National Youth Policy 2005.

The National youth policy is part of the Rwanda’s 2020 vision. In fact the youth constitutes a cornerstone sector. This domain has to do with all the MDG sectors and is, as a result, one of the 2020 vision. The general objective of the National youth policy is to promote the youth economic, social, cultural, intellectual and moral welfare. Its end is also to create conditions that are favourable for their integration in all sectors of the society so as to let them become stakeholders of sustainable development.
As a mid term goal, the National youth policy will enable the youth to integrate, intrinsic values into turning the society dynamic, develop abilities and capacities that are necessary for development and to defeat negative tendencies that have been identified by main indicators of development thanks to a synergic achievement of the policy and youth participation. It will also help to address gender-based inequities.
The impact of youth in poverty reduction process can not be evaluated due to the lack a two-way exchange of information concerning youth-related actions that are taken by different government institutions and the civil society. Nobody ignores the important role of middle and small scale enterprises in the country’s economic development.
The National youth policy will not achieve its goal unless it attains, within a gender perspective, the following specific objectives: encourage the harmonisation of education and training systems in order to fight illiteracy; contribute in strengthening social communication in youth; build capacities for youth small scale projects; sensitise the youth as to getting involved in agriculture and livestock income generating activities; contribute to education and participation of youth with regard to environment protection; promote youth health and reproductive health; use all possible means and alert the youth about the consequences of excessive drug consumption; develop specific programmes for employment for disprivileged rural youth; develop specific programmes that involve youth in gender issues; provide the youth with more opportunities and possibilities to become aware of their rights and obligations; integrate youth in new information and communication technologies; train youth in communication technologies; encourage the youth as to volunteering and community service.