RWANDA FREIGHT FORWARDERS
ASSOCIATION
EACFFPC 2
nd
GRADUATION
CEREMONY
Friday 06
th
June 2014
ENHANCE PROFESSIONALISM
I. PROGRAM
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm : Arrival of graduands and their guests
2:00 pm – 2:30pm : Arrival of invited guests and dignitaries.
2:30 pm : Arrival of Guest of honour
2:30 pm - 2:40 pm : Prayer/welcome remarks by MC
2.40 pm - 2.50 pm : Entertainment
2:50 pm – 3:15 pm: Speech by Chair of ADR [Host]
3:15 pm – 3:40 pm: Speech by stakeholders Representative
3:40 pm – 4:10 pm: Presentation of graduands and their
Certificates.
4:10 pm – 4:15 pm: Vote of thanks by representative of
graduates
4:15 pm – 4:25 pm: Entertainment
4:25 pm – 4:50 pm: Speech by Commissioner General of
RRA
4:50 pm - 5:15 pm: Speech by guest of honour
5:15 pm - 5:30 pm: Entertainment
II. ADR PROFILE
The association of clearing and forwarders agencies of Rwanda
(ADR) is a non-profit organization established in 1998 to represent all the clearing and forwarding firms in Rwanda. Today The As -sociation has a membership base of 150 clearing and forwarding companies. The Association is a founder member of the Private Sector Federation of Rwanda.
The formation of the Association was initiated by the Ministry of Finance that was keen to see growth of the clearing and for-warding industry. The Ministry thus directed that an association
to represent all firms in the to monitor and evaluate the potential
performance of the same but above all develop capacity build-ing mechanisms and support systems that would promote sus-tainable development of the industry as far as economic growth and quality standards are concerned.
Fundamentally, ADR h ADR formed to ensure checks and bal-ances through self-regulation and promotion of adaptation of best practices and upholding of professionalism by all members. However, this has been an uphill task as changing some mem-bers’ perception towards the approach has not been easy es-pecially for those that existed even before the post-genocide re-construction period. There was no strictness in regulation of sector
specific industries then thus led to ‘Laissez-faire’ culture that ADR
has helped to address.
III. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
The overall aim of ADR is to encourage best practices in the in-dustry and promote competitiveness of companies to provide unrivalled quality services in the region and beyond. Its objec-tives are as follows;
• Serve as a framework for permanent dialogue between its members and third parties, including public authorities
• Enhance solidarity and mutual assistance between its members
• Defend interests of members and represent them to third parties
• Organize trade events in or outside the Country and promote members’ participation In commercial events organized by
third parties
• Promote training of members and of their employees
• Foster good relations with associations whose objectives are, di-rectly or indidi-rectly, similar to those set out above.
IV. MISSION
The ADR mission is To facilitate the international import-export trade by providing a body of professional freight forwarding agencies within Rwanda, committed to meeting every client’s needs
V. VISION
To be an internationally recognized Professional Association of CFAs
VI. EACFFPC PROGRAM
The East Africa Customs and Freight Forwarding Practicing Certifi -cate (EACFFPC) is a mandatory training program to all Customs Agents jointly implemented by the East Africa Revenue Authorities
(EARAs) and the national freight forwarding associations affiliated
to the Federation of East African Freight Forwarders Associations (FEAFFA). The course is offered to individuals already practicing or intending to practice in the clearing and forwarding industry throughout the East African region.
VIII. COURSE OBJECTIVES
The course is intended to equip trainees with necessary skills, com-petencies and values desirable in Customs and freight forward-ing in order to:
• Enable them discharge their roles competently as Customs agent.
• Entrench professionalism in the services offered by Freight For-warders, especially in Customs clearing
• Enhance ethical conduct, good governance and integrity in the profession
• Facilitate trade
IX. COURSE DESIGN
The course takes six month for part time trainees, studying two hours every day from Monday to Friday. The course has three sec-tions namely:
• Customs designed to equip trainees with skills and knowledge to enable them discharge their role competently as Customs agents.
• Freight Forwarding introduces trainees to the profession. It covers the basics of freight forwarding.
• Management which covers aspects of communication, plan-ning, time management, ethics, integrity as essentials in sound business management.
X. THE EACFFPC TRAINING IN RWANDA
The East African Community Freight Forwarding Practicing
Cer-tificate (EACFFPC) training started in Rwanda in 2008. ADR has
gone an extra mile to legally incorporate the training center in
Gikondo area as a fully fledged training center with adequate
training facilities and equipments already in use by not only the Freight Forwarders but also other institutions, RRA among them. ADR management has encouraged Rwandan clearing agents to follow the EACFFPC trainings. From 2012 the number of ap-plicants has gradually increased hence a total of 212 clearing agents is graduating today, this makes 300 Graduates in the
industry including 88 who graduated in 2011. The Association
has also a class of 57 trainees in progress.
