Investing in E-Waste Management in Rwanda
Channel: Rwanda Green Fund
Date: 2018-08-02

In 2014, the Rwanda Green Fund (FONERWA) invested close to US $1.5 million (Rwf 1.26 billion) with the Rwanda Ministry of Trade and Industry to improve the country's e-waste management. Thanks to the fund’s investment, Rwanda established an e-waste recycling facility with the capacity to employ more than 1,000 people - making it the second state-of-the-art e-waste dismantling and recycling facility in Africa. 

The investment also led to the creation of:

• A National E-waste Management Policy 
• A five-year strategic plan 
• An e-waste law and relevant regulations 
• E-waste technical guidelines 
• Two standards on e-waste developed with the Rwanda Standards Board 

Today, the facility is managed by Enviroserve Rwanda.