Rwanda is currently enjoying relative security and stability. But the country’s economic and social development still faces formidable obstacles. Rising costs of imported goods led to a sharp inflation at year’s end. For the 15th anniversary of the 1994 genocide, the country focused on fighting revisionism, while still coping with the re-integration of both victims and perpetrators.
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Last year, community health workers trained by Concern successfully treated over 107,000 children for fever caused by malaria. Photo: Rwanda, Concern Worldwide |
Concern’s work in Rwanda
Concern has been working in Rwanda since 1994. We are focusing on helping people in poor communities improve their income and access to food. Our health program successfully increased the availability of treatment for malaria, diarrhea and pneumonia.
- EDUCATION—Working with 73 primary schools to increase their student enrollment and retention rate
- HEALTH & NUTRITION— Improving the health of mothers and children under five through our Child Survival Program
- LIVELIHOOD—Improving food security for 1,540 very poor households
- HIV and AIDS—Minimizing the impact of AIDS and reducing the transmission of HIV
Rwanda at a Glance
Area: 23,000 sq km
Population: 9.5 m
GDP per capita: US $866
Infant mortality (per thousand births): 67
Life expectancy: 49.7
Living with HIV and AIDS: 850,000
Literacy rate: 64.9%
Access to safe water: 65%
Human development rank: 167 (out of 182)
Global hunger rank/index*: 70 / 25.4