Clubs and Extracurriculars
RICA offers many opportunities for students to get involved on campus, develop career and leadership skills, and build community
Communications Club
RICA’s Communications Club enables students to gain experience planning and producing communications content in cooperation with the Office of Institutional Development. The club builds on classroom learning to develop agricultural content creation skills in writing, photography, and videography. Students also acquire experience in personal branding, marketing, commercial pitching, social media management, and multimedia production.
Entrepreneurship Club
Students participating in the Entrepreneurship Club hone their agribusiness skills by developing conservation agriculture-based solutions to pressing challenges in the field. This club enables students to build their capacity for starting small businesses focused on production, processing, and marketing, and to gain experience in business pitching and management.
Sports Club
Competitive sports promote physical wellness, teamwork, sportsmanship, and fun in a supportive environment. Students have the opportunity to participate in a number of sports, including basketball, football, and volleyball.
AgTech Club
RICA’s AgTech club offers students the opportunity to increase their awareness and understanding of the latest advancements in agricultural technology. The club hosts numerous projects, guest speakers, and networking events focusing on a wide array of topics, including machine learning, computer vision, web development, automation, 3D modelling and more. The mission of the club is to attract and connect technology and entrepreneurship enthusiasts in agriculture who can learn from one another and grow their passion in this exciting and rapidly growing field.
English Club
This club enables students to master their communication skills in English through public speaking, debates, writing competitions, and interactive activities that build confidence in speaking, writing, reading, and listening.
Performing Arts Club
The mission of the Performing Arts Club is to entertain the RICA community and enable students to discover and improve their creative talents. The club seeks to create a vibrant space where creativity is celebrated through music, dance, drama, and poetry performances that can be shared with the RICA community.
One Health Club
The One Health Club is a student-led initiative empowering students to drive solutions to health threats at the human, animal, and environmental level through awareness campaigns, community outreach, and practical application of classroom knowledge.
Unity and Resilience Club
The Unity and Resilience Club fosters national cohesion and civic responsibility among the RICA community through coordinating Umuganda community service, commemorating Heroes Day, organizing museum visits, and promoting “Ndi Umunyarwanda” values, among other activities. This student-led initiative shapes future agricultural leaders committed to Rwanda’s sustainable development and social transformation.