Rwanda

Aftercontributing to the response to the Covid-19 epidemic, AFD is committed to improving access to healthcare for the most vulnerable communities. Its flagship initiative is the rehabilitation of the Musanze hospital, the country’s second largest city. AFD enables peer-to-peer exchange through the mobilization of French medical practitioners. 

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 which benefits to 4,400 students. A second phase of the programme, targeting learning institutions in other parts of the country, is under way. Enhancing the teaching and learning of French language also helps to increase the professional skills of young Rwandans. Finally, AFD is supporting the deployment of the school sports policy through the Isonga program.

Rwanda is particularly vulnerable to climate change and has made ambitious commitments in the framework of the Paris Agreement. AFD’s action is two-fold: 

• Support the resilience of territories, targeting those most vulnerable to climate change (rural districts and informal settlements in Kigali);
• Alignment of investment flows, public and private, with the country's climate trajectory, through a structuring dialogue with the government of Rwanda (sustainable procurement, inclusion of climate in investment choices, etc.) and the National Bank of Rwanda (implementation of the roadmap for sustainable finance), as well as a strategic partnership with the Rwanda Development Bank (BRD), notably through the Ireme Invest initiative.