Poster on how Rwanda achieve Vision 2020 with its current sky-rocketing population growth

Batoni, Florence

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Can Rwanda Achieve Vision 2020 with its Current 
Sky-Rocketing Population Growth?
CONTEXT
Reducing population growth is a key Government target. Reducing
poverty and providing decent employment for all will be a great
challenge if the rate of growth of the population is not curbed. The
Government recognizes that this is one of the main challenges it
faces and in the light of this is putting forward a revised population
policy which will go before Parliament shortly. The goal of the
population policy is to improve the quality of life and standards of
living for all Rwandans
THE PROBLEM
•The current Rwandan population is estimated at 10.1 million people.
•Rwanda has the highest population densities in sub-Saharan Africa with 365 people per
square kilometer compared to an average of 32 in sub-Saharan Africa.
•Rwanda has a rapidly growing population, high population density, high fertility rates, a
high dependence ratio all of which have had a negative impact on Government initiatives
to reduce poverty levels in the country.
•High population growth exerts pressure on land, the environment and infrastructure
such as energy, water and sanitation and health facilities.
•Despite a dramatic increase in the number of married women of childbearing age using
a modern form of contraception in recent years, the proportion is still only 27 per cent,
well short of Government’s target of 70 per cent by 2015.
WHAT IS GOVERNMENT TRYING TO DO?
•Develop a National Population Policy
•Family planning,
•EDPRs target to achieve 70 percent use of contraceptives
by 2012
CHALLENGES OF FAMILY PLANNING
Lack of Government family planning coordinating office
Women’s rights to control their own fertility
Reluctance of Catholic Church to support family planning
Cultural beliefs
WHAT SHOULD BE DONE?
There is a need for a deliberative Forum
As part of IPAR’s mandate is to promote a culture of debate and dialogue on policy issues in
Rwanda; we plan to hold a deliberative forum on Population Growth in Rwanda. 
The Deliberative forum aims to bring all relevant stakeholders to the table to discuss
strategies that can support Government in reducing population growth swiftly in Rwanda so 
the country can achieve realistic social-economic development.
A Deliberative Forum/workshop is a facilitated group discussion that provides participants
with the opportunity to consider an issue in depth challenge each other’s opinions and 
develop views to reach an informed point of view.
EXPECTED OUTCOMES FROM DF
Informed strategies to inform National Population  Policy
WHAT WE DID
Review of National Population Policy
Reviewed literature on population control in other countries
Reviewed research documents on population control
COUNTRIES WITH SUCCESSIFUL POPULATION CONTROL POLICIES
Iran offers family planning/contraception classes before marriage.
Bangladesh developed community based approach of sensitization since 1970s based on   enrolling literate women in basic medicine and family planning.
The trained elite women in the communities visited door-to door distributing contraceptive pills and condoms and referring fellow women to visit clinics for 
contraception.
China the controversial one child policy in china reduced fertility to about 1.7 though at a human cost. The China’s one child control policy advocates for late
marriage, fewer children and spacing
Contact details
Florence Batoni
E-mail: f.batoni@ipar-rwanda.org
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