inkuru

How radical terraces boost food security in Western Province (The New Times) According to farmers in the region, it's estimated that one terraced hectare now produces at least 20 to 30 tons of irish potatoes, up from eight to 10 tonnes prior to the terracing programs under the Embedding Integrated Water Resources Management in Rwanda-Sebeya Project. Read more

Nyuma yo gutunganya icyogogo cya Sebeya, abahaturiye barahamya ko nta myuzure ikiharangwa (Isango Radio and TV) Ikigo gishinzwe Umutungo Kamere w’Amazi mu Rwanda (RWB) kiravuga ko kuri ubu ikibazo cy’imyuzure yaterwanga n’umugezi wa Sebeya cyakemutse burundu. Ni nyuma yo kuhakorera umushinga ugamije kubungabunga icyogogo cya Sebeya. Soma inkuru

Sebeya Project Beneficiaries call for the Project Extension to eradicate soil erosion and poverty (Top Africa News) Like other young people, 29-year-old Niyoyita Thierry is one of the young people who have been able to get employment in the “Embedding Water Resources Management in Rwanda (EWRM) – Sebeya Project which has been implemented in Sebeya Catchment since 2019.   Read more

Abagenerwabikorwa b'Umushinga wa Sebeya barishimira iterambere umaze kubagezaho (Rwanda Television) Umva inkuru

Officials Say Sebeya River Flooding Problem Is Almost Solved (Top Africa News) The Rwanda Water Resources Board has announced that the problem of flooding caused by the river Sebeya, especially in the sectors of Kanama, Rugerero and Nyundo, has been almost solved after constructing a number of flood mitigation infrastructures such as retaining walls, water channels and dykes that prevent the river from overflowing and activities aimed at directing and slowing down the water movement during the rainy season. Read more

Sebeya Project’s economic and social Impacts after 4 years (Top Africa News) Quick project activities targeted the restoration of degraded lands in Sebeya and other catchments by radical and progressive terraces, agroforestry, afforestation, gullies rehabilitation and river bank protection among other interventions. Read more