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Are you struggling with developing your business plan? You know how to shape your business idea into a bankable project?
Through a voucher system the National Employment Program gives you an opportunity, where subsidized business advisory services are provided to prospective business people by Business Development Advisers (BDAs); each sector has two Advisers. The beneficiary only pays 30% of the service cost and the rest is covered by the program.
For more information please contact RDB through:
Email: infor@rdb.rw,
Phone (local): 1415,
Phone (international): +250727775170

Or visit nearest sector office!

Are you a TVET graduate, you want to start a business and you don't know how to access equipment?

The facility is designed for TVET graduates who have acquired hands-on skills and are in need of equipment to apply the acquired skills into business. The National Employment Program provides a package to both individual and cooperative beneficiaries. An individual in need of equipment is entitled to a maximum subsidized toolkit loan of 500,000RWF whereas a cooperative is entitled to 5,000,000RWF. The package has a 50% loan part and 50% grant part which is benefited only if the beneficiary is paying back well the loan part as agreed by the SACCO. The service is delivered by SACCOs and for a TVET graduates to access it has to fulfill the following eligibility criteria:

  1. Has to be a TVET graduate possessing a certificate from an accredited school
  2. Has to apply for the loan and submit the business plan to the nearest SACCO
Could this help you? Please approach BDF at https://www.bdf.rw, nearest Umurenge SACCO, the Business Development and Employment unit at the District or the nearest Employment Service Centre for more information.
Beneficiaries: Graduates from TVET schools and apprentices from accredited training providers.

Are you a cooperative operating in an ICPC and you don't have enough money to buy modern equipment?

The scheme was put in place to address the challenges of ICPCs/Agakiriro operators who are in need of modern equipment. The scheme provides a maximum loan amount of 100,000,000RWF which is given at an interest of 11%, and is paid back in 10 years based on the life span of the machine. For cooperatives to benefit from the scheme, they must meet the following eligibility criteria:

  • Applicant should be based in ICPC/Agakiriro or has MINICOM recommendation
  • To be among these 4 sectors: Carpentry, Welding, Tailoring and Leather
  • Applicant should have valid legal personality
  • List of members/shareholders of cooperative/company and copies of their National Identity Cards
  • Loan request letter addressed to the CEO of BDF
  • List of machines and specifications (preformat invoice with Carriage and Insurance Paid)
  • Viable Business plan with detailed need assessment and source of finance
Is this something for you? For more information please contact BDF https://www.bdf.rw/icpc-equipment-leasing-facility or your nearest Employment Service Centre for more information.

Is your business project lacking sufficient collateral security in order to secure a loan?

Business Development Fund provides a guarantee to viable and bankable projects with insufficient collateral security to enable them access finance from banks, the scheme can cover/guarantee your business project up to a maximum of 75%. Youth and women with good business projects are encouraged to benefit from the scheme. For you to benefit from the scheme, you should fulfil the following:

  • You should be a client of a Financial Institution which has entered an agreement with BDF on implementing the guarantee scheme
  • You should have a viable business project
  • Your business project should be an income and job generating one
Are you interested? If yes, please contact BDF https://www.bdf.rw/guarantee-fund, a nearest BDF branch in your respective District or a nearest Employment Service Centre for more information.
Eligible candidates: Youth, Women and People with Disabilities

Do you have a business project in agribusiness and you don't know how to finance it?

University graduates have been provided with an opportunity of securing a subsidized loan to invest in agro-based businesses. The National Employment Program through BDF implements the agribusiness investment facility targeting University graduates
The scheme supports University graduates with new start-up projects and existing ones with less than three years in operations
The package provided to viable agribusiness projects is made up of the contribution of 10% of the amount requested from BDF, a grant of 30% and BDF convertible shares of 60%. The ceiling of the loan amount under this scheme is 10,000,000RWF given at an interest of 12%.
Projects that can be financed through this product should fall in the following categories of agribusiness:

  • Aquaculture projects
  • Modernized livestock and agriculture farming
  • Horticulture
  • Agro processing projects

If you are interested and eligible, please contact BDF https://www.bdf.rw or your nearest Employment Service Center for more information.

RDB provides professional internships to graduates of higher learning institutions, which is an opportunity to gain tangible work experience required by most employers. The intern gains valuable work experience and eases the transition from school to work.

For any interested person, apply by going to htt://rdb.rw, then you go to 'E-services', where you will find 'Apply for internship', you will then be prompted to upload your CV, Degree and ID.

For more information please contact RDB through:

infor@rdb.rw, Phone (local): 1415, Phone (international): +250727775170.

The National Employment Program provides an opportunity for young people in need to acquire vocational skills in a short period of time (3-6 months based on the nature of the trade). The hands-on trainings are free of charge and are conducted in different trades including: Carpentry, welding, tailoring, plumbing, electricity etc. For you to access the training, you apply at a TVET school once the call for application is published.


For more information, please contact info@rp.ac.rw