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REPUBLIC OF RWANDA WESTERN PROVINCE RUTSIRO DISTRICT DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2018- 2024. August,2018 i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Vision 2020 is remaining with less three years of implementation while the EDPRS 2 is entering its final year. The National Umushyikirano Council of 2015 resolved that the Vision 2050 should be elaborated. The concept note of the Vision 2050 was presented at the same forum in 2016 at which a target was set for Rwanda to become an upper middle income country by 2035 and a high income country by 2050. It is in this context that Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Sector Ministries and Districts have started the process of elaborating the National Strategy for Transformation (NST1), Sector Strategic Plans (SSPs) and District Development Strategies (DDS) respectively, to guide the country's development over the period of 2018/19-2023/204. This elaboration process has been coordinated by MINECOFIN which has developed ToRs and guidelines for the development of these strategic documents and ensures their quality and alignment. District Vision, Mission and Goals The District Development Strategy (DDS) designs a roadmap for the district implementation of its priorities and programs. The DDS reflects the vision and mission statements for the district taking into account the national aspirations as expressed in the vision 2050 and the National Strategy for Transformation (NST1). The district vision and mission statements are as follows. Vision The vision of Rutsiro District is “a socio-economic prosperous based on modern and specialized agriculture and high value tourism”. Mission The mission of Rutsiro District is to uplift the high standard of living for Rutsiro citizens through provision of socio-economic basic infrastructures with quality services focusing on the following areas of interventions: - To implement Government policies adopted and provide services that are not delivered by other administrative entities; to monitor the administration of Sectors, plan, coordinate and implement development programs; to maintain infrastructure, handle technical and financial matters; to promote partnership and cooperation with other Districts, cities and other organs; to maintain the safety of people and property in the District; and to monitor the implementation of grouped settlement program in the sites indicated and collaborate with Sectors in installing the population in grouped settlements and put in place programs i designed to promote the social welfare. Goals: - To accelerate inclusive economic growth and development founded on the private sector, knowledge and Rwanda’s Natural Resources, to develop Rwandans into a capable and skilled people with quality standards of living and stable and a secure Society and to Consolidate Good Governance and Justice as, building for equitable National Development. Main challenges to be addressed by the DDS; -Scattered human settlement, Low productivity of agriculture ,Poor road networks, Limited access to electricity and Disaster risks to livelihoods, big number of cases of malnutrition and stunting, High rate of poverty in the District, Limited coverage of Social protection, Limited number of private and Civil Society organizations in Social Protection programs, congestion as result of limited School classrooms, Some infrastructures such as access to electricity and water are either in poor state, not enough or non-existence, High rate of school dropouts, Less number of teachers to compared to the required standard number of teacher/ student ratio, Poor service delivery in the most of District Health Facilities, Increase of malaria cases in the District, Inadequate medical personnel as well as insufficient health equipments and materials, Limited budget in the Health Sector, Poor Hygiene and sanitation within the Community, Big number of households without Community Health Insurance (MUSA), low level of citizen’s involvement in decision making process and a weak interaction between the citizens and the councilors in development planning, Major interventions: - Develop infrastructures which will accelerate the creation of decent jobs; Support and empower youth and women to form cooperatives and develop income generating projects which are bankable in order to access bank loans; Increase the number of Technical vocational centers (TVET) in the district to improve technical skills; Develop and expand home grown initiatives and infrastructures by working with the private sector and other District Partners to increase made in Rwanda products. Develop agro processing value chains to increase the quality and quantity of exported crops; Develop and upgrade different Tourist attraction sites in the District to increase the number of tourists visiting the District; Promote post-harvest handling and storage facilities to avert the loss of the ii agriculture produce. Ensure increase in livestock products focusing on quality, production and productivity of their output; Provide the minimum package for graduation (MPG); to all eligible beneficiaries focusing to the Sectors with VUP expanded Public Works and VUP Classic Public Works to support the most vulnerable; One Cow per Poor Family Program to be complemented with other social programs such as acquisition of small livestock to support poor households; Strengthen and implement DPEM activities to reduce chronic malnutrition; Enhance kitchen gardens in each household for dietary and complementary feeding and distribute food and vitamin supplements using Fortified Blended Food (FBF; Improve quality of education at all levels by strengthening school inspections, using ICT based solutions: Access to electricity and water will be increased to 100% by 2024 to cover all the Community of Rutsiro; Develop and facilitate decent settlements for all the Population including relocating those living in high-risk zones and scattered settlements; Strengthen prevention and fight gender-based violence (GBV) and Promote awareness campaigns; Mainstream Disaster Risk Reduction and Management system into all key strategic actions to mitigate disasters in the District; Promote unity and reconciliation among Community through “Ndi Umunyarwanda” and “Abarinzi b’Igihango” programs; Support and streamline MAJ services to ensure quality and affordable justice; Support and strengthen “Abunzi” as a mechanism to resolve Community Disputes and reinforce amicable settlement of disputes; Implement the Abunzi Management Information System to facilitate data collection and information sharing. Strengthen the District planning process and improve Public Financial Management; Increase districts revenue capacity to finance District development agenda, focus on District local economic potentialities and maximization of tax collections; and promote the culture of self-reliance and patriotism among the Community specially the youth. ESTIMATED BUDGET FOR RUSTIRO DDS BY YEAR Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 TOTAL FY 2018/2019 2019/2020 2020/2021 2021/2022 2022/2023 2023/2024 BUDG 10,382,557, 14,002,678, 15,031,126, 16,747,291, 17,523,599, 19,036,519, 92,723,274, ET 633 884 084 974 487 974 036 Methodology. The DDS elaboration methodology involved reviewing and analyzing the district’s situation, challenges, opportunities which triggered defining district priorities and considered both bottom up as well as top down communication channels. The bottom up channel took into account the views and priorities from the citizens while the top down channel took into account overarching National Development ambitions from NST1, SSPs and other commitments which were contextualized and packaged in District Development Strategy. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The leadership of Rutsiro District is happy to express its sincere gratitude and appreciation to the concerted efforts demonstrated by all individuals and institutions in the elaboration process of this District Development Strategy, without which it would have been difficult to complete it. The District highly appreciates the guidance accorded by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning technical team, and recognizes the valuable support rendered by the leadership of Province while discharging thier coordination role in this process. The District extends its sincere gratitude to the valuable contribution insights provided by District Council and District JADF during different consultative workshops which shaped the direction of this six years strategic document especially in the areas of setting strategic priority actions, implementation process, monitoring and evaluation mechanisms for this Strategy. Last but not least, we do extend our sincere appreciation to the entire staff of Rutsiro District, for their effective and invaluable efforts during the whole process of elaboaration of this document. August, 2018 AYINKAMIYE Emerance The Mayor of Rutsiro District. iv ACRONYMS & ABREVIATIONS. CHW Community Health Workers CNJ Conseil National pour les Jeunes (National Youth Council) CRC Citizen Report Card DC District Council DDP District Development Plan DDS District Development Strategy DH District Hospital DHS Demographic and Health Survey DHU District Hospital Unit EDPRS Economic Development for Poverty Reduction Strategy EICV Enquête Intégrale sur les Conditions de Vie des Menage FMIS Financial Management Information System GBV Gender Based Violence GER Gross Enrolment Rate GoR Government of Rwanda HC Health Center HIV/AIDS Human Immune Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome ICT Information Communication and technology