In 2014 licensing exercise, the possession of two staff holding the
EACFFPC certificate became a prerequisite to attain license for a clearing firm to operate. The certificate has apparently
became a must to all cleaning agents and this gave us mas-sive applications from clearing agents who want to undergo EACFFPC training.
List of 2014 Graduates
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rdIntake
1. GAPIRA peter
2. MUKANKUBANA Susan 3. ATUGONZA Jamadah 4. BUCYANA MUREKEZI Emmy 5. FURAHA Gilbert
6. UMURUNGI Florence 7. NYIRINKINDI AMANI Martin
8. NDATUMUREMYI jean claude 9. IGENA ZIHINJISHI dalie
10. BARIGIRA KABERA Jean Damasène 11. MUSABIMANA M. Christine
12. UFITINGABIRE jean pierre 13. MUKESHIMANA georgette 14. MUGISHA Suwed
15. RUTABURINGOGA fidele
16. MURENGEZI Johnny Ivarsen 17. INGABIRE Janviere 18. NKUBITO Wilson 19. HAKIZIMANA Janvier 20. UWINGABIRE Antoinette 21. NZUBAHIMANA Dhuul-fiqaar 22. KAYUMBA berchmas 23. KAMALI Martin
24. NZAMURAMBAHO CIRUBA Frederic 25. UWINEZA Emma
26. RUKUNDO Ally
27. NYIRATAMBA BIRASA Nathalie
28. NIYIBIZI Isaac
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1. AJESIMI Eric 2. GASANA Joseph 3. MUSHIKIWABO Neema 4. HODARI RWAKIBIBI Etienne 5. NANKUNDA Paula
6. RUKABUZA Novat
7. MUKESHIMANA Clementine
8. ITANGUKWISHATSE Emmanuel 9. TWIZEYIMANA Jean Pierre
10. MUSHIMIYIMANA Emmanuel 11. UMUGWANEZA Berthilde 12. RUTAGANDA Jean De Dieu 13. MULISA Emmanuel
14. BIMENYIMANA Chantal
15. TULIMUKAGA Jean Damascene 16. ZANINKA Nathalie
17. SIMBI Patricien
18. RYUMUGABE Bonaventure 19. RWAMBALI BIniga Aphrodis
20. UMWALI Emma rose 21. NDAYISHIMIYE Josephine 22. MUTUYEYEZU Devotha 23. UWANYIRIGIRA Claudette 24. KALIRENGE Pudentienne 25. MATABARO Callixte 26. MIHAYO Nicole 27. MUKESHIMANA Beatrice 28. MUHIMANA Innocent 29. KALISA Francois
30. MUKESHIMANA jean de Dieu 31. MUSAYIDIRE christine
32. UWIZEYE Marcelline 33. NISHIMWE Lydie 34. KIMENYI Jackson 35. NTURO Cassius
36. RUZINDANA Michel Idsbard 37. RUSAGARA Peter
38. MAFARANGA Jean claude 39. NIZEYIMANA Thomas
40. MUKANKOMEJE Denise 41. NTIRENGANYA Egide 42. UWIZEYE Justine
43. INGABIRE Nathalie Gloria
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1. NYIRANEZA Solange 2. NYIRIMPUNDU Claudien 3. NZAMWITA Gervais 4. KAYITARAMA Asnathe 5. NYAMASWA Abel 6. GUMISIRIZA Ronald 7. HABYARIMANA adrien 8. NGUNGA Medard 9. MUJYAKERA Frederic 10. UMWALI Gisele 11. MUGEYO Claude 12. KAYIJUKA Jean13. NIYONSENGA Jean Pierre 14. MAJYAMBERE Richard 15. GASINZIGWA P.Celestin 16. RUGANZU ALEXIS
17. TUGIRIMANA simon peter
18. NKUNDABATWARE Ferdinand 19. BENIMANA Ancille
20. UWAMAHORO Valentine 21. RUHASHYANGABO J.Aimé 22. NKURUNZIZA Jean de Dieu 23. MWUMVANEZA Bonaventure 24. UFITEYEZU JMV
25. UWABABYEYI Vestine
