Rwanda

Rwandese smallholder horticulture farmers worst hit by COVID-19

COVID-19 has disrupted the local, regional, and global supply chain flows. Due to limited shelf life, the horticulture supply chain was less adaptable to supply chain disruption. Trade and market opportunities were limited because the entire horticulture value chain got disrupted, the markets...

IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON WOMEN-OWNED ENTERPRISES AND RURAL WOMEN SUPPLIERS: “CASE STUDY OF MUHANGA FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY, AGASARO, COVAFGA & AKANOVERA”

Oxfam in Rwanda has been implementing projects in the following four Programme pillars: Gender Justice, Sustainable Livelihoods, Humanitarian Preparedness, Response, and Resilience Strengthening. Participatory Governance is currently mainstreamed in other program pillars. From its research for...

Horticulture Value Chain & Business Continuity in Rwanda

The World Health Organization (WHO) first declared COVID-19 a global health pandemic in March 2020, given its impact on the entire world population and the economy. This novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has continued to spread across the world from Wuhan, China where it has been first...

Flood affected communities in Rwanda need massive social safety nets

Since November 2019, floods and landslides from heavy rains have been affecting Rwanda’s Northern, Western and Southern provinces. As of early May 2020, floods caused 72 fatalities across the country, around 91 houses were destroyed and various crops were washed away. The most affected districts by...

The economic impact of coronavirus in Rwanda: Insights from Oxfam supported Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

The COVID-19 pandemic characterized by airports and border closures as well as lockdowns, has already become an economic and labour market shock, impacting not only supply but also demand. In Rwanda, the implementation of lockdown measures has placed a major distress on the country’s food value-...

Silent No More

This booklet was made possible by the tireless effort of RICH and by the generous support of the government of Scotland through OXFAM in Rwanda. In bringing SGBV victims together in support groups, they are able to draw strength from one another. The entrepreneurship training is supporting girls...

Theresie in her organic pineapple farm in eastern Rwanda. Aurelie Marrier d'Unienville / Oxfam

Pineapples improve women's livelihoods in Rwanda

Women in eastern Rwanda are no longer trapped in a low income cycle, thanks to organic pineapples.

Rwanda

Despite a devastating genocide in 1994 that killed thousands of people and displaced many more, Rwanda has been on a steady track of social and economic development. In 2010, the country was named the “world’s top reformer” in the World Bank’s Doing Business Report. In spite of this impressive growth, the country still struggles with high poverty levels, particularly for rural communities.