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Minister of Local Government Jean Claude Musabyimana addresses delegates during the official launch of Imibereho Social Registry System in Kigali on thursday, February 29. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Rwanda

New social registry system to lift over 900,000 households out of poverty

Saturday, March 02, 2024
Xavier Niyonsenga, a beneficiary of the Vision Umurenge Programme (VUP), feeds his cow in a cowshed at his home in Gikomero Sector, Gasabo District, on March 3,2022. Rwanda targets to lift 315,000 households out of poverty and extreme poverty within two years. File
Rwanda

Govt plans to lift 300,000 families out of poverty in two years

Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Patients using the community-based medical insurance Mutuelle de Sante wait for services at Bugarama Health Center. PHOTO BY SAM NGENDAHIMANA
Health

Govt to launch welfare registration system

Sunday, January 14, 2024
Dr. Maniragaba urges people to listen to and understand their bodies and seek treatment early. PHOTOS BY CHRISTIANNE MURENGERANTWARI
Health

An overview of breast cancer through an oncologist’s lens

Monday, November 06, 2023
Two people with disabilities are assisted to board a bus in Kigali. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

6 things to know about census for people with disabilities

Tuesday, October 24, 2023
A citizen receives her cow to boost her wellbeing during Girinka Program. Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

Govt issues reforms to eradicate malpractices in “Girinka” programme

Thursday, August 17, 2023
Residents work at a road maintenance project during VUP. The revised Ubudehe categorisation are meant to achieve self-reliance among Rwandan households. Courtesy
Rwanda

Govt clarifies on reforming identification of needy people

Monday, August 07, 2023
Citizens present their national IDs at the Gatuna border. Rwanda plans to issue digital identity cards within three years. Photo: File
Technology

Rwanda to issue digital IDs in three years

Monday, April 24, 2023
Residents work at a road maintenance project during VUP. The use of Ubudehe categories were scrapped due to inclusion and exclusion errors on selecting beneficiaries of social protection programmes. Courtesy
Rwanda

What next after govt scraps Ubudehe categories?

Friday, March 31, 2023
President of Malawi Lazarus Chakwera delivers remarks at the Africa Business Forum, on February 20. He urged the UNECA, African Union, and Afreximbank to explore the feasibility of a carbon market in Africa
Africa

AU leaders want to develop an African carbon market

Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Youth Volunteers distribute food stuff to vurnerable families during the lockdown. Craish Bahizi

Social Protection during the Pandemic: Opportunities and Lessons

Friday, August 18, 2023
Community-based savings groups are one of the several interventions promoted by the UNICEF to empower families to be self-reliant and thus provide a safe environment for children. Photos: Olivier Mugwiza.
Featured

How UNICEF is using innovation to take social protection to vulnerable families

Friday, September 23, 2022