Rwanda News News Rwanda » Social: Rwanda: Submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
We write in advance of the 72nd pre-session of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights regarding Rwanda’s compliance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural ...
News Rwanda » Social: Reducing Vulnerability and Strengthening Inclusion in Rwanda Through Rural Development and Enhancing Social Protection
Small and landlocked, Rwanda is hilly and fertile with a densely packed population of about 12.5 million people (2018). The country’s recent growth and poverty reduction experience has been remarkable ...
News Rwanda » Social: What Kate Spade Learned From Manufacturing in Rwanda
Tapestry-owned Kate Spade is using its reach and influence to impact an underprivileged community halfway around the globe from its New York City headquarters. Since its launch several years ago, the ...
News Rwanda » Social: Beyond safe water - How Jibu Rwanda is scaling a social enterprise network
When Jibu entered the Rwandan market in 2013, it introduced a business model that sought to generate profit while expanding access to safe, affordable drinking water at a time when many households ...
News Rwanda » Social: Rwanda, Germany sign Rwf30bn agreement to boost inclusive social protection
Rwanda has secured a grant of Rwf 30.5 billion (€18 million) from the government of Germany to strengthen its inclusive social protection system under the Vision Umurenge Programme (VUP), a flagship ...
News Rwanda » Social: Rwanda: What We Can Learn From Britain's War On Social Media
This week, the United Kingdom announced that children under 16 will be locked out of major social media platforms by next spring. Prime Minister Keir Starmer called it "a big moment" for his country ...
News Rwanda » Social: Rwanda: How Youth Can Lead Fight Against Genocide Ideology On Social Media
As Rwanda commemorates the Genocide against the Tutsi for the 32nd time (Kwibuka32), youth across the country say social media has become both a platform where genocide ideology can spread and a space ...
News Rwanda » Social: A social pension in Rwanda?
A recent article in the Rwandan daily ‘The New Times’ called for the government to reconsider the exclusion of social pensions from Rwanda’s flagship social protection programme – The Vision 2020 ...