Rwanda

Enable access to 300,000 dignified and fulfilling work opportunities for young women and men by 2030.

Improve the quality of teaching and learning in secondary schools so young people have the skills and competencies they need to succeed in work and in life.

Rwanda is experiencing a period of sustained economic growth, social development, and political reform, lifting a million people out of poverty. Rwanda has set ambitious targets to achieve middle-income status and is in the process of developing its National Strategy for Transformation and Vision 2050. The population is young and growing; close to 80 percent of Rwandans are below the age of 35, and the median age is 23.

Our strategy in Rwanda focuses on micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and entrepreneurship, primarily in the agricultural and tourism and hospitality sectors. Education, skill development, and the digital economy are considered key enablers for transformation, scale, and systems change in these sectors, and our focus is on enabling opportunities for young women, rural youth, refugees, and young people with disabilities.

We aim to support MSMEs and the entrepreneurship ecosystem, enabling enterprise development and growth in agriculture and in tourism and hospitality.

Improving work opportunities in the agricultural sector for young people, particularly young women, is a priority. Our vision is to support a better-skilled workforce, leading to a well-coordinated sector and innovative value chains.

Our work also focuses on diversifying the tourism and hospitality sector so that it offers innovative, resilient, and inclusive ways to enhance dignified and fulfilling work opportunities for young people, especially young women.

Additionally, we will work to equip young people in Rwanda, especially young women and young people facing the highest barriers, with industry-relevant education and key skills for the 21st century workforce and to actively contribute to Rwanda’s growing economy.

MSME support

Entrepreneurship development

Agriculture

Tourism and hospitality

Education and skills

Digital economy