The impact of the UBUDEHE program on poverty reduction in Rwanda:
Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to assess the impact of Ubudehe program on poverty
reduction in Rwanda. Ubudehe was program started in 2001 in the name” Ubudehe mu
krwanya ubukene” which means ubudehe in the fight against poverty, however after all the 13
years little is known about the program’s impact on poverty reduction in Rwanda. The was
guided by the following objectives; to find out how the Ubudehe credit scheme has helped to
reduce poverty in Rwanda, to investigate the impact of Ubudehe scholarship program on
poverty reduction and to find out how the Ubudehe health insurance program helps to reduce
poverty in Rwanda. The study was carried out using detailed literature review thereby
analyzing what different authors have written about the topic. This was done using online
journals and books. The analyzed data was collected using administered questionnaires; the
study was conducted using 50 respondents. The results indicated that most of the respondents
were females, 59.4% and the males were 40.4%. The results also showed that most of the
respondents agreed that the ubudehe program has improved their access to education, health
services and has also helped them grow their small businesses, Ubudehe Program was found to
have a 65.9 % effect on Poverty Reduction. Finally recommendations were suggested such as
need to implement community awareness and sensitization about the benefits of the program
so as to meet its goa