Title
Red Light Green Light -- Building Trust, Participation and Development through Ubudehe and Imihigo
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
4-2014
Department
President's Office
Language
English
Publication Title
Confronting Genocide in Rwanda: Dehumanization, Denial, and Strategies for Prevention
Abstract
Most analyses of democracy, accountability and participation in Rwanda since 1994 have focused at the national level, when in fact the most significant and innovative programs and policies have occurred at the local level. Beginning in 1999, Rwanda embarked on a widespread decentralization process that has included the poorest in needs assessment, planning, budgeting, performance evaluation, and accountability (such as Ubudehe and Imihigo). This chapter traces the history and functions of Imihigo or performance-based governance, citizen report cards, participatory planning and budgeting, social audits, and Umudugudu and Ubudehe, and evaluates the impact they have had in Rwanda on increasing participation and accountability and in improving human development.
Recommended Citation
Ensign, Margee M. "Red Light Green Light -- Building Trust, Participation and Development through Ubudehe and Imihigo." In Confronting Genocide in Rwanda: Dehumanization, Denial, and Strategies for Prevention, edited by Jean-Damascène Gasanabo, David J. Simon, and Margee M. Ensign, 329-361. Bogotá, Colombia: Apidama Ediciones, 2014.
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