Strengthening Civil Society Organizations for Responsive and Accountable Governance in Rwanda

Objectives

To strengthen the capacities of local CSOs enabling them to hold the public and private sectors to account as well as to advocate for the rights of all Rwandans;
To enhance the realization of human rights, gender equality and social justice;
To strengthen the role of CSOs in social economic development;
To establish more effective citizen engagement facilitated by the CSOs

Expected Outcomes

Enhanced capacity of local CSOs to effectively and efficiently discharge their mandate;
Increased local CSO capacity for evidence based advocacy; 
Reinforced project management capacity of selected CSOS- grantees;
Enhanced watch dog role of media organizations;
Strengthened capacity of Rwanda Governance Board as the regulatory authority for local CSOs

Impact

START DATE

January 2019

END DATE

June 2023

STATUS

Completed

PROJECT OFFICE

Rwanda

IMPLEMENTING PARTNER

Rwanda Governance Board

DONORS

GOVERNMENT OF BELGIUM

MPTF/JP_UN PART RIGHTS DISAB

UNDP Funding Windows

UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS

$6,636,250

DELIVERY IN PREVIOUS YEARS

2019$1,350,744

2020$1,318,475

2021$1,058,792

2022$1,178,259

2023$921,265

2024$183,860

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