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" title="Photo: WFP/Badre Bahaji" /> <figcaption class="page-header-2__credit"> <div id="credit--1791058107" class="page-header-2__credit-panel" aria-hidden="true"> Photo: WFP/Badre Bahaji </div> <a class="page-header-2__credit-toggler js--page-header-2__credit-toggler" href="#credit--1791058107" aria-controls="credit--1791058107" aria-expanded="false">Photo credit</a> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="page-header-2__stats"> <dl> <dt>69.6 years</dt> <dd>life expectancy</dd> <dt>32.4% </dt> <dd>of children under 5 suffer from chronic malnutrition </dd> <dt>13.2 million</dt> <dd>population</dd> </dl> </div> <div class="page-header-2__actions"> <a href="https://docs.wfp.org/api/documents/WFP-0000164807/download/" class="button-new button-new--primary">Download country brief</a> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="columns wfp-wrapper ph3 ph0-lg"> <div class="columns__main"> <div class="field field--field-paragraph-description"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type-rich-text paragraph--view-mode-full"> <div class="field field--field-rich-text wfp-wrapper clearfix"> <div class="field-rich-text--container mv4 mv5-lg"> <div> <p>Rwanda is one of the most densely populated countries in Africa, growing at <strong>2.3 percent</strong> annually. In the past two decades, the Government has recorded significant achievements in poverty reduction, gender equality, environmental sustainability, education and public health, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals.</p> <p>The country’s economy remains largely dependent on agriculture, with <strong>69 percent</strong> of rural households involved in small-scale farming on small plots of land. Irregular rainfall, drought, floods, pests and diseases, together with intense competition for agricultural land, continue to affect food security.</p> <p><strong>Over 38 percent</strong> of Rwanda’s population lives in poverty, and <strong>nearly one fifth</strong> is food insecure. Nearly a third of children under 5 have chronic malnutrition. </p> <p>The World Food Programme (WFP) <strong>provides food and nutrition assistance to refugees</strong> and <strong>supports the implementation of national priorities for achieving zero hunger</strong> and <strong>sustainable development.</strong> WFP also works with the Government to make the latter’s social protection system more inclusive and shock responsive, in line with Rwanda’s national planning processes and development programmes.<br> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="columns__side"> </div> </div> <div class="field field--field-paragraphs"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type-page-accordion paragraph--view-mode-full mv4 mv5-lg clearfix"> <h2 class="page-stripe__title wfp-wrapper">What the World Food Programme is doing in Rwanda</h2> <section class="accordion wfp-wrapper js--accordion"> <dl class="accordion__items js--accordion__items"> <dt class="accordion__item-title active"> <div> <span>Food assistance to refugees and returnees</span> </div> </dt> <dd class="accordion__item-panel active"> <div class="accordion__item-content">WFP provides cash-based transfers to nearly 120,000 refugees in five camps, and an average of 150 Rwandan returnees per month, so they can buy food of their choice. Around 6,600 asylum seekers receive food assistance until their registration and allocation to individual shelters. We provide school meals for children, including those from host communities around the camps, to support their education and health. When disasters strike, we provide people with immediate food and nutrition assistance. Rwandan refugees returning home are also supported, to help them re-integrate into their communities.</div> <aside class="accordion__item-side"> <div class="accordion__item-image"> <img src="https://www.wfp.org/sites/default/files/styles/page_accordion/public/images/Rwanda-food-assistance.jpg?itok=cKFH2OC2" alt="WFP provides food and nutrition assistance to targeted refugees based in camps. They receive food assistance in the form of cash-based transfers permitting them to buy food of their choice from local markets. Photo: WFP/JohnPaul SESONGA"> </div> </aside> </dd> <dt class="accordion__item-title "> <div> <span>Resilience building for climate-related shocks and social protection</span> </div> </dt> <dd class="accordion__item-panel "> <div class="accordion__item-content">WFP is improving community resilience to disasters by supporting Government programmes for communities to build assets such as land terracing, and by restoring marshland and strengthening national social protection programmes. WFP works with the Government to improve its emergency preparedness and response policy framework and systems, and on strengthening disaster risk management approaches and systems. WFP is supporting smallholder farmers in improving their agricultural and post-harvest practices, as well as access to finance and diverse markets.