APPENDICES
Appendix 1 : Map of Rwanda
Appendix 2: Approval letter from WUA, BRD and letter
from DFID
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Appendix 3: Rwanda Development Partners by
Sector
Appendix 4: Coordination Questionnaires, Interview
and FGDs
QUESTIONNAIRE ON FOREIGN AID, RWANDA'S SOCIO ECONOMIC
DEVELOPEMT AND MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (MDGs)
A. PRELIMINARIES
My name is MUKARUTESI Claire Marie Michele; I am a student with
the Women?s University in Africa Zimbabwe pursuing a Master of Science Degree
in Development Studies I am carrying
out a study on the «Impact of
Foreign Aid on Rwanda?s socio-Economic Development as guided by Millennium
Development Goal I (MDG1).» Your response will be accorded the due
respect
B. BACKROUND INFORMATION
1. Organization:
Government
2. Sex: Male Female
3. Age
4. Qualifications
C. QUESTIONS
5 Is poverty a threat to Rwanda?s socio-economic development?
Y
How
6. Does poverty have functional benefits on society? Yes
No
Inwhat respect
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7.
Does Foreign Aid help or assist in Rwanda?s socio-economic
development?
Yes
No
Explain......................................................................................................
8.
Does foreign aid create a dependency syndrome on Rwanda?
Yes No
How......................................................................................................«
9. Do you know that Rwanda has MDG
I dont I do
How did you get to know
10. Is there any link between MDGs and Rwanda?s ruling class
political ideology?
Yes
How
11. Can you rank the MDGs in order of priority? (1-8) Indicate
rank position in the box. Example
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Improve maternal health
Ensure environmental sustainability
Develop a global partnership for development Combat HIV/AIDS,
malaria, and other diseases Achieve universal primary education
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Promote gender equality and empower women Reduce child
mortality
12.
Which poverty eradication strategy is the best in Rwanda?
PRSP EDPRS None
Why do you say so?
13. Is foreign aid sustainable in purely Rwanda?s socio-economic
development? Yes
No
Inwhat
sense?..................................................................................
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14. Do the beneficiaries appreciate the impact of foreign aid in
Rwanda? Yes
No
Why.........................................................................................................
15. How have been the relations between Government of Rwanda and
the Donor Community since 2000-2009?
a. Fair
b. Bad
c. Good
d. Extremely good
e. Extremely bad
16. Which sector(s) benefited from Donor community from
2000-2009?
a.
Health Sector
b. Local government
c. Education sector
d. Agricultural sector
e. Others
17. Does Rwanda face technical challenges with regard to
implementation of MDGs? Yes
No Explain
18. Do Donor Community experience attitudinal challenges in their
efforts to assist those in needy?
Yes No
19. What are Rwanda?s main resources in terms of importance?
a.
Mining
b. Agriculture
c. Industry - Manufacturing
d. Services
20. Do any of these contribute to Rwanda?s GDP?
Yes
Not
Explain.................................................................................................
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THE END !
THANK YOU.
INTERVIEW GUIDE FOR DONOR ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
1. Name of Organization (Pseudonym)
2. Respondent/Representative
3. Experience
4. Qualifications
5. Age
Introductory Remarks
This interview is prepared to collect data and essential
information relevant to socio-economic impact of foreign aid on development in
Gasabo - Rwanda. Your participation in this interview will help to achieve the
objectives of the study. The information which you provide will be kept
strictly confidential. Thus; you are kindly requested to give your honest
response. Thank you!
Interview Questions
1. How have been the relations between Government of Rwanda and
the Donor Community since 2000-2009?
2. Which sector(s) benefited from foreign aid from 2000-2009?
3. What are Rwanda?s main resources in terms of importance? Do
any of these contribute to Rwanda?s GDP? (Mining, Agriculture, Industry and
Manufacturing, services).
4. There is a general consensus that poverty is a threat to
Rwanda?s socio-economic development. What is your reaction?
