Policy Briefs











Policy brief on Adult Literacies in Western Province of Rwanda

Our research in the Western Province shows that only 9% of adults have attended a literacy course, even though 33%i do not have the essential literacies capabilities. Only 14% of those that have attended a course have gained the skills that they hoped they would gain. Sixty-six per cent still cannot read Kinyarwanda and 76% cannot....

Date: Dec 6, 2019

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Policy brief on aid effectiveness report in Rwanda

Rwanda is one of the poorest countries in the world, but it has made dramatic development progress in recent years. Rebuilding the country and setting it on to a path of sustainable development after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi has been the major priority for the Government, and in this it has been supported by significant....

Date: Feb 26, 2019

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Policy Brief 2010 FINAL service delivery

Good service delivery is essential in all economies and more critical in service-led economies. Rwanda has an ambition to become a service -led economy yet research demonstrates that service delivery in Rwanda is generally poor. Thus, poor service delivery in Rwanda endangers the realization of vision 2020. Download....

Date: Feb 26, 2019

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PB 5 Street-Connected Children in Rwanda

This briefing document is intended to inform discussions on the steps that can be taken by government and development partners to ensure that street-connected children in Rwanda are able to claim and exercise their human rights as guaranteed by international law ratified by the Government of Rwanda and domestic legislation. The 2015....

Date: Feb 26, 2019

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PB 2 Analysis of Rwanda agriculture budget expenditure

In Rwanda, the agriculture sector play an important role as it occupies approximately 72% of the active population especially women and contributes close to 33% of the national GDP, 70% of the country’s export revenue and about 90% of national food needed (NISR, 2015). The sector stands enabler to poverty reduction, income generation,....

Date: Feb 22, 2019

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PB 1 Imihigo Evaluation

Rwanda has made remarkable progress towards achieving the goal of becoming a middle income country as reflected by Vision 2020. This is evident through significant socio-economic transformation observed in the last decade as a result of the implementation of programs under the Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy,....

Date: Feb 22, 2019

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Girls Education

This policy brief provides recommendations for policy and practice interventions to close the gender gap in educational achievement in Rwanda. The recommendations are based on research carried out into girl’s educational performance in 2007. Despite significant progress having been made in narrowing the gap between boys and girls....

Date: Feb 22, 2019

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Developing Customer Service Delivery Development with a Smile policy brief

The Government has recognised that poor service delivery in Rwanda threatens the development of a service led economy and the realisation of Vision 2020. Rwanda aims to be a service economy but provides poor levels of service delivery. This policy brief sets out recommendations to the Government and organisations as to how they can....

Date: Feb 22, 2019

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Corporate Tax Incentives

This policy brief aims to assess the direct benefits and costs of corporate tax incentives given to attract Foreign Direct Investment(FDI) in Rwanda and their implications on revenue collection, service delivery and job creation over time. Download :.

Date: Feb 22, 2019

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Education Report Policy Brief 20.09.2012

This policy brief assesses the impact of parental contributions on 9YBE funding. It does this by assessing schools in two contrasting Rwandan Districts, one very poor and one better off. The key finding is that in the wealthier area parental contributions were very significant : they more than doubled schools non-salary budgets. In....

Date: Feb 22, 2019

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Policy Brief 2010 Service Delivery

Good service delivery is essential in all economies and more critical in service-led economies. Rwanda has an ambition to become a service -led economy yet research demonstrates that service delivery in Rwanda is generally poor. Thus, poor service delivery in Rwanda endangers the realization of vision 2020. Download....

Date: Feb 22, 2019

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9 years basic education policy brief

This briefing document is intended to inform discussion of future directions for development of Rwandan basic education (9YB). It focuses on primary education, which is the necessary foundation for entry to secondary education and for the skills which will lead to useful employment. It aims to discuss outstanding problems and suggest....

Date: Dec 5, 2018

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