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Shaping Our Development THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY 2013 – 2018 SHAPING OUR DEVELOPMENT DRAFT 9 APRIL 2013 EDPRS 2 – Draft 04/04/2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS AND GLOSSARY ............................................................................................. v FOREWORD ......................................................................................................................... viii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................... ix 1. SHAPING RWANDA'S FUTURE ........................................................................................ 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 1 The Context for EDPRS 2...................................................................................................... 2 The Changing Face of Poverty Reduction Strategies ........................................................ 2 Achievements under EDPRS 1 .......................................................................................... 3 Emerging Challenges for EDPRS 2 ................................................................................... 8 Opportunities for EDPRS 2 ............................................................................................. 11 Principles of EDPRS 2 ..................................................................................................... 12 2. ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION .................................................................................. 16 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 16 What is Economic Transformation? ................................................................................ 16 Strategic Framework for Economic Transformation ........................................................... 17 Five Priority Areas ........................................................................................................... 20 Priority Area 1: Increase the domestic interconnectivity of the Rwandan economy through investments in hard and soft infrastructure ........................................................ 21 Priority Area 2: Increasing the external connectivity of Rwanda’s economy and boosting exports .............................................................................................................................. 23 Priority Area 3: Transform the private sector by increasing investment in priority sectors .......................................................................................................................................... 27 Priority Area 4: Transform the economic geography of Rwanda by facilitating and managing urbanisation, and promoting secondary cities as poles of economic growth .. 31 Priority Area 5: Pursue a ‘green economy’ approach to economic transformation ......... 33 3. RURAL DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................. 36 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 36 What is Rural Development? ........................................................................................... 36 Strategic Framework ............................................................................................................ 38 Strategic Framework for Rural Development .................................................................. 38 Four Priority Areas: ......................................................................................................... 40 Priority Area 1: Integrated Approach to Land Use and Human Settlements ................... 41 Priority Area 2: Increasing the Productivity of Agriculture ............................................ 43 Priority Area 3: Enabling Graduation from Extreme Poverty ......................................... 47 Priority Area 4: Connecting Rural Communities to Economic Opportunity through Improved Infrastructure ................................................................................................... 49 4. PRODUCTIVITY AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT ........................................................... 55 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 55 What do Rwandans do? ................................................................................................... 56 Who doesn’t work in Rwanda? ........................................................................................ 57 What is Productivity and Youth Employment? ............................................................... 57 Strategic Framework ............................................................................................................ 58 Priority Area 1: Critical Skills and Attitudes for Service and Industrial Sectors ............ 62 Priority Area 2: Technology and ICT .............................................................................. 65 Priority Area 3: Entrepreneurship, Access to Finance and Business Development ........ 66 Priority Area 4: Labour Market Interventions ................................................................. 68 5. ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE ................................................................................... 70 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 70 What does Accountable Governance mean for Rwanda? ................................................ 70 i EDPRS 2 – Draft 04/04/2013 Strategic Framework ............................................................................................................ 71 Priority Area 1: Strengthening Citizen Participation, awareness and demand for accountability ................................................................................................................... 73 Priority Area 2: Service Delivery .................................................................................... 74 6. FOUNDATIONAL AND CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES ..................................................... 77 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 77 Foundational Issues .............................................................................................................. 77 Macroeconomic Stability ................................................................................................. 77 Demographic Issues ......................................................................................................... 77 Food Security and Malnutrition ....................................................................................... 78 Early Childhood Development (ECD) and Basic Education ........................................... 79 Improving Quality, Demand and Accessibility of Healthcare ......................................... 80 Rule of Law, Unity and Reconciliation, Security and Stability ....................................... 81 Strengthening the Effectiveness of Public Finance Management (PFM) ........................ 82 Consolidating Decentralisation ........................................................................................ 83 Cross-Cutting Issues ............................................................................................................ 83 Capacity Building ............................................................................................................ 83 Environment and Climate Change ................................................................................... 84 Family and Gender ........................................................................................................... 85 Regional Integration......................................................................................................... 86 HIV/AIDS and NCDs ...................................................................................................... 87 Disaster Management....................................................................................................... 87 Disability and Social Inclusion ........................................................................................ 88 7. IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING AND EVALUATION ................................. 89 Implementation .................................................................................................................... 89 Sequencing of Actions ..................................................................................................... 89 Roles and Responsibilities ............................................................................................... 90 Communication for Ownership and Participation in Implementation ............................. 91 Monitoring and Evaluation .................................................................................................. 91 Principles.......................................................................................................................... 92 Monitoring Plan ............................................................................................................... 93 Monitoring Tools ............................................................................................................
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