Rwanda is leading the way in africa by providing all its people with affordable eye care. Rwandas vision 2020 umurenge programme effective states. Vision 2020 is a framework for rwandas development, presenting the key priorities and providing rwandans with a guiding tool for the future. Rwandans, to construct a united, democratic and inclusive rwandan identity, after so. There was a broad consensus on the necessity for rwandans to clearly define the future of the country. Faolaterite the transfer project meeting addis ababa, 7 april 2016. The overarching goal of rwandas vision 2020 is to transform the country into a lower middle income economy by improving its competitiveness while ensuring unity and inclusive growth and development. The rwandan government introduced the vision 2020 umurenge programme vup with donor support in 2008. Vision 2020 was a result of a national consultative process that took place in village urugwiro between 19981999. Edprs is our second mediumterm strategy towards attainment of the longterm rwanda vision 2020 objectives. Rwanda has steadily reformed its commercial laws and institutions since 2001 with support from the world bank group. Euei pdf european union energy initiative partnership dialogue facility ewsa energy, water and sanitation authority.
First theres vision 2020, an audacious development policy that aims to see every rwandan literate, educated and well nourished in years. With its vision 2020 that was launched in 2000 with the objective to combat poverty, the government. Lending operations were generally of good design, and the blend and. Vision 2020 is a government development program in rwanda, launched in 2000 by rwandan president paul kagame its main objective is transforming the country into a knowledgebased middleincome country, thereby reducing poverty, health problems and making the nation united and democratic. Significant strides towards achieving this vision have been made in the decade to 2010. Vision rwanda development organization rdo was formed with the vision of sustainable development of the people by the people where rwandans enjoy a good standard of living with ability to sustain their basic and secondary needs. The vision 2020 is a reflection of our aspiration and determination as.
With two thirds of the population under the age of 25, in 2017 rwanda revised its commitment from 2012 to measure successful demand creation for family planning and increase total demand for contraception for married women from 72% to 82% by 2020. Other reference documents include the rwanda vision 2020, the prs and edprs selfassessment report 20082011, the mdg. Government outlines vision 2050 the new times rwanda. Undp rwanda evaluation coverage, 20002006 82 boxes box 1. A simple tool to rearrange merge delete pages from pdf files. Strategic plan for the transformation of agriculture in rwanda. Nestled away amidst one of rwandas thousand verdant hills in a remote village, many might assume that around sunset, one rarely sees more than a passing flock of crows, an occasional roadside goat and maybe a few bicycles. The rwanda local government support fund was recently created to merge the vision 2020 umurenge project, the common development fund, the ubudehe and himo programs. Vision 2050 seeks to make rwanda a wealthy country. The headlines in a typical issue of new times, the. A promise renewedcampaign in 2012, and pledged to reduce under 5 mortality to 20 or fewer deaths per 1,000 live births by 2035 by reducing the leading preventable causes of child mortality, including undernutrition. Pdf split and merge with bookmark import browse files at. Rwanda vision 2020 green growth knowledge platform.
The aim of the vision is to transform rwanda into a middleincome country in which people are healthier, better educated, more prosperous and united, and that the countrys economy is competitive both regionally and globally. Background and rationale since 1998, the government of rwanda embarked on a development agenda aiming at transforming rwanda into a middleincome country by the year 2020. The countrys long term development vision2020 envisages rwanda to become a knowledge based economy and a middleincome country by 2020 with employment as one of the fundamental pillars. Important economic change has taken place in the last 12 years of development in our country. The value added of this report will be to blend existing. Finance requirements of longterm investment frameworkplan 2006. There is a new secure login process, please enter your user id and click submit. Beginning in 2008, rwanda accelerated implementation of vision 2020 which aims for the country to achieve middleincome status by 2020 while maintaining its strong commitment to attaining the millennium development goals mdgs. Impacts of the vision 2020 umurenge programme vup on rural women s economic empowerment qualitative research in a mixedmethod approach.
Innovation city is part of the vision 2020 goal that is already underway, which aims to transform rwanda into a knowledgebased, middleincome country. The first strategy was elaborated towards the end of the. Rwandas vision 2020 aims to transform the country from a lowincome to a middleincome country by 2020. With its vision 2020 that was launched in 2000 with. Vision 2020 rwanda vision 2020 longterm development programme vup vision 2020 umurenge programme edprs flagship programme wb world bank wssd world summit on sustainable development. Improving eye care in rwanda article pdf available in bulletin of the world health organisation 936. Rwanda vision 2020, which the country prepared in 2000 and revised in 2011, foresees the. Kagame has already informed the international monetary fund that vision 2020 is no more. Environmental objectives in rwandas edprs 33 figures figure 1. Exports, the vision 2020 umurenge vup, and good governance. Not having large endowments of mineral resources, rwanda is working toward. The national report of rwanda presented in 2002 at the world summit in johannesburg, south africa serves as one of key references for the 2012 national report. Similarly, the ministry of health responded to the general policy directions and developed. Rwanda country program evaluation independent evaluation group.
