Vision 2020 umurenge program and economic development in Nyamagabe District, Rwanda
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Date
2012-09
Authors
Uwimana, Cassilde
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Kampala International University. College of Economics and Management
Abstract
The Vision 2020 Umurenge Programme (VUP) aims to reduce poverty at the
community level through providing employment opportunities for poor people
with productive capacities, and direct assistance such as cash transfers to the
poorest and most vulnerable households. The study was to determine the
demographic information of respondents, to determine the areas that vision 2020
emphasized for attaining its objectives in economic development of population, to
evaluate the contribution of VUP in economic development of Nyamagabe district
and to determine the challenges which vision 2020 umurenge program faced on
achieving economic development of Nyamagabe district. The study population
comprised of 503 people of Nyamagabe District; A sample of 223 respondents
was chosen, using simple random sampling method. Questionnaires were used in
collecting both primary and secondary data. The collected data was analyzed
using both qualitative and quantitative methods. The findings of the study
discovered that the VUP for attaining its objectives of the welfare of the
population it emphasized on Gender equality, on Natural resources and
environment and Culture and on Science, Technology and ICT, VUP based on
Agriculture and livestock, in education, health, habitat and urban planning, justice
and information and communication technology ICT. The challenges are lack of
the skills, lack of financial capacity, lack of adequate communication and
collaboration among stakeholders and Poor health problem. The study concluded
that VUP has positive impact in social economic development. It recommends that
VUP policy should be well articulated to reflect the financial and skills, training
and regular monitoring and periodic evaluation of the vision 2020 umurenge
activities is needed.
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A Thesis Presented to the College of Higher Degrees and Research Kampala International University Kampala, Uganda In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Public Administration and Management
Keywords
umurenge program, Economic development