RwandaSince the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, women have anchored Rwanda’s workforce. Gender indices show consistent improvements for women across education, wage equality, political participation and representation. Further investments in market and community interventions would support women’s empowerment at the grassroots and more women advancing into higher-paying roles.
Key findings
Policy
Work with government to improve implementation of policies/laws on labour rights and decent work. Advocate for ratification of the ILO Violence and Harassment Convention (No. 190).
Programming
Work with market actors and government to improve the reach of interventions to women farmers and tailor support to their needs (finance, inputs, capital assets, market access etc).
Research
Support monitoring/evaluation of existing gender provisions/commitments e.g. in the National Strategy for Transformation (NST1), and community-based monitoring of gender-responsive budgeting.
Sectors Covered
The Rwanda country report covers the Agriculture (Coffee and Tea, Green {French} Beans), Fishing and Aquaculture, and Leather and Leather Products sectors, including sector-specific key findings and proposed policy and programmatic recommendations.
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