Ministry in Charge of Emergency Management

Name

Ministry in Charge of Emergency Management

Legal name

Ministry in Charge of Emergency Management

Website

https://minema.gov.rw

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Emergency Management

NAICS

International Affairs (92812), Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423), Community Housing Services (62422), Temporary Shelters (624221)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Humanitarian Coordination, Information Management & Needs Assessment (BPADADAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Humanitarian Coordination & Disaster Risk Reduction IGOs (BPADAAAE), Emergency Shelter, Camp Management & Non-Food Items (NFI) (BPAGAAAC), Emergency Response & Search-and-Rescue (SAR) (BPAGAAAA), Search & Rescue (Urban/Water/Wilderness) Coordination (HLAJAGAJ)

Keywords

• Disaster risk management
• Emergency response coordination
• Refugee affairs management
• Early warning systems
• Humanitarian coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Kigali

HQ country

Rwanda

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Allocation: The ministry is funded through annual government budget allocations from the Republic of Rwanda, with supplementary funding from international development partners for specific programs and projects in disaster management and refugee affairs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MINEMA is the Government of Rwanda's lead ministry for disaster management and refugee affairs, delivering disaster risk reduction, emergency preparedness, response, and recovery services, alongside protection, assistance, voluntary repatriation, and sustainable reintegration programs for refugees. It coordinates national emergency operations through the National Emergency Command Center, maintains an Early Warning System and Warning Messages System for public alerts, and operates decentralized District Command Posts across nine high-risk districts.

Product overview

The Ministry in Charge of Emergency Management (MINEMA) is a government ministry, not a technology product company. It provides emergency management and humanitarian services through several interconnected directorates: the Policy, Planning and Risk Reduction Directorate handles strategy and policy coordination; the Response and Recovery Operations Directorate manages emergency response and the National Emergency Command Center; the Surveillance and Preparedness Directorate operates the early warning system and hazard monitoring; and the Refugees Management Programme handles refugee affairs. These services are supported by District Command Posts at local levels and a Warning Messages System for public safety communications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Policy, Planning and Risk Reduction Directorate Core directorate formulating national policies, strategies, and programs for disaster management and preparedness, ensuring compliance with legal frameworks, monitoring implementation, and coordinating with national and international stakeholders.
• Response and Recovery Operations Directorate Directorate coordinating emergency response activities and post-disaster recovery, including the National Emergency Command Center, early warning operations, emergency logistics, and long-term recovery programs for disaster-affected populations.
• Surveillance and Preparedness Directorate Directorate conducting hazard research, surveys, and assessments across hydro-meteorological, geological, radiological, nuclear, explosives, electromechanical, and biochemical threats, and operating the national early warning system.
• Refugees Management Programme National programme managing Rwandan and foreign refugee affairs, including proactive refugee policy, refugee registration, protection, assistance, and durable solutions such as voluntary repatriation, local integration, and resettlement to third countries.
• Early Warning System National system for hazard monitoring and alerts that gathers and analyzes data on potential hazards (volcanic, floods, earthquakes, landslides, storms, fire) and provides timely updates and warnings to enable proactive emergency response.
• National Emergency Command Center Centralized coordination hub that brings together all emergency response partners through the Emergency Cluster System to facilitate unified responses to major disasters across Rwanda, including coordination with DASSO officers and District Command Posts.
• District Command Posts Local-level coordination hubs operationalized in nine high-risk districts (Burera, Gakenke, Musanze, Nyabihu, Rubavu, Rutsiro, Karongi, Ngororero, Nyaruguru) for decentralized disaster risk management, incident management, communication systems, disaster data analysis, and early warning response.
• Warning Messages System Public safety communication system disseminating warnings about various hazards, including floods, lightning, and fire risks, to the Rwandan population.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 3,000 refugees and asylum seekers evacuated from Libya since 2019, with 2,623 successfully resettled to third countries
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• UNHCR RwandacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2026UNHCR Rwanda collaborates with MINEMA on refugee protection, economic empowerment, and self-reliance programs. The partnership includes the Emergency Transit Mechanism for evacuating asylum seekers from Libya, World Refugee Day commemorations, and implementation of the Refugee Sustainable Graduation Strategy (2025-2030). UNHCR provides technical expertise, funding support, and coordinates with third countries for refugee resettlement.
• Save the Children InternationalmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 June 2026Partnership for multi-agency simulation exercises to strengthen Rwanda's disaster preparedness and emergency response capacity for critical infrastructure. Conducted three-day Tabletop Simulation Exercise at Mukungwa I Hydropower Plant in Musanze District to test coordination among national and local government institutions, humanitarian organizations, and technical agencies.
• Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 June 2026Tripartite agreement between DRC, Rwanda, and UNHCR on voluntary repatriation of Rwandan refugees. The partnership facilitates safe, dignified, informed, and voluntary returns as a durable solution for refugees. Parties adopted the 2026-2027 Tripartite Technical Working Group Roadmap outlining actions to support repatriation and reintegration efforts.
• African UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2026African Union Humanitarian Assessment Mission visited Rwanda to assess disaster risk management approaches, post-disaster recovery efforts, and refugee protection programs. The mission recognized Rwanda's experience as a valuable model for the continent and reaffirmed AU's commitment to supporting member states in strengthening resilience.
• World Food Programme (WFP)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 June 2026WFP partners with MINEMA to strengthen district disaster coordination through Command Post training. The partnership provides training for District Command Posts and DASSO officers, operationalizes district-level emergency coordination hubs, and enhances local capacities in disaster preparedness and early warning response mechanisms.
• Private Sector ActorsmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 June 2026Public-Private Dialogue on Refugee Inclusion convened to explore sustainable pathways for refugee economic inclusion. Participants discussed investments, job creation, entrepreneurship development, market linkages, and public-private partnerships to support implementation of the Refugee Sustainable Graduation Strategy and expand refugee access to financial services.
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 June 2026UNDP Resident Representative participated in World Refugee Day dialogue, calling for stakeholders to transform solidarity into concrete action enabling refugees to live productive and dignified lives. UNDP supports refugee inclusion through development programming and advocacy.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency, USA): FEMA is the established national-level disaster management agency in the United States, operating with similar pillars of preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation. While serving a much larger jurisdiction, FEMA provides a structural comparator for MINEMA's national emergency management mandate.

