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After the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, Rwanda had to restore public authority while rebuilding trust, services, and local economies.

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What you’ll learn

  1. Districts, maps, and local plansExplain Rwanda's administrative map, district roles, and performance contracts after decentralization.Local institutions translate national priorities into plans residents can recognize and question.
  2. Participation had a public routineEvaluate community work and citizen engagement as practices of voice, labor, inclusion, and accountability.Participation matters when people can influence decisions and see how their input changed the result.
  3. Money and authority had to alignExplain why fiscal transfers, own-source revenue, and local financial management shape decentralization.Local responsibility is credible only when resources and financial rules support it equitably.

Questions this course answers

What makes local participation meaningful?

Participation is meaningful when people can understand, influence, and follow up on decisions.

Why do fiscal transfers matter in decentralization?

Transfers can equalize capacity, but rules, timing, skills, transparency, and accountability still matter.

What is a useful test of local accountability?

Accountability is strongest when people can connect decisions and resources to results and challenge failures.

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