Tag: Rwanda
The informal sector of Sub-Saharan Africa is comprised of small and household enterprises that operate in the non-farm sector outside the protected employment of the formal wage sector. The sector was identified 40 years ago by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) representing a pool of surplus labour that was expected to be absorbed by future… Read more
Based on UN MDG data for married women, countries that achieved a 3% or 5% increase in a year or a similar average over more years include The Gambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia. Statistics from other sources include increases shown in Ethiopia, Mozambique and Afghanistan. The report includes a table with current contraceptive use… Read more
In terms of the specific targets set in the Education Sector Support Programme, the following results have been observed: net enrolment in Primary has increased but remains below target Gross Enrolment Rate (GER) remains high but has fallen markedly over the period Primary completion rates have exceeded expectation dropout rates have fallen but remain high… Read more
The three year Strategic Plan 2010-2013 of the White Ribbon Alliance Rwanda (WRA R) is the organisation’s first strategic plan since its inception in October 2008 and therefore represents an important milestone in the development of the organisation as well as a reinvigorated safe motherhood movement in Rwanda to support the achievement of MDG 5…. Read more