Rwanda

In Rwanda, AFD supports the strengthening of human capital in the areas of education, vocational training and health.

With around 60% of the population under the age of 25, education and training for the youth are government priorities. AFD supports vocational training by financing a higher vocational training institution and TVET (Technical and Vocational Educational Training) schools in the Rulindo district to improve the employability of the youth. Support for the French language also helps to increase the professional assets of young Rwandans. Finally, AFD is supporting the deployment of the school sports policy through the Isonga program.

In the health sector, we have mobilized financing to contribute to the response to the Covid-19 epidemic.

AFD is supporting the Rwandan government's efforts to develop new innovative services, mobilize the financial sector for green growth and diversify the economy.

Rwanda is a country that is particularly vulnerable to climate change and has made ambitious commitments in the framework of the Paris Agreement. AFD is working alongside national financial actors to support the financing of this voluntary trajectory, notably through support to the Rwandan Development Bank to enable it to fully fulfill its mandate as a national development bank.

The Rwandan government hopes to create 1.5 million jobs between 2017 and 2024. AFD is contributing to this through lines of credit and guarantees granted to Bank of Kigali, the country's main bank.

AFD supports local development, which is notably based on the country's urbanization, as well as initiatives to strengthen social ties and improve access to essential services.

While 89% of Rwandans have access to electricity in urban areas, this rate drops to 23% in rural areas, where 83% of the population lives. To reduce these territorial divides, AFD is co-financing a program with the World Bank that aims to provide universal access to electricity for households in the Northern and Western provinces.