26. UWAMBAYE INGABIRE Gentille 27. MUGWANEZA Jean Claude
28. MUREKATETE Sonia 29. MUJYAMBERE Benjamin 30. UWERA Trifine
31. MUGEYO Pilote
32. UWICYEZA Marguerite 33. NYIRIGIRA Egide 34. NYANDWI Innocent 35. NTURO SHUMBUSHO Aimé 36. UWIZEYE Yvette
37. UWASE Zahara
38. MUSONI Jean
39. UWIMBABAZI Consolee
40. KURUVUNE Jean de la Croix
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1. HAKIZIMANA Evariste
2. GAHONGAYIRE SCOVIA BASALIZA 3. UWAMWIZA Jacqueline
4. BUTERA MWESIGYE Emmanuel 5. SIFA Aline 6. NKURUNZIZA Emmanuel 7. KAGAME Roger 8. UMUGWANEZA Noella 9. UWIMPUWE Josiane 10. RWIGEMA DAVID 11. UMUGWANEZA mylene 12. NSENGIYUMVA Ibrahim
13. HABIYAMBERE Theoneste Rachid 14. RUTUNGISHA Tresor Aliston
15. RUBERWA Jean de Dieu 16. NGIRINSHUTI Japhet 17. MUSHIMIYIMANA Pascal
18. MUNANIRA Alex
19. HABINEZA Jean De Dieu
20. MUKULIRA Sandra 21. NIYONSABA Chantal 22. NIKUZE Immaculee 23. MUSABYEYEZU Zacharie 24. UWIMANA Jacqueline 25. KAGARAMA Eugene 26. NSENGIYUMVA Venuste List of 2014 Graduates
27. MUSANABANDI Anastasie 28. MUKAMARAKIZA ALIDA 29. MAHORO Sylvie 30. INGABIRE Delphine 31. NYIRAHABIMANA Josiane 32. GATALI Emmanuel 33. TUYISENGE Adeline
34. NIYONGIRA Jean Claude
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1. RUKUNDO Theogene 2. MUGISHA Joseph
3. BIRYOMUMAISHO ISSA BRIAN 4. MUCOREKE Jeanine
5. BIZIMUNGU Damas 6. IGENA Jean De dieu 7. JABO BAFASHA Fred
8. UMUHIRE MUNGANYITETO Carine 9. UWASE MAGNIFIQUE 10. MWESIGWA WILLIAM 11. MUTONI Emily 12. BATAMURIZA Sharon 13. MUKAMURENZI Speratha 14. NZWINIMANA Fidele 15. UWINGABIRE Claudine 16. HITIMANA Alice 17. NTAGANDA Gretta 18. HAKIZIMANA Isaacar 19. NTEZIMANA Elie 20. RULINDA Aimable 21. UWIRAGIYE RAMLA 22. BIMENYIMANA Jeremie 23. KAYITESI Alphonsine 24. KIIZA Stephen 25. MUKANKUBANA Didacienne 26. KAYITESI KAYONGA SONIA
27. NIZEYIMANA Ismael gomez 28. UMUKUNZI Chantal
29. MUSABIMANA Celine
30. UWIZEYIMANA Gaspard 31. HABAMENSHI Boniface 32. MUNYANEZA KIZITO 33. NYIRAHABIMANA Therese
34. NIYIRANGA Jean Marie Vianney 35. UMUHIRE Alice
36. NIYONSABA Esperance 37. IYAMUREMYE Yves
38. MUKANZIGA Alphonsine 39. SEMUKUNZI Eric
40. MUKAHIGIRO Marie Louise 41. UWIZEYE NGARAMBE Aline 42. DUSINGIZIMANA Deo
43. NSENGIMANA Marie Jeanne 44. SHIKIRO BISERUKA Celestin
45. RUTABANA UWANYIRIGIRA Aimee 46. AJUWAMUNGU Yvette 47. FARANGA Rambert 48. AHISHAKIYE Said 49. UMUGWANEZA Alphonsine 50. UGUHIRWA Eduige 51. UWIMANA Louise 52. NDENGA Amon 53. MUNGANYINKA Eugenie 54. RUKUNDO Emmanuel 55. MUKESHIMANA Olive 56. NYIRIDANDI Fabrice Olivier 57. NATUKUNDA Charlotte
58. UMUHIRE Liliane 59. KIRASANA Emmanuel
60. KAMANZI Musigi Deo 61. BATAMURIZA yvonne 62. MUTESI Renatha
63. MUKANKURANGA Eulaire 64. RUVUMBA Richard
65. KAREMANZIRA Fidele
66. KANANURA Aline tendresse 67. RUDAHUNGA jean claude
