Rwanda’s Education model- ‘Nine Year Basic Education (9YBE)’ has won the 2012 Commonwealth Education Good Practice Award.
Rwanda was presented with the award in Mauritius at the opening ceremony of the 18th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers.
Dr. Ahmed Rashid Beebeejaun, the Mauritian Deputy Prime Minister presented the award to Emmanuel Muvunyi the Deputy Director-General of the Rwanda Education Board who received the award on behalf of Rwanda government.
Rwanda was chosen winner out of 123 applications from 27 countries submitted for the third round of the awards.
The 9YBE was launched in 2009 after government successfully implementing the Universal Education, initiated six years earlier.
Dr. Vincent Biruta, noted, “Rwanda has many best practices to offer, from which other countries can draw inspiration. This is a vote of confidence for Rwanda’s development and progress in the field of education.
With Rwanda being a new member of the Commonwealth, it’s a vote of confidence in our nation’s development and progress in the field of education.”
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