RWANDA GENDER & WOMEN EMPOWERMENT FACT SHEET- 2019/202

For the past 25 years after the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi, as result of a strong commitment and the political will of the Government, Rwanda has registered significant achievements in promoting gender equality and empowerment of women ranging from; an enabling policy, legal and institutional framework, enhanced socio-economic and political participation-setting a global pace for equality between men and women. Particularly, the constitution of the Republic of Rwanda, of 2003 revised in 2015, provides for equality between men and women without discrimination of any kind. The Post-Genocide government recognizes that recovery would only be possible with both women and men playing central role. It considers gender equality as a prerequisite for sustainable development. Gender Equality and Women Empowerment has been positioned as a central and strategic pillar in the Constitution of Rwanda and in different development frameworks including vision 2020, EDPRS (1&2), NST1and upcoming vision 2050. The political will at the highest level of the leadership of the Country has been a key driver to promote gender equality and empowerment of women.