</div> <aside class="accordion__item-side"> <div class="accordion__item-image"> <img src="https://www.wfp.org/sites/default/files/styles/page_accordion/public/images/Rwanda-resilience-building-WFP-JohnPaul-Sesonga.jpg?itok=Jnb7MDyU" alt="Smallholder farmers harvest potatoes in Bitenga marshland rehabilitated by WFP in western Rwanda. WFP creates assets such as rehabilitated marshlands and terraces on hillslopes to control soil erosion and increase food production. Photo: WFP/JohnPaul SESONGA"> </div> </aside> </dd> <dt class="accordion__item-title "> <div> <span>Home-grown school feeding</span> </div> </dt> <dd class="accordion__item-panel "> <div class="accordion__item-content">WFP plays a dual role in Rwanda: providing technical assistance and capacity strengthening to the Government’s National School Feeding Programme on nutrition, food safety and quality, as well as managing daily nutritious school meals to 30,000 pre-primary and primary students across 32 institutions. Smallholder farmers supply fresh produce to schools, which benefits the local economy. WFP is also supporting the government’s development of a National School Feeding Strategy.</div> <aside class="accordion__item-side"> <div class="accordion__item-image"> <img src="https://www.wfp.org/sites/default/files/styles/page_accordion/public/images/Rwanda-home-grown-school-feeding.jpg?itok=2BXJ-gvo" alt="Julienne eating fortified wholegrain maize meal at Kibirizi primary school in southern Rwanda. WFP is providing nutritious school meals to help improve children’s concentration and reduce absenteeism. Photo: WFP/Emily FREDENBERG"> </div> </aside> </dd> <dt class="accordion__item-title "> <div> <span>Improving nutrition </span> </div> </dt> <dd class="accordion__item-panel "> <div class="accordion__item-content">WFP is supporting children aged under 5, adolescents, and pregnant and nursing women and girls, through improved access to nutritious foods, to reduce chronic malnutrition. WFP supports government policies and priorities in nutrition education, supply chain management, vulnerability analysis, and monitoring and evaluation. WFP provides additional specialized nutritious food, for the prevention and treatment of malnutrition, to vulnerable groups.</div> <aside class="accordion__item-side"> <div class="accordion__item-image"> <img src="https://www.wfp.org/sites/default/files/styles/page_accordion/public/images/Rwanda-improved-nutrition-WFP-JohnPaul-Sesonga.jpg?itok=_YRZRnjA" alt="WFP provides highly nutritious food to treat and prevent malnutrition among children under five years of age, pregnant and lactating women, and people living with HIV. Photo: WFP/JohnPaul SESONGA"> </div> </aside> </dd> <dt class="accordion__item-title "> <div> <span>Food systems transformation </span> </div> </dt> <dd class="accordion__item-panel "> <div class="accordion__item-content">WFP helps smallholder farmers, especially women, to increase their food production and access to markets. Measures include strengthening smallholder farmer cooperatives, improving access to finance and predictable markets, implementing initiatives to reduce post-harvest losses, and providing access to inputs and services for an improved quality of grains and legumes. WFP also links farmers to potential commercial buyers, as well as to government-led programmes in fortification and home-grown school feeding. In addition.</div> <aside class="accordion__item-side"> <div class="accordion__item-image"> <img src="https://www.wfp.org/sites/default/files/styles/page_accordion/public/images/Rwanda-support-to-smallholder-farmers.jpg?itok=LHWZGfXv" alt="A farmer holds harvested maize in Gisagara District, southern Rwanda. WFP supports smallholder farmer organizations, by enhancing their governance, reducing post-harvest losses, and linking them to markets. Photo: WFP/JohnPaul SESONGA"> </div> </aside> </dd> <dt class="accordion__item-title "> <div> <span>Emergency preparedness and response</span> </div> </dt> <dd class="accordion__item-panel "> <div class="accordion__item-content">WFP is primed to support the Government and the humanitarian community with supply chain services and expertise, in response to an emergency. WFP strengthens preparedness efforts for disaster response, to minimize the impact on communities.