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New study reveals 71% of Rwandan youth aspire to start businesses

A new study has revealed that in Rwanda, both young men and women aspire predominantly to establish good businesses, with the majority of respondents (71 per cent) expressing this ambition. Titled “Young Women and Men’s Insights on Youth-Hood and Aspirations for Livelihoods, Employment, and Future Fulfilling Jobs,” the research also....

Date: Apr 2, 2024

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New study highlights urgent need to address unpaid care work burden

A new study by the Institute of Policy Analysis and Research (IPAR-Rwanda), highlights the urgent need for policy reforms and interventions to address the unequal burden of unpaid care work in Rwanda. Revealed during the 11th Annual Research Conference on March 27, the study advocates for recognition, reduction, and redistribution....

Date: Apr 2, 2024

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Five measures to boost e-commerce in Rwanda

Like other sub-Saharan African countries, the Rwandan economy has been hit hard by the Covid-19 Pandemic. The Government of Rwanda is rightly focusing on ensuring a rapid economic recovery. One policy area of focus, to help ensure rapid economic recovery, is expanding e-commerce – the use of online platforms to sell and buy products....

Date: Oct 15, 2021

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What support do Covid-hit businesses need to recover ?

Businesses have recommended tax reduction, Economic Recovery Fund expansion, loan restructuring among others as the effective measures to help them recover from Covid-19 effects. The need is based on the fact that businesses’ sales and profits in agriculture, industry, and service have fallen by around 50 per cent due to the effects....

Date: Oct 15, 2021

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Gutura mu kajagari, imbogamizi ku Mujyi wa Kigali mu kunoza isuku n’isukura

Ubuyobozi bw’Umujyi wa Kigali butangaza ko imwe mu mbogamizi bugira muri gahunda zo kunoza isuku n’isukura ari imiturire y’akajagari, aho usanga abagatuyemo nta buryo buhamye bw’isuku nk’ubwiherero n’ibindi biyiranga bagira. Inyigo yakozwe n’ Ikigo gikora ubushakashatsi kuri gahunda za Leta (IPAR) ku isuku n’isukura muri Kigali mu 2018,....

Date: Mar 11, 2019

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43.6% by’Abanyakigali batuye akajagari bibasiwe n’umwanda

Ikigo gikora ubushakashatsi kuri gahunda za Leta (IPAR) cyagaragarije inzego zitandukanye uburyo Abanyakigali batuye mu kajagari bibasiwe n’umwanda. Inyigo yiswe ‘Utafiti Sera’, ikorwa na IPAR hamwe n’Umuryango nyafurika ukora ubushakashatsi ku miyoborere (PASGR) mu 2018, igaragaza ko 43.6% by’abatuye akajagari k’i Kigali bibasiwe....

Date: Mar 11, 2019

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Rwanda’s Research Institute Shows Loopholes In Waste Management

Research findings have showed that almost half of city of Kigali population are directly affected by poor waste management and sanitation especially from slum areas. Findings from the 3rd research forum on Urban Governance and City Transformation (Utafiti Sera) showed that the 43.6% of one million Kigali residents use unimproved....

Date: Mar 11, 2019

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Mu myaka itanu Umujyi wa Kigali uzubaka ruhurura 9

Jean d’Amour Rwunguko, umuyobozi w’agateganyo ushinzwe transport, imihanda n’imiturire mu Mujyi wa Kigali, avuga ko umujyi wa Kigali wiyemeje kubaka ruhurura icyenda mu myaka itanu iri imbere, ariko bitavuze ko n’Uturere tutazajya tugira ruhurura twubakisha kimwe n’izizajya zubakwa n’abafatanyabikorwa batandukanye. Rwunguko avuga ko zimwe....

Date: Mar 11, 2019

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Understanding the affordable housing challenge in Kigali

The high cost of land, and imported construction material, as well as high-interest rates for loans have been cited as the main factors undermining affordable housing ambitions. Roger Mugisha, a research fellow working with Institute of Policy Analysis and Research (IPAR-Rwanda), said that with a high rate of urbanisation and....

Date: Mar 11, 2019

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Researchers call for improved birth registration system

The current birth registration process needs to be improved to give all children open access to birth registration so that they can be recognised by the Government in planning and availing vital services for them, researchers said. The current birth registration process needs to be improved to give all children open access to birth....

Date: Sep 18, 2018

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