RCSD PROFILE 2024

1. Background

Founded in 2020 by a team of consultants, the Research and Capacity Building for Sustainable Development (RCSD Consultants Ltd), is based in Kicukiro District, Kigali City, Rwanda. RCSD Consultants Ltd is registered in Rwanda under Rwanda Development Board (Registration Number: 112172083). The Firm offers a wide range of professional services to individuals, public and private institutions and civil society organizations directly through capacity, building and projects that allow increased engagement and indirectly through the design and implementation of policies. The RCSD is managed by a consortium of consultants in economics, rural development, socio -economics and strategic performance management.

The Firm works with a team of professionals, trusted and accredited in research and capacity building to ensure that a wealth of knowledge and innovation is brought to our esteemed clients. We strive for excellence and aim to exceed expectations of our clients. We work hard to achieve our goals and we encourage our team to be ambitious. We constantly reward and celebrate individual and team success and we retain our competitive edge through innovations.

Vision: To be the leading knowledge and skills development centre in the socio-economic areas.

Mission: To provide high quality services in research, capacity building and exchange sessions towards a sustainable and inclusive development in Rwanda and abroad.

Motto: Strive for inclusive growth and prosperity!

Our services are detailed as follows:

• - Capacity Building Programmes
• - Research and policy analysis
• - Impacts assessment
• - Projects development and resource mobilization

For further details : visit our website: www.rcsdrwanda.org or write to us: info@rcsdrwanda.org or call us through : 0788305142 (Chairperson) or 0788546936 (Managing Director).

2. Our core focus

Evidence based interventions and capacity building packages are needed to create jobs and support existing development initiatives in Rwanda and abroad. RCSD was created with the aim of providing high quality research to inform policy making and implementation; to provide high quality professional training to enhance skills and knowledge in various areas of socio-economics; and to provide a platform for policy debates.

The RCSD works with local, regional, and international partners to promote sustainable development through sector-based research and advisory services in areas of agriculture, natural resource management, climate change, trade, gender and inclusiveness and education.

3. Our Core Values

The core values of the RCSD Consultants Ltd are: Honesty, Integrity, Professionalism, Respect, Accountability, Commitment, Independence, Innovation and Non-discrimination.

We Have built trust among our clients across the region. Developing partnership and placing emphasis research while embracing technology has created customer satisfaction.

4. Our technical capacities and description of services

The Firm relies its capacities in a team of qualified, experience and dedicated professionals/associates. Our team is gender-sensitive with 40% being females: 11 PhD holders 15 Masters Holders and fifty Bachelor’s degree holders who are affiliates to the firm. The majority of our consultants (team leaders) have more than 15 years’ experience in research and capacity building.

5. Relevant accomplished assignments

Since its establishment in 2020, RCSD has built a strong reputation in research, projects’ evaluation (baseline, mid-terms and end-line), capacity building consultancies, policy analysis and advocacy, organization of networking events, etc. RCSD draws its combined experience from its strong pool of experts in various professional fields. Some of the key institutions served by RCSD in the recent past are the following: