Rungano Days:
​Foundation of Leadership Development
When we all come together, we learn to stand up as individuals.
The RNI community welcomes everyone arriving to start a Rungano Day!
Vulnerable youth are often treated as failures and a burden to the community.
We were treated that way too, but today we are leaders who created Rungano-Ndota.
We are proud to see RNI changing the community’s perceptions.
To improve our futures, first we come together at Rungano Days
to grow as leaders!
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Rungano Days unite the entire RNI community from early morning until late afternoon on one Sunday every month. The days build community with singing and group activities, breakfast and lunch.
We take a main theme and explore it through workshops and discussions in our RNI “family groups.” We learn a lot and actually have some fun too!
Throughout Rungano Days we are constantly building
the 10 capacities of holistic leadership.
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(please click on 10 capacities to learn more)
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Our methodology is learner-centered and experiential. In Rungano Days we create experiences through activities we do together, and we also learn from sharing our actual life experiences.
We create a family feeling by sharing special meals together that we don’t usually have at home.
To help our youth connect and trust each other,
first we use different energizers,
games and physical exercises.
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Since many of our youth did not have a chance to go far in school, they missed the chance to learn the history of our country.
So we take RNI youth to visit museums, memorial sites,
and other historical places in Rwanda.
Every year we proceed through a cycle of leadership topics
that help us empower each other.
ANNUAL CALENDAR - RUNGANO DAYS:
Foundation of Leadership Development
Jan
Recognize Your Strengths
Feb
I Am a Leader
Mar
Understanding
Our Community
Apr
Genocide Memorial Times: Historical
Site Visit and Community Service
May
Building Healthy Environment
and Society
Jun
Spotting Business Opportunities
Jul
Healthy Sexual Development
for Leaders
Business Idea Generation Day
(BIG Day!)
Aug
Building
Innovation Skills
(Delegation Visit
and Workshops)
Sep
Marketing
and Entrepreneurial
Zip!
Oct
Building Inclusive Community
as Leaders: Understanding
Gender and Faith
Business Bootcamp
Nov
Managing Yourself as a Leader:
Group Styles
and Teamwork
Dec
Annual Reflection on Development Goals
“In Rungano Days, we get to know ourselves, believe in ourselves, and develop what we didn’t even know was within us.”
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- Salama Mukeshimana, RNI Youth
If you want to see Rungano-Ndota in action,
check out this gallery of pictures.
But the best way is to visit a Rungano Day!
Contact us to find a time to visit a Rungano Day!