5. From your own point of view what other effects can you
highlight which are caused by poverty and hunger on Rwanda?s socio-economic
development?
6. Some Schools of thought argue that «poverty and hunger
are functional». Do you agree in relation to Rwanda?s socio-economic
development?
7. Some say without foreign Aid, Rwanda?s socio-economic
development would be null and void. Do you affiliate to this view?
8. Do you agree that instead of promoting Rwanda?s
socio-economic development, foreign aid creates a dependency syndrome?
9. Are you aware that Rwanda has MDGs? If yes can you name
them?
10. MDGs are principles that only serve a political ideology and
are serving cosmetic and window dressing purposes. Do you agree?
11. Which MDG would you prioritize if you where among political
planners and why?
12. ,Is Rwanda?s Vision 2020 effective in the process of poverty
amelioration? If yes or not how?
13. Some argue that Rwanda?s EDPRS is not effective in as far as
poverty eradication is concerned? Do you affiliate to this motion?
14. Can Rwanda do without «Vision Umurenge
Programme» in its attempt to fight poverty and hunger?
15. How sustainable is foreign aid in the mainstream of
Rwanda?s socio-economic development? In other words, is Rwanda socio-economic
development sustainable through aid?
16. Do the beneficiaries appreciate the impact of such aid on
local and national socioeconomic development?
17. Does Rwanda face technical challenges with regard to
implementation of MDGs? What about your Organization?
FOCUSED GROUP DISCUSSION: SCHEDULE (FOR
COMMUNITY)
GUIDING QUESTIONS
1. What is your understanding of poverty? Is it functional in
society? Mwumva mute ubukene? Ubukene ni iki? Ese hari icyo
buhindura mu muryango nyarwanda?
2. Do you think that Rwanda?s socio-economic development will
prosper without foreign aid? Muratekereza ko Iterambere ry'ubukungu
n'imibereho myiza y'abaturage ryabaho hatari imfashanyo
y'amahanga?
3. Are you aware of the existence of Rwanda?s MDGs? If yes, how
did you get to know? Ese muzi ko u Rwanda rufite intego
z'Ikinyagihumbi? Ni zihe? Niba ari yego wazimenye ute?
4. Do MDGs meet or address the needs of citizens, socially,
economically and politically? Ese intego z'ikinyagihumbi zaba
zivuga ku bibazo abanyarwanda bafite mu mibereho myiza yabo, mu bukungu ndetse
no muri politiki?
5. If you were among policy planners, which MDG would you
prioritize? Can you rank them? Iyo uza kuba mu bafata ibyemezo mu
gihugu, ni iyihe ntego y'ikinyagihumbi wari kugira iya mbere? Ngaho
zitondekanye.
Improve maternal health
Guteza imebere ubuzima bw'ababyeyi
Ensure environmental sustainability
Kubungabunga ibidukikije ku buryo
burambye
Develop a global partnership for development
Kubaka ubufatanyabikorwa mw'iterambere ku rwego
rw'isi Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases
Kurwanya virusi itera SIDA na SIDA
ubwayo
Achieve universal primary education
Gushyiraho uburezi bw'ibanze kuri
bose
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Kurwanya ubukene bukabije n'inzara
Promote gender equality and empower women
Guteza imbere ubwuzuzanye n'uburinganire no guha
abagore ubushobozi Reduce child mortality
Kugabanya impfu z'abana
6. Can you defend the following strategies used by Rwanda in
eradication of poverty?Ese hari Ingamba zo kurwanya ubukene u
Rwanda rwaba rwarafashe? Ni izihe? Mwazivugaho iki?
7. Can you comment on the sustainability of foreign aid on
Rwanda?s socio-economic development? Wavuga iki ku burambe
bw'imfashanyo y'amahanga mu iterambere ry'ubukungu n'imibereho myiza by'u
Rwanda?
8. Does foreign aid change your livelihoods for the better?
Ese imfashanyo y'amahanga hari icyo ihindura mu mibereho yanyu?
Hari icyo ibungura, sobanura neza
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