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    UN Women in action: Strategic insights and achievements

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    Advancing SDGs: UN Women's impact and key achievements
    In 2024, UN Women Rwanda ’s strategic partnerships with the Government, UN system, CSOs and other partners, contributed to the transformation of negative social norms and stereotypes, creating enabling environments for advancing women and girls’ rights and empowerment. Building on previous years’ efforts in evidence-based advocacy informed by findings from UN Women commissioned assessments and studies, significant progress was made in legislative advancements for gender equality in Rwanda.
    A key part of this success is the integration of unpaid care in the National Male Engage strategy. UN Women provided policy advice, financial and technical support to finalize the Men Engaged Strategy. With further support from the CO, a dissemination plan was developed with key messages on gender equality, including men sharing domestic work. Transformed men and couples now champion unpaid care work redistribution, ending violence against women, and promote women's empowerment in their communities. UN Women through strategic partners with Legal Aid Forum (LAF), Rwanda Men Resource Centre and Action Aid among others also advocated for the inclusion of Unpaid Care Work in Rwanda’s new family law, adopted in June 2024. In its article 175, the law states that the value of unpaid care work carried out by one of the spouses or both is calculated between 10% and 39% of the property earned since their cohabitation after deducting the debts they contracted after the marriage. Evidence from LAF attest that this article is already informing and transforming judicial processes as lawyers are using it in courts to defend clients-mostly women in allocating property to couples in divorce cases. Again, with more Early Childhood Development Centers (ECDs) advocated for and supported by UN Women under the 3R programme, 584 women were able to work out their homes and increased their incomes and livelihoods.
    Furthermore, capacity building and advocacy efforts through community and national-level campaigns targeting government institutions, private sector, and CSOs helped challenge social norms and promoted positive masculinity. These efforts encouraged greater male engagement in gender equality, fostering respectful relationships and increased legal literacy. This shift is reflected a rise in the reporting of gender-based violence cases including teen pregnancies, which increased from 22,055 in 2023 to 22,454 in 2024, demonstrating heightened awareness and trust in the justice system.
    To address challenges in legal aid and access to justice for GBV victims, UN Women through its partners- LAF and HAGURUKA, led the development of the National Legal Aid Policy now awaiting cabinet approval. This policy will strengthen legal aid services and access to justice for GBV victims. Additionally, legal aid and access to justice have been integrated into the Justice, Reconciliation, Law and Order Sector Strategic Plan, prioritizing it as a critical pillar of the national justice system.
    Advancing SDGs: UN Women's impact and key achievements
    Rwanda has taken significant steps to mainstream gender in national policies, strategies, planning and budgeting processes and establishing a dedicated National Gender Machinery. However, gains in gender equality risk being lost, or progress retarded if concerted efforts do not address persistent issues such as negative societal norms that perpetuate barriers for women and girls’ access to equal opportunities in social and economic spheres. UN Women continues to work toward addressing negative gender stereotypes, harmful social norms and gender-based violence that hold back women in Rwanda from achieving their full potential and venturing into historically male-dominated domains such as the extractive industry which is one of the primary economic contributing sectors to Rwanda's economic growth. As such, UN Women forged a strategic partnership with Rwanda Extractive Industry Workers Union (REWU), an umbrella organization of a Rwandan trade union which organizes all workers in mining and quarry companies and cooperatives in Rwanda since 2014. This has resulted in new employment opportunities for the women and girls of Rwanda, especially those in Muhanga and Gakenke districts which are the prominent mining districts.
    A baseline study on sexual harassment and gender-based violence in the mining sector in Rwanda was conducted which helped to initiate evidence-based advocacy and awareness raising on sexual harassment, women’s rights and GBV prevention and response in the extractive sector. A combination of initiatives to enhance women’s rights in mining and awareness raising through different channels including TV and radio programmes as well as face-to-face awareness-raising sessions resulted in an improved working environment in the sector. For instance, Rwanda Mining Board set a policy whereby Anti GBV committees are mandatory in each mine and quarry company/cooperative.
    Furthermore, a license renewal of a mining company is approved on condition of having shown how discrimination against women and girls at the workplace is addressed, as well as having an inclusive recruitment policy. 12 companies and cooperatives have installed suggestion boxes related to sexual harassment and GBV reporting at the workplace. Consequently, 576 women have broken the gender stereotypes and negative social norms and joined the mining and quarries sector in Muhanga and Gakenke districts in less than a year.The above intervention is in line with SDG goal 5 and target 5.1 “End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere” as well as Target 5.2” Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation”. It also contributes to the UNSDCF 2019-2024, outcome 4: “By 2024, people in Rwanda particularly the most vulnerable have increased resilience to both natural and man-made shocks and enjoy a life free from all forms of violence and discrimination.”