</div> <aside class="accordion__item-side"> <div class="accordion__item-image"> <img src="https://www.wfp.org/sites/default/files/styles/page_accordion/public/images/Rwanda-emergency-preparedness-and-response.jpg?itok=SHZi0tNR" alt="WFP food distribution site at Nkamira refugee transit center, western Rwanda. WFP is ready to provide emergency food assistance to the most vulnerable people if needed and also strengthens national preparedness efforts for disaster response to minimize the impact on communities. Photo: WFP/JohnPaul SESONGA"> </div> </aside> </dd> </dl> </section> </div> <div class="wfp-wrapper mv4 mv5-lg ph3 ph0-lg"> <div class="field field--field-content-multiple"> <h2 class="page-stripe__title">Publications</h2> <div class="grid-up-to-3cols"> <article class="publication-teaser-related"> <a class="publication-teaser-related__link" href="https://www.wfp.org/publications/annual-country-reports-rwanda"> <div class="publication-teaser-related__text"> <h3 class="publication-teaser-related__title"> Annual Country Reports - Rwanda </h3> <span class="publication-teaser-related__metadata"> <time datetime="2024-03-29T12:00:00Z">29 March 2024</time> </span> </div> <div class="publication-teaser-related__cover"> <img loading="lazy" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/max_size_110x110/public/images/publication/ACR%20cover%20image_44.jpg?itok=0NIiFFFv 78w, /sites/default/files/styles/max_size_220x220/public/images/publication/ACR%20cover%20image_44.jpg?itok=hynqEZJB 156w" sizes="110px" 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/sites/default/files/styles/max_size_220x220/public/publication_covers/920808a9e7fca750c2a98086bbd55cb6.jpg?itok=MQjcNWSr 155w" sizes="110px" width="155" height="220" src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_size_110x110/public/publication_covers/920808a9e7fca750c2a98086bbd55cb6.jpg?itok=MXNYzcJY" alt="https://docs.wfp.org/api/documents/WFP-0000163763/download/" /> </div> </a> </article> <article class="publication-teaser-related"> <a class="publication-teaser-related__link" href="https://www.wfp.org/publications/summary-evaluation-evidence-home-grown-school-feeding"> <div class="publication-teaser-related__text"> <h3 class="publication-teaser-related__title"> Summary of evaluation evidence: Home-Grown School Feeding </h3> <span class="publication-teaser-related__metadata"> <time datetime="2024-09-27T12:00:00Z">27 September 2024</time> </span> </div> <div class="publication-teaser-related__cover"> <img loading="lazy" 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datetime="2024-05-17T12:00:00Z">17 May 2024</time> </span> </div> <div class="publication-teaser-related__cover"> <img loading="lazy" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/max_size_110x110/public/publication_covers/9401fe450210e61fb817a1ec029d22da.png?itok=NhZvzoJ- 78w, /sites/default/files/styles/max_size_220x220/public/publication_covers/9401fe450210e61fb817a1ec029d22da.png?itok=IC4tU2Nd 155w" sizes="110px" width="155" height="220" src="/sites/default/files/styles/max_size_110x110/public/publication_covers/9401fe450210e61fb817a1ec029d22da.png?itok=NhZvzoJ-" alt="https://docs.wfp.org/api/documents/WFP-0000158791/download/" /> </div> </a> </article> <article class="publication-teaser-related"> <a class="publication-teaser-related__link" href="https://www.wfp.org/publications/wfp-regional-bureau-eastern-africa-protection-and-accountability-affected-population"> <div class="publication-teaser-related__text"> <h3 class="publication-teaser-related__title"> WFP Regional Bureau for Eastern 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Our work in Rwanda is made possible by the support and collaboration of our partners and donors, including: </div> <div class="page-partners__items"> <a target="_blank" href="https://rwanda.diplomatie.belgium.be/en">Belgium</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.international.gc.ca/country-pays/rwanda/index.aspx?lang=eng">Canada</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/rwanda_en?s=115">European Commission (ECHO & INTPA)</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://rw.ambafrance.org/English">France</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://ja.wfp.org/jawfp">Friends of Japan / Japan Association for the World Food Programme</a> </div> <div id="page-partners__panel--214947488" class="page-partners__items" aria-hidden="true"> <a target="_blank" href="https://kigali.diplo.de/">Germany (BMZ & GFFO)</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.rw.emb-japan.go.jp/itprtop_en/index.html">Japan</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://mastercardfdn.org/our-work/where-we-work-in-africa/rwanda/">Mastercard Foundation</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.wfp.org/flexible-funding">Multilateral funds</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/countries-and-regions/africa/ethiopia/new-zealand-embassy-to-ethiopia/">New Zealand</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://novonordiskfonden.dk/en/">Novo Nordisk Foundation</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.embassypages.com/norway-consulategeneral-kigali-rwanda">Norway</a> <span>Multilateral funding</span> <a target="_blank" href="https://overseas.mofa.go.kr/rw-en/index.do">Republic of Korea</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/">Rockefeller Foundation</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.eda.admin.ch/countries/rwanda/en/home/representations/swiss-cooperation-office.html">Switzerland</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://jointsdgfund.org/where-we-work/rwanda">UN other Funds and Agencies (excl. 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