Commitment

Increase the domestic resource allocation for nutrition sensitive and specific intervention from RWF 41 billion (USD 41 million) in 2020/21 to RWF 67 billion (USD 67 million) in 2030. The Government of Rwanda has been investing funds to reduce malnutrition through several initiatives like Girinka, community-based nutrition programs, elevating ECD and food security… And recently, the government of Rwanda introduced Nutrition budget tagging strategy across all key sectors affecting Nutrition. This commitment shows that the country’s budget allocation and resources mobilization channelled into nutrition has been growing over the years and the country commits to increase budget allocation to the nutrition cause

Government / Rwanda

Description

Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)

Title

Reduce stunting, anemia and overweight.

Description

1. Reduce the prevalence of stunting among children 0-59 months from 33.1% in 2020 to 10% in 2030

2. Reduce the prevalence of anemia among children 6-59 months, adolescent girls, and pregnant women from 36.6%, 14.7% and 24.5% in 2020 to 20%, 10% and 15% in 2030, respectively

3. Increase the domestic resource allocation for nutrition sensitive and specific intervention from RWF 41 billion (USD 41 million) in 2020/21 to RWF 67 billion (USD 67 million) in 2030.

The Government of Rwanda has been investing funds to reduce malnutrition through several initiatives like Girinka, community-based nutrition programs, elevating ECD and food security… And recently, the government of Rwanda introduced Nutrition budget tagging strategy across all key

sectors affecting Nutrition. This commitment shows that the country’s budget allocation and resources mobilization channelled into nutrition has been growing over the years and the country commits to increase budget allocation to the nutrition cause.

GNR assessment

Verification status
Verified
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Details

Global nutrition target(s)
Anaemia
Childhood stunting
Nutrition Action Classification(s)
Enabling > Financial
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Linked event(s)
  • 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
N4G Summit theme(s)
  • Food
  • Health
  • Data
  • Financing

Measurement

Key indicator Domestic resources allocated to nutrition-specific and -sensitive interventions
Value Measurement date
Baseline RWF 41,000,000,000 2020
Target RWF 67,000,000,000

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