Rwanda Governance Board urged all non-profit organisations to strengthen their safeguards against money laundering, and terrorism financing.

This was discussed during a two-day engagement meeting with representatives of Faith Based organisations and representatives of civil society organisations held respectively on Wednesday,17^th and on 18^th September 2025 in the City of Kigali Hall. 

This engagement meeting is in line with RGB awareness campaign as part of efforts to implement the National Anti-Money Laundering, Counter-Terrorism Financing, and Counter-Proliferation Financing (AML/CFT/CFP) Policy 2025–2029.

Addressing the participants, our CEO @DodoPicard said that Non-profit organisations including both FBOs and NGOs can be misused by criminal networks or extremist groups, sometimes without the knowledge of those who lead them and for this reason Rwanda has made it a priority to strengthen its policies on Money Laundering and Countering Terrorism Financing not to burden organisations, but to protect the integrity of their missions, the security of the communities, and the reputation of our country.

She also stressed that the safeguards are not meant to target faith-based institutions but to shield them from exploitation.

“Faith-based organisations are highly trusted by the public. That trust is powerful, but it can also be exploited by wrongdoers or terrorist groups” she said.

Highlighting on the National Risk Assessment for non-profit organisations carried out by RGB recently, Uwicyeza said that this assessment revealed how financial management systems, Record-keeping and reporting practices are uneven: Some organisations are highly sophisticated and others less.

In this meeting, the FBOs representatives shared their views and suggestions on what should be done to improve the services offered by RGB to religious organisations. They also appreciated the existing good collaboration between RGB and Faith-Based Organizations. 

They also expressed their gratitude to hear that no organisation that has been found so far involving in criminal activities related to Money Laundering and Countering Terrorism Financing, and Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. They however expressed their commitment to be vigilant and fight against financing terrorism related activities.