USAID Huguka Dukore Akazi Kanoze
- A Advocacy Campaign/Project
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Key Information
USAID Huguka Dukore Akazi Kanoze was a 5-year youth employment project (December 2016-December 2021) that provided 40,000 out of school youth—34,000 new youth and 6,000 Akazi Kanoze alumni—with market-relevant employability skills by scaling up successful Akazi Kanoze interventions across 25 districts countrywide, using a series of innovations that enabled more youth to participate in Rwanda’s continued economic growth. There was a strong focus on female participation in the training and an emphasis on women’s empowerment and gender integration. The representation of women in HDAK reflects both success from HDAK in intentionally targeting female participants, as well as interest from female youth in participating due to the lack of wage- or self-employment opportunities relative to men. Around 60-70% of training participants were women, thus benefiting more from the HDAK activity because they comprise a larger percentage, but there was a 7% difference in employment by sex, with more men employed after HDAK training. Anecdotally this is affected by motherhood and gendered cultural norms.
Lead Implementing Government(s)
Location(s)
Sub-Saharan Africa
Rwanda
Activity URL
Government Affiliation
Government-affiliated programYears
2016 - 2021
Ministry Affiliation
Ministry of Youth, Ministry of Labor, Ministry of Social Affairs and the Ministry of EducationCOVID-19 Response
UnknownGeographic Scope
NationalMeets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES
UnknownAreas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Other skills
- Financial literacy
- Vocational training
Cross-cutting areas
- Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
- Gender equality
- Other cultural practices
- Social and gender norms and beliefs
Program participants
Other populations reached
Not applicable or unknown
Participants include
- N/A
Program Approaches Back to Top
Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization
- Technical assistance/capacity building to civil society organizations or governments
Learning while working
- Apprenticeship/internship
Life skills education
- Gender, rights and power
Policy/legal environment
- Public-private partnerships
Reducing economic barriers
- Financial literacy training
- Income-generating activities
Women's empowerment programs
- Advocacy/action
- Empowerment training
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
- Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
- Improved critical thinking
Cross-cutting goals
- Improved financial literacy and savings
- Improved health - other
- Increased agency and empowerment
- Increased employment/job-related skills
- More equal power in relationships
- More equitable gender attitudes and norms