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Amount of benefits
According to the 2010 Rwanda Demobilisation and Reintegration
Commission (RDRC) Project Implementation Manual, beneficiaries
receive a demobilisation card and a Basic Needs Kit (BNK), valued at
FRW60,000 per beneficiary. Former combatants from RDF and members
of armed groups receive their BNK in cash prior to their departure from
demobilisation centres.
The Recognition of Service Allowance (RSA) is paid in two instalments.
The first instalment (FRW50,000) is paid one month after settlement in the
community of choice, while the second instalment (staggered by rank with
a Private receiving FRW120,000 and a Colonel FRW600,000) is paid two
months later. Payment in more than one instalment gives former combatants
an opportunity to improve their money-management skills.
The programme has introduced the Reinsertion Kits for dependents
of former army groups combatants (provided mainly in-kind and as
transportation) to support their livelihood in the first months after they return.
The Reintegration Grant is provided to RDF and armed-group former
combatants. The grant amounts to FRW120,000 and is received three
months after demobilisation (the grant is intended for integration,
households costs and income-generating activities).
The VSW grant is provided to former combatants in a situation of persisting
vulnerability (after having received the previous grants)
and on average should not exceed USD333.
Payment/delivery frequency
The RSA was paid in two instalments (the first one month after settlement
and the second two months after that) via bank account deposit. 2
Benefit delivery mechanism Bank transfers 3
Benefit recipient
Former combatants from armed groups
Minimum and maximum
duration of benefits (if any)
Coverage The programme targeted 36,000 former combatants, including 2,500
children, by the end of 2009, 1 and 2,822 former combatants in 2014–2015.
Programme expenditure
USD65.5 million by the end 2009 1 and
USD29.8 million during the period 2009–2015.
Institutions and agencies involved Rwanda Demobilisation and Reintegration Commission (RDRC);
Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN) 2
Monitoring and evaluation
A management information system is in place.
mechanisms and frequency
See the references on page 189: Rwanda Demobilisation and Reintegration Programme (RDRP)
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