Rwanda Education Alternatives for Children (Reach) Project

This baseline survey was conducted by the Rwanda Education Alternatives for Children (REACH) project, which is a joint project of three associate partners: Winrock International (Winrock), the Forum for African Women Educationalists-Rwanda (FAWE) and the Netherlands Development Organization-Rwanda (SNV). The baseline was conducted in all the seven districts of REACH intervention zones: Nyarugenge (Kigali city), Nyaruguru (South), Gicumbi (North), Nyamasheke and Rubavu (West), Kayonza and Nyagatare (East). The baseline aimed to establish the status and causes and consequences of child labor upon which to base the evaluation and selection of direct beneficiaries for REACH, as well as gather data on children involved in exploitive labor. A sample of seven key groups of people was targeted: Children aged between 5-17 years old, parents, teachers and headmasters, Districts officials and local authorities, NGOs, civil society and opinion Leaders, Employers Ministry¿s level: officials and technicians from key line ministries (MIFOTRA, MINEDUC, MINAGRI, MIGEPROF, MINIYOUTH, and MINALOC), and human rights organizations. In total, data contained in this report comes from 3,237 respondents.