Vision 2020 Umurenge programme and poverty reduction in Rwanda: “a case study of Nyarubaka sector”

Abstract

The dissertation aims of the study is to assess the contribution of VUP activities on poverty reduction to mend deprived peoples living conditions, investigate how VUP pillars; public works, direct support, and financial services) have contributed in the process of poverty reduction to see whether the government has room to manoeuvre, to create its own development agenda. There is the details of the research design that were adopted, population study, sampling procedures, data collection procedures, and the final data analysis techniques that will apply. It gives the framework within which data are collected and analysed. Data analysis methods used were descriptive statistics as a preliminary investigation procedure to gain an understanding of inherent significant socio-economic characteristics of the VUP beneficiaries and the leaders of the programme in Nyarubaka Sector. The mean, frequency, and percentage were conducted using STATA 13.1. The analysis was revealed the difference for the budget that is statistically significant for P-value of 0.00572, and for direct support P-value is 0.00217, financial services it P-value is 0.0032 and public works end up with P-value of 0.0542. The overall VUP components have shown a significant probability between allocation and execution from 2009-2011. VUP as a government approach has changed the trends of governance. For instance, it encourages moving from a top-down, autocratic approach associated with the past to developing local self-government structures which can facilitate collective action. With economic growth, the government would be able to invest in road infrastructure, which would create more employment opportunities and thus reduce poverty.