    Results and resources

    Outcomes (aligned with interagency frameworks)
    RWA_D_1.1

    By 2029, people in Rwanda benefit from transparent and accountable governance that fosters inclusive, equitable socio-economic transformation, human rights, gender equality, unity, peace and security.

    RWA_D_1.1.1

    Government institutions, at national and local levels, have enhanced capacities to advance and account for gender-responsive strategies, plans, finance/fiscal laws and policies, and institutional reforms.

    RWA_D_1.1.3

    Gender advocates, women leaders, organizations and networks have enhanced agency and capacity to participate in decision-making and hold public and private institutions accountable for the implementation of GEWE commitments.

    RWA_D_2.1

    By 2029, people in Rwanda, especially the most vulnerable groups have improved livelihoods and benefit from competitive, diversified, and resilient inclusive economic growth that promotes gender equality, sustainable production and consumption.

    RWA_D_2.1.1

    Public and private sector partners have increased capacity and enabling environment to advance decent work for women in care economy, climate smart agriculture, and entrepreneurship through policy, strategy and action plans.

    RWA_D_2.1.2

    Women and girls have increased capacities to start and grow their enterprises, generate and/or secure decent work.

    RWA_D_3.1

    By 2029 people in Rwanda, especially the most vulnerable, are empowered as productive human capital, accessing and utilising inclusive, resilient, gender-transformative and quality social services.

    RWA_D_3.1.1

    Relevant government and non-government entities have strengthened capacities and accountability to address negative social norms and provide quality services (prevention and response) for women/men, girls/boys who experience GBV.

    RWA_D_3.1.2

    Women and girls have access to affordable and quality essential GBV, health, judicial, educational, and other social services.

    RWA_D_4.1

    The UN system in Rwanda, State and non-state actors coherently and systematically contribute to progress on gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.

    RWA_D_4.1.1

    Strengthened systems for collecting, analyzing, and utilizing gender-disaggregated data to influence strategic dialogue and evidence-based advocacy on GEWE and inform policymaking.

    RWA_D_4.1.2

    GEWE coordination mechanisms within the UN and partners, including Joint Programmes, have strengthened capacity and tools to integrate GEWE/R in related national and sector policies, plans, strategies, and programs.

    Organizational effectiveness and efficiency
    RWA_O_1

    UN-Women is an accountable and trustworthy development organization that manages its financial and other resources with integrity and in line with its programmatic ambitions and fiduciary obligations

    RWA_O_2

    Under this output Cluster UN Women Rwanda Country Office will strengthen collaborations with traditional and non-traditional partners including through dialogue platforms, and lessons learned sharing targeting such as Civil Society Organizations, academic institutions, sport institutions, women and youth networks, the private sector (eg. mining sector) and other strategic partner institutions including FIs/IFIs to promote collaborations that drive the implementation of GEWE initiatives

    RWA_O_3

    UN-Women strategically plans for and transforms its business model to deliver impact at scale, through agile and ethical leadership rooted in a continuous improvement culture

    RWA_O_4

    UN-Women strategically plans for and transforms its business model to deliver impact at scale, through agile and ethical leadership rooted in a continuous improvement culture

    RWA_O_5

    UN-Women efficiently and effectively discharges of all business processes that advance integrated delivery of its mandate at HQ, Regional and Country levels, including through shared services

