Rural Development in Ruhengeri and Cyangugu

This project supports the rehabilitation and construction of rural infrastructure using labour-intensive approaches. The project focuses on building or rehabilitating rural roads reforestation and terracing hillside agricultural lands in order to protect the environment and increase productivity. The use of local labour creates temporary employment for the most vulnerable citizens and contributes to increased economic activity in project zones. In the longer term the project aims to contribute to the diversification of the rural economy and to poverty reduction. CIDA's contribution is made through delegated cooperation with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: (i) a significant portion of the population of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) adopts new positive behaviours and attitudes regarding issues including child immunization and nutrition (ii) use of treated bed nets child spacing delaying marriage and onset of childbearing birth registration gender equality and HIV/AIDS prevention; and (iii) services for women and children’s health support and protection from violence are sought and utilised at an increased rate throughout the DRC.