Rwanda’s Efforts towards MDGs and ICPD

Consultations on SRH meetingSerena, Kigali, September 27th 2012

Milestones towards our Vision 2020 & Medium Term Socio-economic plan (EDPRS)

MDGs helped focus on strategic priorities and have been adapted to the local context

Monitoring and Evaluation of ICPD and MDGs is also integrated to the national M&E system

The National Dialogue discusses progress on MDGs

A decade ago (and at time of Cairo ICPD94), the situation in Rwanda was worse than in the early 90s, so it required strong focus and commitment.

What do internationally agreed Goals (MDGs & ICPD) mean to us?

Poverty levels are reducing….More than one million Rwandans got out of poverty

1990 1994 2000 2005/06 2010/11 20150%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

58%

77%

60%57%

0.449

0.302Proportion below poverty line

Linear projection

Pro

por

tion

• More in rural(13.2%) than urban(6.4%) => reduced inequality

• We can achieve MDG 1(30.2%)

With Food Security, malnutrition is being eradicated…

4

1990 1994 2000 2005/06 2010 20150%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

28.00%

42.80%

24.50%19.00%

11.00%0.145

Proportion of U5 underweight

Linear projection

Pro

po

rtio

n u

nd

erw

eigh

t

MDG on under-five malnutrition already achieved(we are at 11% while MDG target was 14.5%)

1990 1995

2000 2005 2015targe

t

Status

Poverty headcount

(%)

Extreme poverty incidence (%)

Prevalence of under 5 malnutrition (% underweight)

N/A

N/A

29.2

78

N/A

N/A

60

41

24.3

57

37

22.5

30

21

14.5

Off Trac

k

Off Trac

k

OffTrack

Allow to show you the situation by 2005, Rwanda was off-Track for MDG1

1990 1995

2005

2010/11

2015targe

t

Status

Poverty headcount

(%)

Extreme poverty incidence (%)

Prevalence of under 5 malnutrition (% underweight)

N/A

N/A

29.2

78

N/A

N/A

57

37

23

45

24

11

30

21

14.5

On trac

k

On trac

k

Done

MDG1: Eradicate Extreme Poverty & Hunger, We are now on track for MDG1

High economic growth rates since 2000 EDPRS 1

Since 2008, higher growth rates in agriculture The Vision 2020 Umurenge (VUP) flagship program of

Rwanda’s EDPRS  The one-cow per family (Girinka) program  The Ubudehe program allows the community to be part of the

solution to reduce their poverty Challenges remain post-2015

For sustainability of results => EDPRS 2

MDG1: Eradicate Extreme Poverty & Hunger

1990

1995

2000 2010/11

2015targe

t

Status

Net primary enrolment (%)

Completion rate in primary school (%)

62

N/A

70

N/A

72

22

91.7

81

100

100

On track

On track

MDG2: Universal Primary Education

Enrolment has increased with introduction of fee-free 9 year basic education

…..But quality proved to be a big challenge.

Facing arising challenges: Managing access shock:

Need to build more schools and train more teachers (pupil to teacher ratio from 51 in 2000 to 64 in 2009)

Increase availability of textbooks and teaching aide

Managing financial sustainability of fee-free basic education Education solidarity fund (for vulnerable

children) at district level Since 2003 capitation grants to schools were

introduced Quality also implies adequacy to labour market

needs

MDG2: Universal Primary Education

1990

1995

2000 latest

2015targ

et

Status

Women participation in parliament (%)

Gender equality: primary education & secondary education

17 15.6

N/A

N/A

25

44.4

48.7

56

50

51.1

50

50

50

Done

Done

Done In 2003, new Constitution giving at least 30% of

seats to women Laws discriminating against women have been

abolished Changing culture is not as easy as amending laws

(domestic violence, economic empowerment move slower)

MDG3: Gender Disparity

MDGs 4 and 5: a healthier population

1990 1992 2000 2005 2010 20150

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

611500

1071

750

476

268Number of DeathsLinear projec-tion

Nu

mbe

r of

Dea

ths

per

100

,000

1990 2000 2005 2010 20150

50

100

150

200

250

151

196

152

76

50

Number of deathsLinear projec-tion

Nu

mb

er o

f Dea

ths

Maternal mortality Under- five mortality

Facing arising challenges: Child and Maternal mortality ratios need

reducing further Introduction of Community Health Workers is instrumental in getting children treated within 24hours of onset of fever, pneumonia and diarrhea (leading causes of childhood deaths)

Increase access to reproductive health services (family planning: unmet FP need at 19%), improving antenatal and emergency obstetrical care

Quality of health care in general

MDG 4&5: Child & Maternal Mortality

1990

2000

2005 2010 2015targ

et

Status

HIV prevalence in population aged 15-24 (%)

Malaria related deaths (%)

N/A

N/A

13.9

51

3

26

3

13

On track

On Track

MDG6: HIV/AIDS, Malaria & other Diseases

Access to ARVs increased to reach universal access (covered under health mutuelles)

Pregnant women and children under 5 getting free impregnated bednets (75% of U5 in 2010).

Ongoing National campaign “eradicating malaria in Rwanda”

1990

2000

2005

2010/11

2015Targ

et

Status

Land area covered by forest (%)

NA 12.4

20 22 25 On track

Terrestrial area protected (%)

8 10.1 10 On track

Access to improved water source (%)

N/A 64 64 74.5 82 On track

Access to improved sanitation

NA 51.5

58.5 74.5 On track Protection against soil erosion, banning the use of

plastic bags, planting trees but challenge of adaption

MDG7: Environment Sustainability

4 selected lessons to build on… Working together – with participation of

population (e.g. Fast tracking 9YBE, Agriculture CIP, Health achievements) – it has proven cost effective and rapid

Many home-grown initiatives turning into success stories

Putting in place the adequate institutional/ legal framework for implementation –(e.g. RDB, REB, EWSA, etc.)

Improved service delivery where ICT has been well mainstreamed (e.g. Immigration services, business registration, financial sector, IFMIS, etc.)

Ownership of and alignment of resources have made the V2020, MDGs and the EDPRS useful guiding strategies

15

Conclusion All MDGs in Rwanda are achievable: there

has been substantial progress in many areas over the last decade

We need to keep up and/or scale up efforts for greater impact – in some areas

Also need to deliver on economic progress to strengthen impact and ensure sustainability of results

Faster and improved delivery: There is a sense of urgency to achieve set targets!!

“ We do not allow statistics make us forget that we are dealing with

Rwandan people’s lives”

THANK YOU