By Christophe Habimana
The university of Rwanda; College of Agriculture, Animal
Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (UR CAVM) under the sponsorship of Dot Rwanda
has organized the career day as one of annual events of the college which was
held on February 28, 2018.
It has been of a great delight to recognize that we are
witnessing with our eyes the practical Rwandan versions of all what we find in
the “Think big” of Carson, the “Rich Dad and Poor dad” of Kiyosaki and the “Think
and grow rich” of Hill as they are one of the basics of our personal
development.
We have nearby our sides, the classmates; the colleagues;
those we share every single academic adventure, those we can call and consult without
paying out any coin. The ones to inspire us through what we can livingly and
tangibly see, understand and comprehend.
None else is being talked about, other than Young men in
Food science and Technology, Year four (Class 2014-2018) who decided to set out
with their area of expertise to make a name for themselves far from their homes,
namely; LAMINA Group and JAC Group.
In the awarding ceremony of students participated in the career
day, the first and the third prizes were won by Lamina Group and JAC Group
respectively where the first ones got a check of Three hundred thousand Rwandan
francs (300, 000 RWF) and the third ones got One hundred thousand Rwandan
francs (100, 000 RWF).
And nothing else the novel endeavor of Lamina Group is all
about other than processing and developing “Mashed Potato based waffles”
branded INEZA waffles which are now one of the most liked and famous bakery
food products in Byangabo area as well as soybean based products branded Ubuntu
for JAC Group including usual Tofu, Tofu fortified with beetroots, soybean
based doughnuts and soybean based Samosa which are the causing an ever-singing
spirit of “Yummy” in the mouths of Byangabo people. It is from that credible
reputation, these students from Year Four Food Science and Technology have been
qualified enough for attending the career Day.
“We are food scientists and technologists by profession,
regardless the income and revenue we currently have we want to do things which
cannot only be limited in customer’s appraisal and acceptance. We want also to
professionally work which will allow us to further understand and own the
knowledge of what we are doing.” Said Mr. Emmanuel Mugwaneza, the CEO of Lamina
Group.
There are not more than four months; due to the recent
adjustments in UR colleges’ relocation “Food science and technology Department”
was brought to Busogo campus. But, on spot, the gentlemen of the aforementioned
companies noted the abundance of raw materials in the area, henceforth grasped the
opportunity to turn circumstances into a profitable elbow grease.
“This prize we have won today is an irrefutable key
indicator of the acceptance of what we make for the society. This motivating
spirit is going to be the engine of our journey as days will be passing by.”
Added Mr. Fabrice Rugira, one of the potential teammates of Lamina Group.
Nevertheless; both promising entrepreneurs are facing
challenges among which are lack of adequate equipment and enough operating and
working space. “The currently used equipment provide with a little efficiency
since we are losing time per processing batch which slacks our production
rate. We still need also an open space to work in, but we are now surely certain to quench our
advancement’s thirsty sooner.” Says Jean Tuzaramyimana, the CEO and Co-founder
of JAC Group.
Ultimately, there are students that are able now to prove
the potentiality in the professionalism of what they pursue as University
courses. They give hope to their mother nation and inspire their siblings in the
same field as well as the related ones. For more information on those young
Entrepreneurs, use neza.emmy@gmail.com
to contact Lamina Group and tuzajean@gmail.com
to contact JAC Group.
The Lamina Group technical advisor, Mr. J.A. Modeste Uwitije (left) and the CEO of Lamina Group Mr. Emmanuel Mugwaneza (right) explaining their product and Status
Co-founder Mr. Cedric Ntirenganya (left) and CEO Mr. Jean Tuzaramyimana (right) from JAC Group explaining their products
Lamina Group, the first winners receiving their prize
JAC Group, receiving their third prize
Celebrating the prizes with their classmates in the food processing lab as all entrepreneurs are from Year 4 FST
The prize of Lamina Group
The prize of JAC Group held by Mr. Jean Tuzaramyimana, the CEO
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