On 12 November 2020, A delegation led by the Ambassador of Japan to Rwanda, H.E. Masahiro IMAI and the UNDP Resident Representative for Rwanda, Mr. Maxwell Gomera visited the Rwanda Peace Academy (RPA).
A few weeks ago, I was treated to a nice farewell by my staff and colleagues in UN Environment. Several staff gave testimonies, as is traditional.
I was struck by one staff member’s description of me.
On 29 September 2020, through partnership with Rwanda Governance Board (RGB), UNDP awarded financial grants to 13 media houses in line with a joint programme designed to help mitigate the economic impact of Covid-19 on the media sector
Marie Ange Mukagahima is the CEO and founder of Zima Enterprise, an alumni of the Youth Connekt Programme supported by UNDP through the Ministry of Youth and Culture.
She is among the 31 journalists who have completed their first training on communicable disease reporting, with a special focus on COVID-19 pandemic. Marie Louise Mukanyandwi runs her own online newspaper Ingenzinyayo.com. She is happy to have attended the training for it helped her to overcome the challenges she had been facing in reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic.
With an objective of curbing the spread of the pandemic and supporting the national response to the COVID-19 crisis, the UNDP in partnership with KOICA have supported the construction of hand-washing stations in all youth centres located in all 30 districts covering all of Rwanda.
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted, even destroyed, lives and livelihoods across Africa and the rest of the world. In Rwanda, some businesses have shut down and others are struggling to recover and stay afloat.
UNDP work in Rwanda through Photos
There is no single understanding of gender equality and women’s empowerment. The meaning, implication and reality of these terms can change throughout different languages, cultures, and time periods.
This Strategy is a product of UNDP Rwanda’s stance on gender equality and women’s empowerment. Through collaboration with government, national actors, local and foreign entities, and others, our Country Office (CO) continues to work toward the goals relevant to Rwandan women and men.
Developing Effective Solutions to Boost Domestic Saving in Rwanda
This Report, Developing effective solutions to boost domestic savings in Rwanda, was prepared for the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN) by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Rwanda.
UNDP is grateful for the constant support, supervision and inputs provided by the Chief Econ- omist of MINECOFIN, Ms. Amina Rwakunda and the Head of the Macroeconomics Division, Dr. Thierry Kalisa, without which this Report would not exist.
The Gender Seal Initiative: Inspiring Excellence in UNDP Rwanda
Promoting Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in programmes and projects is a priority for UNDP in Rwanda. Equally important, UNDP Rwanda strives to ensure gender parity, empowerment, and equal opportunities for all its staff, women and men. This applies to all areas of our office.
What we do
Rwanda is among eight pilot countries selected in January 2007 to implement the One UN Reform , which enables the UN System to provide a more effective and coherent response to the needs of the Government of Rwanda and its Development Partners. As part of the UN Country Team, UNDP works with other sister agencies to implement the “One UN – Delivering as One” process. UNDP-Rwanda’s programmes and activities respond to the challenges facing the country to achieve its own short and long term goals.
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About Rwanda
12.3 million
Population
39.1
Poverty rate
$718
Per capita income
0.483
Human Dev. Index
