Rwanda Flashcards

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Rwanda invested in what to aid economic development

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Basic sanitation, clean water, healthcare, electricity so all can focus on getting an education and working, e.g. instead of collecting resources

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What targets minimise gender inequality

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Gender-based funding targets mean 50/50 girls and boys in schools - positive discrimination

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Positive discrimination reduces what

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Gender-based attitudes towards subjects esp. STEM and girls

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4
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Result of positive discrimination and targets

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Higher intake of students esp. girls and more women in STEM

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5
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Proportion of MPs

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56% female

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6
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There’s been development where else

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Rural areas - poor benefit from infrastructure development

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7
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Example of increasing women’s higher education

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All-female Akiah Institute

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8
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How did Kagame do this

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Police state

Drove Tutsis out so Hutus could rise again after genocide and oppression

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9
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How is there limited freedom of speech

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Media stifled
Opposition MPs silenced/murdered
Criticism against admin is divisionism = jail time

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