Yannick Tona the Youth Ambassador for Harmony attend a Lecture on: Rwanda “The Next Phase growth” by Professor Paul Collier

On the afternoon of Tuesday 31/05/2011 Yannick Tona the Youth Ambassador for Harmony attend a Lecture on: Rwanda “The Next Phase growth” by Professor Paul Collier at KIST University in Rwanda-Kigali.

Professor Paul share with audience different keys which can help the Rwanda economy to go to the next phase. Building effective Institution “Institutions are not just rules on paper; effective institutions are those that are robust and ones supported by a critical mass of citizens” says Professor Paul. Building good partnership with your countries neighbors also is one of the key which affect the growing of the economy. He also raises other very important key; Build effective Citizen we also affect the growth of the economy.

The lecture was attend by different leaders including Minister of Trade Kanimba, Minister of Financial John, Govern of the national Bank of Rwanda Ambassador Gatete, Deputy CEO of RDB Claire, US Ambassador in Rwanda, Head of EU Delegate in Rwanda, Different UN representatives in Rwanda and Students.
Paul Collier is a specialist in the political, economical and developmental predicaments of poor countries. He holds a Distinction Award from Oxford University,[1] and in 1988 he was awarded the Edgar Graham Book Prize for the co-written Labour and poverty in rural Tanzania: Ujamaa and rural development in the United Republic of Tanzania.[4]
He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honors.] He is a patron of the Initiative. In 2010, he was named by Foreign Policy magazine to its list of top global thinkers.[11]He is currently working for the Copenhagen Consensus, where he is the expert on conflict. He is strong pubic speak on economy.
The lecture was organized by IPAR Rwanda (the institute of Policy Analysis and Research). The Institute of Policy Analysis and Research (IPAR-Rwanda) is a non-profit, non-governmental, independent research institute based in Rwanda. The Institute’s mandate is to support the formulation of sound and informed public policies through objective analysis and research. It aims to provide information and analysis that will assist decision-makers, and provide a forum for vibrant policy debate in the country.

IPAR-Rwanda seeks to strengthen the evidence base available to government, civil society, and development partners about the pressing social, economic, and political issues facing Rwanda. IPAR-Rwanda also seeks to build the capacity of professionals in policy analysis, and to disseminate ideas through workshops and conferences.
Yannick Tona Speaking after the lecture says: the lecture was very informative and I learn a lot. We need more lectures like this in Rwanda; it will help our citizen to understand their role the have to play on the growth of Rwanda’s economy. I think Profess Paul is the right Man Africa needs as an advisor.