Rwanda Build Program

At our Feb 2026 'Founders Talk' event, our director and CEO of
Guhemba, Rob Rickard took the stage for an off-the-cuff conversation with Thibaut Mntwari on future predictions in our tech industry.

The hot topic: how AI is impacting roles - jobs will decline massively (thread)

Rwanda Won’t Need MTN? The Shocking 2026–2030 Tech Predictions You Must Hear Is Rwanda ready for what’s coming?In this explosive rooftop conversation at Ikawa Café in Kigali, I sit down with Rob Rickard, founder of RwandaBuild Program...

A special thank you to CloudPlexo and Amazon Web Services (AWS) for sponsoring Norrsken East Africa event at the Rwanda Build Program tech hub, Rooftop Ikawa Cafe. It was a great networking event!

Check out CloudPlexo and score those credits for both CloudPlexo and AWS!
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🚑 Big news from RWBuild in Kigali: Phase 2 of 912Rwanda.com has launched!
After 1+ year of development, Rwanda’s national ambulance dispatch platform just leveled up. Here’s what it means for patients, hospitals, and Africa’s future in health tech.

Built by Rwandan developers at RWBuild, in partnership with SAMU dept of Ministry of Health Rwanda, Rwanda Biomedical Centre, University of Birmingham & NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research), and University of Global Health Equity, 912Rwanda is proving that African-led innovation can transform emergency care. This software is one of the most advanced solutions built in Rwanda. Phase 2 adds powerful new tools:
- Advanced Patient data entry and tracking
- Smart hospital/patient-matching logic (DDSA)
- User-friendly hospital dashboards with advanced data
All are designed to save lives by speeding the patient to the right hospital based on patient data.

Phase 1 already digitized Rwanda’s emergency response with GPS tracking, dispatch apps, and facility alerts.
Phase 2 takes it further: integrating data, hospitals, and decision support into a truly national system.

UGHE played a critical role in testing the final product and training SAMU staff - ensuring the technology is matched by strong human capacity.

Global partners believe this model (hashtag ) could save millions of lives worldwide.
Read more via NIHR & UoB Press Release: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/innovative-ambulance-software-could-help-millions-across-the-world
And, visit the official 912Rwanda site: www.912Rwanda.rw

The 912Rwanda impactful system platform was designed and built by the Rwanda Build Program, but only with strong support and leadership from the Rwanda SAMU Division of RBC & Ministry of Health, and with the international global health partnerships of Sudha Jayaraman MD MSc FACS of University of Utah Health Center for Global Surgery, Professor Justine Davies of Global Health Research & Applied Health Sciences University of Birmingham, and support from the local University of Rwanda & UGHE.

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