• Address: Nyarutarama Kangondo 1 House No. 2014 Remera, P.O.BOX 2669, Kigali, Rwanda

RISD

RWANDA INITIATIVE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

2009

Member since

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Platforms

Working towards these commitments

Respect, protect and strengthen the land rights of women and men living in poverty, ensuring that no one is deprived of the use and control of the land on which their well-being and human dignity depend, including through eviction, expulsion or exclusion, and with compulsory changes to tenure undertaken only in line with international law and standards on human rights.
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Secure Tenure Rights

Ensure that processes of decision-making over land are inclusive, so that policies, laws, procedures and decisions concerning land adequately reflect the rights, needs and aspirations of individuals and communities who will be affected by them. This requires the empowerment of those who otherwise would face limitations in representing their interests, particularly through support to land users' and other civil society organizations that are best able to inform, mobilize and legitimately represent marginalized land users, and their participation in multi-stakeholder platforms for policy dialogue.
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Inclusive decision-making

Ensure transparency and accountability, through unhindered and timely public access to all information that may contribute to informed public debate and decision-making on land issues at all stages, and through decentralization to the lowest effective level, to facilitate participation, accountability and the identification of locally appropriate solutions
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Mission

Rwanda Initiative for Sustainable Development (RISD) is a local non-governmental organization (NGO). RISD’s work is based on Policy Research, Networking and Advocacy. RISD is considered by many, both in Rwanda and outside, as the model of civil society in Rwanda because of its approach and focus. RISD’s aim is to advocate for pro-poor policies and facilitate the empowerment of civil society and the grassroots. RISD has been involved in the land reform process since 1999, working closely with the Ministry in charge of land, during the formulation of both the Land Policy and the Organic Law, and currently working on the implementation of the land reform. RISD’s vision is that of country where all citizens are in charge of their own destiny and with social accountability to each other regardless of any differences and their past experiences in atrocities that have characterized the country and its people over decades.

Objectives

- To enhance community participation in the land related policies towards improving their livelihood conditions;
- To eliminate gender inequality related to land rights; 
- To enhance the capacity of civil society in engaging in the implementation, monitoring and documentation of the national land policy;
- To advocate for pro-poor land policies;
- To contribute to the Poverty reduction and Sustainable Peace Strategies through good land governance.

Constituencies

RISD's constituencies include grassroots institutions, local leaders, decision makers and development partners.

  • Address: Nyarutarama Kangondo 1 House No. 2014 Remera, P.O.BOX 2669, Kigali, Rwanda