Rwanda

Currency: Rwandan franc (RWF)

Timezone: Central Africa Time (UTC+2)

Rwanda is located in east-central Africa, sharing its border with Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. With a population of approximately 13 million, it is one of the smallest countries in Africa. The major ethnic groups are the Hutu, the Tutsi, and the Twa, and the official languages of the country are English, French, Swahili, and Kinyarwanda.

The country has a temperate climate with two rainy seasons, and due to its terrain, it is popularly referred to as “the land of thousand hills” because of its numerous mountains, hills, valleys, and wildlife. Rwanda operates a presidential republic system of government and is administratively divided into four provinces and the City of Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. The economy is largely agrarian, with agriculture accounting for over 60 percent of foreign exports. The country’s major sources of foreign exchange come from Tourism, Coffee, and Tea. The major challenge besetting the country is overpopulation; it is the most densely populated country in Africa. Overpopulation has created the scarcity of fertile land, which is required for agricultural purposes, giving rise to ethnic land tensions.

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Law Governing Human Habitation in Rwanda

Ministry of Environment and Land, Rwanda

The law organizes the method of occupation and construction on land intended for housing. Prominent among the provisions is; human settlements, habitation and settlement operations, construction of residential houses, and other transitional provisions.

Rwanda • 2011 • Land, Housing and Natural Resources

Green Growth and Climate Resilience

Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Rwanda

The strategies contained in this document are charged towards mainstreaming climate resilience and low carbon development into the national plans of Rwanda; the vision 2020, and the economic development and poverty reduction strategy (EDPRS). It...

Rwanda • 2011 • Environment and Climate Change

National Policy for Water resources Management

Ministry of National Resources, Rwanda

The policy highlights the resolve of the government to strengthen the water resources management sub-sector. This is based on the strategic nature of water resources as the most important of the natural resources in Rwanda....

Rwanda • 2011 • Utilities

Water Resources Management Sub-Sector Strategic Plan (2011-2015)

Ministry of National Resources, Rwanda

The goal of the 5year strategic plan is to equitably harness Rwanda’s water resources, as a precursor to achieving its environmental commitments, as enshrined in national policies like vision 2020 and the EDPRS. The challenge...

Rwanda • 2011 • Utilities

Rwanda Biodiversity Policy

Ministry of National Resources, Rwanda

This serves as a coordinating and coherent strategy for addressing key issues as it relates to Rwanda’s biodiversity. The policy is developed to serve as the implementation framework for attaining the environmental targets and objectives...

Rwanda • 2011 • Forestry and Wildlife

National Social Protection Strategy

Local Government, Rwanda

The strategy notes that despite the efforts and interventions of the government, a significant proportion of the population still lives in abject poverty, or are vulnerable to poverty. The strategy sets out interventions across 2...

Rwanda • 2011 • National Development

Early Childhood Development Policy

Ministry of Education, Rwanda

The policy rightly points out that the future development of a child and the quality of life heavily depends on good parenting, especially during the first months of life. The early childhood development policy thus...

Rwanda • 2011 • Education

National Strategic Plan for Family Promotion (2011-2015)

Ministry of Family Promotion and Gender, Rwanda

The 1994 genocidal activities against the Tutsis have destroyed the social fabrics of the Rwandan people, leaving children without the necessary family love and affection they need. Widows and orphans have also been forced to...

Rwanda • 2011 • National Development

National Strategic Plan for Fighting Against Gender-Based Violence (2011-2016)

Ministry of Family Promotion and Gender, Rwanda

The genocidal activities of 1994 had their toll on the citizens, especially women and girls. Gender-based violence threatens rights to education, health, wellbeing, legal, as well as economic rights. This strategic plan highlights the federal...

Rwanda • 2011 • National Development

National Policy Against Gender-Based Violence

Ministry of Family Promotion and Gender, Rwanda

Gender-based violence in Rwanda is linked to several factors, including; cultural beliefs, traditions, and the genocidal activities of 1994. The policy addresses the misconception around the concept of gender applying to women alone, the issues...

Rwanda • 2011 • National Development

National Integrated Child Rights Policy

Ministry of Family Promotion and Gender, Rwanda

The national integrated child rights policy serves as the coordinated and harmonised policy of the government relating to all activities covering children’s rights. It is backed by the need to improve the rights of children...

Rwanda • 2011 • National Development

Integrated Early Childhood Development Strategic Plan (2011-2016)

Ministry of Education, Rwanda

The early childhood development strategic plan is defined as “the processes by which children from pre-conception to six years grow and thrive physically, mentally, emotionally, morally and socially”. It is the all-round development of a...

Rwanda • 2011 • Education

Establishment Census 2011

Ministry of Public Service and Labour, Rwanda

This document consists of the final results of the 2011 establishment census.

Rwanda • 2011 • Statistics

Law Authorising the Ratification of Commercial Agreement signed at Kigali, in the Republic of Rwanda, on 22/11/2011, between the Republic of Rwanda and the Republic of Congo

Ministry of Trade and Industry, Rwanda

The document also contains law establishing Rwanda Council of Veterinary Doctors and determining its mission, organization and functioning; law authorising the accession of Rwanda to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources...

Rwanda • 2011 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Law N°01/2011 Of 10/02/2011 Regulating Capital Market In Rwanda

Capital Market Authority, Rwanda

This law regulates the capital market in Rwanda and establishes mechanisms for controlling and supervising its activities to maintain proper standards of conduct and acceptable practices in capital markets.

Rwanda • 2011 • Finance

National Industrial Policy

Ministry of Trade and Industry, Rwanda

This policy recognizes the need to diversify the Rwandan economy into other sectors to attain the vision 2020 goals. It highlights the current small size of the industrial sector in terms of its contributions and...

Rwanda • 2011 • Trade, Industry and Investment

National Export Strategy (NES)

Ministry of Trade and Industry, Rwanda

This strategic document overviews Rwanda’s export sector, its challenges and inherent opportunities. It has a goal to improve export growth, create jobs and revenues, contribute significantly to the economy, and increase the general living standards...

Rwanda • 2011 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Law Establishing the National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB)

Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda

The Law establishes the National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB), with legal personality, administrative, and financial autonomy. It determines the board’s responsibilities, organizational structure, property and finance, and the supervisory authority.

Rwanda • 2010 • Agriculture and Rural Development