2026 circle

Nominees

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Digital Content Creator of the Year

Imena Stories

Imena Stories

A Kigali studio documenting Rwanda's makers, farmers and founders in Kinyarwanda and English.

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Umutoza Live

Umutoza Live

Creator translating policy and startup news into short explainers for young Rwandans.

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Best Digital Campaign â€” Public Sector

Irembo Citizen Week

Irembo Citizen Week

A public-sector campaign that walked citizens through digital services in plain language.

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Safe Internet Rwanda

Safe Internet Rwanda

A MINICT-aligned campaign on child online safety for parents and schools.

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Best Digital Campaign â€” Private Sector

Inkuru Brand Lab

A brand campaign celebrating Rwandan makers with shoppable short films.

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Kigali Pay Day

Kigali Pay Day

A private-sector campaign teaching merchants to accept digital payments during market days.

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Best FinTech Innovation

Payments

Twende Pay

Twende Pay

A payments stack helping SMEs collect, reconcile and pay suppliers from one dashboard.

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Lending

Ubuzima Credit

Ubuzima Credit

Alternative credit scoring using verified mobile money history for first-time borrowers.

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Best HealthTech Innovation

Dawa Track

Dawa Track

Stock visibility for essential medicines at rural health posts.

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Muganga Link

Muganga Link

Appointment and referral routing between community health workers and clinics.

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Best AgriTech Innovation

Hinga Market

Hinga Market

A marketplace matching cooperatives to buyers with transparent prices.

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Imvura Weather

Imvura Weather

Hyperlocal rain and planting alerts for smallholders via SMS.

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Best EdTech Innovation

Code Kigali Youth

Code Kigali Youth

After-school coding clubs with a shared project platform.

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Soma Hub

Soma Hub

Practice exercises for senior-six STEM topics in Kinyarwanda and English.

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Best Women-Led Digital Enterprise

Ishema Logistics

Ishema Logistics

Women-founded last-mile coordination for e-commerce in secondary cities.

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Nyampinga Tech

Nyampinga Tech

A women-led studio building HR tools for growing Rwandan companies.

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Best Youth Innovator (Under 25)

Aline N.

Aline N.

A 22-year-old founder of a campus waste-sorting app used in two universities.

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Eric K.

Eric K.

Under-25 builder of an open bus-timetable bot for Kigali commuters.

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Best Use of Digital for Social Impact

Amakuru Access

Amakuru Access

Community information kiosks helping people complete digital government tasks.

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Girls Online Safe

Girls Online Safe

Peer-led digital safety circles in secondary schools.

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Best International Partnership in Rwanda's Digital Economy

EU–Rwanda Health Data Lab

EU–Rwanda Health Data Lab

A partnership lab training clinicians to use operational dashboards ethically.

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Kigali–Nairobi Data Bridge

Kigali–Nairobi Data Bridge

A cross-border skills partnership placing Rwandan analysts with East African firms.

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Rwanda Digital Champion of the Year

Jeanne U.

Jeanne U.

Operator who scaled a homegrown product from Kigali into regional markets.

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Pacifique M.

Pacifique M.

A career-long builder of public digital infrastructure and mentoring circles.

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Nominations open September 2026. The inaugural gala is 4 December 2026 in Kigali — edition 2026.

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