Map of Rwanda

Rwanda

  • USAID is giving young people the skills they need to start successful businesses and build their futures

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  • USAID supports the creation of equitable policies and programs that ensure land rights for women and mitigate conflict

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  • USAID addresses child malnutrition by promoting feeding practices like breastfeeding

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  • USAID supports improvement of Rwanda’s dairy sector with training and equipment to produce safer and higher quality milk.

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A Downward Spiral Reverses Course in Southern Rwanda
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From Sex Worker To Community Leader in Western Rwanda
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About Rwanda

Rwanda is a small, landlocked country with the highest population density in Africa. It remains one of the world’s poorest countries. However, much has changed since the 1994 genocide. Today, the Government is committed to making it a middle-income country by 2020, a plan enshrined in its Vision 2020 plan. Data across sectors suggest the country is actively moving toward their goal. For example, between 2011 to 2014, poverty dropped markedly – from approximately 60 percent to 40 percent– and GDP per capita increased to approximately $750. This progress has been credited in large part to strong agriculture sector growth. Rwanda’s 2015 Demographic and Health Survey has reported similar positive trends: between 1990 and 2015, the country reduced under-five child mortality rate by two-thirds and achieved an extraordinary 85 percent decline in maternal mortality. The survey also reports that 93 percent of children aged 12-23 months are fully vaccinated against major childhood diseases.

The country's progress is remarkable and USAID is working closely with the government, civil society, private sector and communities to build on this progress and address remaining challenges in health, economic growth, education and democracy and governance.

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Contact Information

Mission Contact

USAID/Rwanda
c/o U.S. Embassy
2657 Avenue de la Gendarmerie
Kigali
Rwanda
Phone 
+250 252 596400
Fax 
+250 252 596591

USAID Contact

Monica Carlson
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington
, DC 
20523
Phone 
202-712-3080