Smart Green Village Project
Date: 27 August 2026
Location: Kinigi, Musanze District
Ground-breaking of the Smart Green Village, supporting improved livelihoods for communities around Volcanoes National Park and highlighting the benefits of conservation and tourism.
A Gorilla Story Screening
2 September 2026
Musanze
A special screening of the Kinyarwanda version of A Gorilla Story, narrated by Felix Ndagijimana, Director of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund’s Karisoke Research Center, sharing Rwanda’s mountain gorilla conservation story with local audiences in Musanze
Kwita Izina Community Celebration Concert
3 September 2026
Ubworoherane Stadium, Musanze
A community celebration at Ubworohane
Stadium in Musanze, bringing residents and visitors together through music and
entertainment on the eve of Kwita Izina.
Kwita Izina Community Exhibition
28 August – 8 September 2026
Kinigi, Musanze District
A conservation exhibition in Kinigi, Musanze, showcasing Rwanda’s mountain gorilla conservation journey and the communities and partners behind its progress.
Namer Gorilla Trekking Experience
3 September 2026
Volcanoes National Park
Kwita Izina Namers experience mountain gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park ahead of the Naming Ceremony.
21st Kwita Izina Gorilla Naming Ceremony
Friday, 4 September 2026
Kinigi, Musanze District
The flagship Gorilla Naming Ceremony in Kinigi, Musanze, under the theme “Conservation is Life: Sustaining the Future.”
Kwita Izina Concert
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