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    OutcomeRWA_D_1.1
    Outcome result statementRelated national priorities as outlined in the National Strategy for Transformation 2024 - 2029 (NSTII) Transformational Governance Pillar.
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-RWA_D_1.1
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    OutcomeRWA_D_2.1
    Outcome result statementRelated national priorities as defined in the National Strategy for Transformation 2024 - 2029 (NST 2) Economic Transformation Pillar.
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-RWA_D_2.1
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    OutcomeRWA_D_3.1
    Outcome result statementRelated national priorities as defined in the National Strategy for Transformation 2024 - 2029 (NST 2) Social Transformation Pillar.
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-RWA_D_3.1
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    OutcomeRWA_D_4.1
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    Outcome Result statement IATI identifier
    OutcomeRWA_O_1
    Outcome result statementUN-Women is an accountable and trustworthy development organization that manages its financial and other resources with integrity and in line with its programmatic ambitions and fiduciary obligations
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-RWA_O_1
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    OutcomeRWA_O_2
    Outcome result statementUnder this output Cluster UN Women Rwanda Country Office will strengthen collaborations with traditional and non-traditional partners including through dialogue platforms, and lessons learned sharing targeting such as Civil Society Organizations, academic institutions, sport institutions, women and youth networks, the private sector (eg. mining sector) and other strategic partner institutions including FIs/IFIs to promote collaborations that drive the implementation of GEWE initiatives
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-RWA_O_2
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    OutcomeRWA_O_3
    Outcome result statementUN-Women strategically plans for and transforms its business model to deliver impact at scale, through agile and ethical leadership rooted in a continuous improvement culture
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    OutcomeRWA_O_4
    Outcome result statementUN-Women strategically plans for and transforms its business model to deliver impact at scale, through agile and ethical leadership rooted in a continuous improvement culture
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-RWA_O_4
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    OutcomeRWA_O_5
    Outcome result statementUN-Women efficiently and effectively discharges of all business processes that advance integrated delivery of its mandate at HQ, Regional and Country levels, including through shared services
    IATI identifierXM-DAC-41146-RWA_O_5
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    Our funding partners contributions

    Regular resources (core)

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    $773.93 K in total
    Other resources (non-core)
    $8.55 M in total
    Regular resources (core)

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    $773.93 K in total
    2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) $88,786
    2023
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
    Total contribution:$88,786
    Development:$88,786(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $88,786
    2022
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
    Total contribution:$88,786
    Development:$88,786(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $193,000
    2021
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
    Total contribution:$193,000
    Development:$193,000(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $91,463
    2020
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
    Total contribution:$91,463
    Development:$91,463(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $311,894
    2019
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
    Total contribution:$311,894
    Development:$311,894(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    2023
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)$88,786
    Total contribution$88,786
    Development$88,786(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    2022
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)$88,786
    Total contribution$88,786
    Development$88,786(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    2021
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)$193,000
    Total contribution$193,000
    Development$193,000(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    2020
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)$91,463
    Total contribution$91,463
    Development$91,463(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    2019
    United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)$311,894
    Total contribution$311,894
    Development$311,894(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Other resources (non-core)

