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The group of Diaspora form the Netherlands have started to investigate the system of UMVA. For more info please contact cornelis.heesbeen@auxfam.com
In a presentation in Barcelona we have explained the benefits of the system for the groups of people form Senegal in Catalonia.
During the feasibility study in Kenya we have visited several high schools, students are not yet connected to the internet. The students on the picture are in the last class of the high school and will go to University starting in January. They will have a big problem not being used to work with a computer. Our project will connect teh High Schools to the internet and will organize computers.
During a field trip to Kenya Nairobi as well as Bungoma we have organized the local Cooperatives to be able to start with UMVA. The boardmembers of the Cooperative are trained to use the system.
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The Diaspora Unions from France and Canada have joined efforts to start a project.
During the meeting with Minister Koenders we stressed again the importance of low cost remittance transfer systems. He agreed that right now, with declining funds for development countries remittances become more important. I informed him about our new project in MALI.
AUXFAM is invited to the launch of ORIO in the Netherlands, for us good to meet a large number of people, special the ambassador of Rwanda,
But in this case we also met the ambassadors of The Gambia, Angola, Indonesia. All of them want more info on our system and meetings have scheduled. Indonesia was most demanding and wanted to meet the next day. In Angola a team is formed to specialize on remittances.
Emanuel Rurema, tested the mobile solution of UMVA
Press: CT Gikondo started with the UMVA system.
AUXFAM will start the implementation of UMVA banking solution for CT in Gikondo, Rwanda, and reduce the cost of money transfer.
UMVA Client, the low cost remittances system, and UMVA Bank, the banking solution for small banks, will be installed in this region of Rwanda. The system will be able to support another 4.500 clients in the region, and with their friends and family another 45.000 accounts can be created.
The UMVA system is special developed f... [lees verder]
CT Nyamagabe has a new location and is now active with UMVA.
Clients of Nyamagabe Cooperative bank are able to receive international transfers from their family and friends from outside Rwanda.
Another 3 teams have received the UMVA Bank training.
In a two day training session they have learned how to start the UMVA implementation in the cooperative.
Special attention is given to the General Ledger bookings and the new Chart of Accounts, and reports as requested by BNR.
Today staff of MINAFET, department Diaspora, made some test bookings on the UMVA system. Their first comment was WHAT IS THIS SIMPLE TO USE, and what a great SPEED.
They are also very happy that the transfers are made without any cost, so the same money transferred from the Netherlands did arrive in Rwanda within 2 minutes. While the transfer was made the sender and receiver had contact using Skype.
They liked the system, they wonder why UMVA is not making more publicity and they want to assist... [lees verder]
august 2008.
We have worked very hard to get the system live. Several actions have been tested, sending money from Belgium to Rwanda, taking cash from UCT, paying a Hotel, paying a printer, Pay for a PC, put cash at UCT, send money to member in Belgium.
We are now ready to get to the large numebr of users, Aloys Habarurema will activate the Diaspora.
We have introduced the system in Nyamagabe on the 24, the meeting was organized in the CT. The technical instalation is now finished and PC's are installed.
Earlier we had the assemblee of the whole CT. In that meeting the Gouvernor of the BNR was present. Over 80% of the people present want to be connected to the new system.
The flight was very good, bad luck for SN but the plane was not full. This means that almost every passenger could have a row of 4 chairs to make a bed. The flight was very good, and the luggage arrived after 1 hour, still if only 60 suitcases need to be unloaded it cost 1 hour.
Martin Kampayana was there to pick me up, good to be back in Kigali.
april 2, 2008,
Today we have met the Ambassador, Mr. Joseph Bonesha, also the first counceller, Mr. Parfait Gahamanyi. We have explained the system and project with UCT. The benefits for the Diaspora of Rwanda are for the Ambassador reason to support us in this project. We will organize meetings at the Rwanda House in Brussels for the Diaspora.