Regional players

• South African National Disaster Management Centre: South Africa's NDMC coordinates national disaster response across all three spheres of government with an institutional design similar to MINEMA's. While serving a different hazard profile, it provides a relevant structural benchmark for African national-level emergency management.
• Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management Commission: Ethiopia's DRM Commission handles disaster preparedness, response, and recovery for a large and hazard-prone population, with a government-led coordination structure mirroring MINEMA's institutional design. Both organizations manage displacement crises in the East African region.
• Kenya National Disaster Operations Centre: Kenya's NDOC operates in the same East African region with a comparable national-level disaster coordination mandate, frequently partnering with MINEMA on cross-border hazards and refugee movements. Comparable in scope as a national emergency operations body within Eastern Africa.
• Uganda Office of the Prime Minister - Department of Refugees: Uganda's OPM leads refugee affairs and disaster management under Prime Minister's office authority — a structural parallel to MINEMA's integrated refugee-and-emergency mandate. Both operate progressive refugee-hosting policies within East Africa.

Others

• World Food Programme (WFP): WFP partners with MINEMA on district command post training and disaster coordination capacity building. WFP is a major UN logistics and humanitarian organization actively co-implementing emergency response capacity in Rwanda.
• Save the Children International: Save the Children is an active implementation partner of MINEMA (most recently on the Mukungwa I simulation exercise) and operates globally in child-focused humanitarian response. While not a government body, it is a direct operational partner and partial functional comparator on disaster preparedness programming.

Direct peers

• IOM (International Organization for Migration): IOM operates globally on migration management, refugee transit, and emergency response — activities that overlap directly with MINEMA's refugee evacuation and resettlement functions. Both organizations coordinate on cross-border population movements and humanitarian transit operations.
• UN OCHA (United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs): OCHA's cluster-based humanitarian coordination model closely mirrors MINEMA's emergency cluster system and National Emergency Command Center approach. Both organizations serve as coordination hubs bringing together UN agencies, NGOs, and government actors during disaster response.
• UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees): UNHCR is MINEMA's closest operational partner, sharing core responsibility for refugee protection, registration, resettlement, and durable solutions. MINEMA jointly manages the Emergency Transit Mechanism and Refugee Sustainable Graduation Strategy with UNHCR Rwanda, making it the most directly comparable entity in mandate overlap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/RwandaEmergencyOfficia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rwanda-emergency

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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