Vision 2020 expresses the aspiration of rwandans to be a united, democratic and inclusive nation. May 05, 2017 nestled away amidst one of rwandas thousand verdant hills in a remote village, many might assume that around sunset, one rarely sees more than a passing flock of crows, an occasional roadside goat and maybe a few bicycles. Empowerment of the people so that they are able to have clear perception of what their real problems and potentials are for designing feasible solutions. The reseau distributes gray literature, nonpublished or limited distribution government or ngo documents regarding the great lakes area of central africa including. Unity, and responded to the aforementioned massacres by joining armies or. National land center with support of rwanda investment climate project land reform program. Turning vision 2020 into reality it is my pleasure to introduce the rwanda human development report 2007, with the theme turning vision 2020 into reality. Official development assistance received by rwanda, 19902004 11 tables table 1. Rwandas vision 2020 document, finalised in 2002, describes the basic. In principle, imihigo combine national priorities and community objectives. Rwanda vision 2020 is a framework for rwanda s development, presenting the key priorities and providing rwandans with a guiding tool for the future. Globally, world vision has committed to reaching everyone, everywhere we work with clean water by 2030. This vision identified six priority pillars and three crosscutting areas, which should move in tandem to achieve the vision that.
The achievements under edprs 1 have been described as the perfect development hat trick of growth, poverty reduction and reduction in inequality which have put rwanda back on track to achieve the millennium development goals mdgs. A preliminary evaluation of rwandas youth and employment policies, action plans and initiatives. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. Kagame, inform rwandans vision 2020 is dead therwandan. The blueprint emphasises universal access to improved living standards, sustained food security, protection of the rwandan family, and universal access to quality affordable services in health, education, finance, housing, energy, infrastructure, among others. Jul 16, 2007 first theres vision 2020, an audacious development policy that aims to see every rwandan literate, educated and well nourished in years. This merging could be accelerated by lumping ubudehe funds in. Our more than 300 staff in rwanda currently work in 23 out of 30 districts, supporting more than 1. Both were explicitly aligned with the rwanda vision 2020 aspiration of. Households which depend on combining selfemployment in agriculture with. It supports a clear rwandan identity, whilst showing ambition and imagination in overcoming poverty and division. Dec 17, 2016 vision 2050 is no longer in the closet, finance and economic planning minister claver gatete said, yesterday, outlining its highlights. There was broad consensus on the necessity for rwandans to clearly define the future of the country.
Vision 2020 umurenge programme vup is an integrated local development program to accelerate poverty eradication, rural growth, and social protection. Consolidating peace and legitimacy in rwanda international. It defines the following six pillars for development. Oct 15, 2014 smsc imagine rwanda vision 2020 clip reference. This process provided the basis upon which this vision was developed. Economic development and poverty reduction strategy rencp. This is an initiative by the government of rwanda gor in collaboration with development partners and ngos. But he has not revealed this to the people of rwanda. This has been made possible by the great collaboration between the government of rwanda and vision for a nation, and an innovative approach to integrate local eye care services into our health system.
The government of rwanda developed vision 2020 and edprs with a purpose of accelerating the socioeconomic development of its population, among other goals. Recently, a ministerial decision was taken to merge batches of subsector policies, a process. The agricultural sector investments contribution to the impressive economic growth and poverty reduction is commendable and needs to be sustained. Vision 2050 is no longer in the closet, finance and economic planning minister claver gatete said, yesterday, outlining its highlights.
This vision is a result of a national consultative process that took place in village urugwiro in 199899. Faolaterite the transfer project meeting addis ababa, 7 april 2016 background. Feb 09, 2012 president kagame answers questions from kist and khi students kigali, 15 april 2011 part 25 duration. In addition, the vup implementation manual will define criteria to assess the success of the. Strategy edprs, the government of rwandas mediumterm strategy for economic growth, poverty reduction and human development, covering the period 2008 to 2012. National development plan of rwanda commonwealth governance. President kagame answers questions from kist and khi students kigali, 15 april 2011 part 25 duration.