Abstract: Poverty is a multidimensional phenomenon characterized by lack of basic needs necessary for a human being to live in society without shame and having voice in the community. Though the government of Rwanda has been implement short term program to reduce poverty, Poverty is still a challenge. In Northern Province of Rwanda, Gicumbi district is the most vulnerable.
The purpose of this study was to assess the micro economic factors on poverty in Rwanda, The results was based on cross tabulation, multiple linear regression model and multinomial logistic model where targets population was 86075 households of Gicumbi district to whom a sample of 398 households was selected then semi structured questionnaires was used to collect both qualitative and quantitative data from the field, data were entered in SPSS and then data analysis was done by using STATA, It is hoped that the findings had help the government of Rwanda to understand all dimensions of poverty and it possible causes in order to draw new development policies.
The results show that poverty level is strongly associated with educational level, type of employment, dependency ratio, household size, age of household head, type of residence, and number of livestock. House holdings and age of household head are found to be uncorrelated with poverty.
Keywords: Poverty, Demographic factors, Social economic factors.
Title: Micro Economic Factors on Poverty in Rwanda: A Case Study of Gicumbi District
Author: Uwamahoro Didas, Dr. Jaya Shukla
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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