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Overview: SRHR Resources

Comprehensive access to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) services allows for all individuals to be in control of their bodies, have a satisfying and safe sex life free of discrimination, coercion, and violence. It also provides people with the freedom to decide, if, how, and when they would like to have children.

When individuals are in control of their sexuality and reproduction, they can fully integrate into society from an economic, social, and political standpoint. Ensuring the availability of SRHR education and resources is considered a basic human rights that positively impacts the health and wellbeing of all people.

Key Facts About SRHR in Rwanda

  1. By the age of 20, 42% of women in Rwanda have had sexual intercourse 

  2. Rates of teenage pregnancy are high and increasing in Rwanda, with 19,832 teenage pregnancies recorded in 2020 

  3. 42% of married women do not use modern contraceptive methods and 37% of unmarried, sexually active women lack access to modern contraceptive methods 

  4. Recent legal reforms have improved access to safe abortion for teenage girls and victims of sexual assault and forced marriage in Rwanda

  5. Adolescents under the age of 18 years old can access available SRHR services with parental consent

SRHR Services Available in Rwanda*

  1. Maternal Health: Safe pregnancy, safe delivery, and post-natal care

  2. Family Planning: Access to counseling and a range of modern contraceptive methods

  3. Education: Comprehensive sexuality education to adolescents 

  4. Abortion: Access to safe, timely, and respectful termination of pregnancy

*All covered under Rwanda’s Mutuelle De Sante health insurance

Where to Access SRHR Services in Rwanda

  1. Youth Corners

  2. Healthcare Facilities 

  3. One-Stop Centers

  4. Community-Based Campaigns/Organizations