Civil Society in Rwanda: Assessment and Options

This report is the result of a team effort organized under the auspices of USAID/Rwanda and ARD,Inc. It was prepared by Sheldon Gellar, Research Associate at the Harry S. Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace in Jerusalem; Sharon Morris, Research Fellow at USAID/Washington’s Center for Democracy and Governance; and Anicet Kayigema, a Rwandan historian, consultant, and development practitioner. The team spent a total of five weeks in Rwanda, gathered many documents, interviewed close to a hundred people, and traveled widely within the country.