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    $8.55 M in total
    2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
    Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) $24,484
    2023
    Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)United Nations organization
    Total contribution:$24,484
    Development:$24,484(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $24,484
    2022
    Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)United Nations organization
    Total contribution:$24,484
    Development:$24,484(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $65,843
    2021
    Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)United Nations organization
    Total contribution:$65,843
    Development:$65,843(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $43,635
    2020
    Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)United Nations organization
    Total contribution:$43,635
    Development:$43,635(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $261,545
    2019
    Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)United Nations organization
    Total contribution:$261,545
    Development:$261,545(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office $760,824
    2023
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund OfficeUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$760,824
    Development:$760,824(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $760,824
    2022
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund OfficeUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$760,824
    Development:$760,824(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $677,279
    2021
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund OfficeUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$677,279
    Development:$677,279(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $583,898
    2020
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund OfficeUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$583,898
    Development:$583,898(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $492,679
    2019
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund OfficeUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$492,679
    Development:$492,679(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    Japan --
    2023
    No data available
    		--
    2022
    No data available
    		$158,770
    2021
    JapanOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$158,770
    Development:$158,770(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $46,207
    2020
    JapanOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$46,207
    Development:$46,207(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 --
    2019
    No data available
    Peacebuilding Fund --
    2023
    No data available
    		--
    2022
    No data available
    		$199,114
    2021
    Peacebuilding FundUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$199,114
    Development:$199,114(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $274,520
    2020
    Peacebuilding FundUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$274,520
    Development:$274,520(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 --
    2019
    No data available
    Switzerland $250,557
    2023
    SwitzerlandOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$250,557
    Development:$250,557(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $250,557
    2022
    SwitzerlandOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$250,557
    Development:$250,557(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $369,830
    2021
    SwitzerlandOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$369,830
    Development:$369,830(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $482,589
    2020
    SwitzerlandOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$482,589
    Development:$482,589(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 --
    2019
    No data available
    Unilever $113,029
    2023
    UnileverPrivate sector
    Total contribution:$113,029
    Development:$113,029(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $113,029
    2022
    UnileverPrivate sector
    Total contribution:$113,029
    Development:$113,029(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $223,052
    2021
    UnileverPrivate sector
    Total contribution:$223,052
    Development:$223,052(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $41,013
    2020
    UnileverPrivate sector
    Total contribution:$41,013
    Development:$41,013(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 --
    2019
    No data available
    Canada $765,410
    2023
    CanadaOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$765,410
    Development:$765,410(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $765,410
    2022
    CanadaOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$765,410
    Development:$765,410(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $126,161
    2021
    CanadaOECD-DAC donor
    Total contribution:$126,161
    Development:$126,161(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 --
    2020
    No data available
    		--
    2019
    No data available
    United Nations COVID-19 Multi-Partner Trust Office Reponse $146,892
    2023
    United Nations COVID-19 Multi-Partner Trust Office ReponseUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$146,892
    Development:$146,892(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $146,892
    2022
    United Nations COVID-19 Multi-Partner Trust Office ReponseUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$146,892
    Development:$146,892(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 $385,359
    2021
    United Nations COVID-19 Multi-Partner Trust Office ReponseUnited Nations pooled fund
    Total contribution:$385,359
    Development:$385,359(100%)
    Humanitarian:$0(0%)
    		 --
    2020
    No data available
    		--
    2019
    No data available
    2023
    Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)$24,484
    Total contribution$24,484
    Development$24,484(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office$760,824
    Total contribution$760,824
    Development$760,824(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Switzerland$250,557
    Total contribution$250,557
    Development$250,557(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Unilever$113,029
    Total contribution$113,029
    Development$113,029(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Canada$765,410
    Total contribution$765,410
    Development$765,410(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    United Nations COVID-19 Multi-Partner Trust Office Reponse$146,892
    Total contribution$146,892
    Development$146,892(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    2022
    Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)$24,484
    Total contribution$24,484
    Development$24,484(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office$760,824
    Total contribution$760,824
    Development$760,824(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Switzerland$250,557
    Total contribution$250,557
    Development$250,557(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Unilever$113,029
    Total contribution$113,029
    Development$113,029(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Canada$765,410
    Total contribution$765,410
    Development$765,410(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    United Nations COVID-19 Multi-Partner Trust Office Reponse$146,892
    Total contribution$146,892
    Development$146,892(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    2021
    Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)$65,843
    Total contribution$65,843
    Development$65,843(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office$677,279
    Total contribution$677,279
    Development$677,279(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Japan$158,770
    Total contribution$158,770
    Development$158,770(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Peacebuilding Fund$199,114
    Total contribution$199,114
    Development$199,114(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Switzerland$369,830
    Total contribution$369,830
    Development$369,830(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Unilever$223,052
    Total contribution$223,052
    Development$223,052(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Canada$126,161
    Total contribution$126,161
    Development$126,161(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    United Nations COVID-19 Multi-Partner Trust Office Reponse$385,359
    Total contribution$385,359
    Development$385,359(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    2020
    Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)$43,635
    Total contribution$43,635
    Development$43,635(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office$583,898
    Total contribution$583,898
    Development$583,898(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Japan$46,207
    Total contribution$46,207
    Development$46,207(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Peacebuilding Fund$274,520
    Total contribution$274,520
    Development$274,520(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Switzerland$482,589
    Total contribution$482,589
    Development$482,589(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    Unilever$41,013
    Total contribution$41,013
    Development$41,013(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    2019
    Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS)$261,545
    Total contribution$261,545
    Development$261,545(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
    United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office$492,679
    Total contribution$492,679
    Development$492,679(100%)
    Humanitarian$0(0%)
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