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Launch of access to information video campaign and toll-free phone hotline in Rwanda
Sobanukirwa was launched to help people in Rwanda get access to information by allowing anyone to post requests for free via a website and to receive email alerts once information is released. But as our team have carried out training sessions for citizens, government officers, NGOs, civil society groups and journalists across the country, we’ve found that…
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A call for proactive publishing by organisations in Rwanda
A year ago today, hundreds of public and private organisations in Rwanda should have proactively published a large amount of information online about how they are funded, who they employ, who subsidises their activities and how people can contact them to request more information. But very few have done so. The proactive publication of this information…
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Three months of Sobanukirwa: some success but more work to do
Three months ago today, we officially launched Sobanukirwa.rw, the first access to information website in Rwanda. Sobanukirwa helps Rwandan citizens to easily make use of the country’s access to information law which was passed in 2013. The website is free to use and available in English, Kinyarwanda or French. Since our launch, 29 information requests have been…