[{"bbox": [83, 106, 1146, 158], "category": "Text", "text": "implementation of national ICT strategies, policies and programmes, and is also mandated with coordinating ICT-related initiatives in the country."}, {"bbox": [83, 172, 499, 198], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Ministry of Trade and Industry (MINICOM):**"}, {"bbox": [83, 210, 1147, 316], "category": "Text", "text": "The mission of MINICOM is to facilitate Rwanda's economic transformation through enabling a competitive private sector integrated into regional and global markets, while ensuring a level playing field and the protection of consumers. Moreover, MINICOM is in the lead of development of external and internal trade, competitive companies and cooperatives on the market and promotion of investment and consumer rights."}, {"bbox": [83, 329, 424, 355], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Rwanda Development Board (RDB):**"}, {"bbox": [83, 368, 1146, 474], "category": "Text", "text": "RDB is the government department that integrates all government agencies responsible for the attraction, retention and facilitation of investments in the national economy. RDB measures its achievements in (a) direct foreign and domestic investments, (b) increased exports and (c) number of jobs created. RDB is guided by a Board where key ministries are represented."}, {"bbox": [83, 487, 400, 513], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Food and Drugs Authority (FDA):**"}, {"bbox": [83, 525, 1146, 686], "category": "Text", "text": "FDA was established by the law N° 003/2018 of 09/02/2018 determining its mission, organisation and functioning. The mandate of FDA is to protect public health through regulation of human and veterinary medicines, vaccines and other biological products, processed foods, poisons, medicated cosmetics, medical devices, household chemical substances, tobacco and tobacco products. The mission of FDA is to regulate the quality and safety of such products so as to protect the population of Rwanda from defective, falsified and substandard products. The action will focus on its institutional strengthening."}, {"bbox": [83, 698, 382, 723], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Private Sector Federation (PSF):**"}, {"bbox": [83, 736, 1146, 843], "category": "Text", "text": "PSF has the mandate to promote and represent the interests of the Rwandan business community. It is an umbrella organisation that groups 10 professional chambers that themselves comprise 77 constituent associations. The organisation's mandate includes advocacy, but this tends to be on a reactive basis rather than proactively assessing barriers to enterprise growth in different sectors and engaging government for reform."}, {"bbox": [83, 855, 373, 880], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Rwanda Mining Board (RMB):**"}, {"bbox": [83, 893, 1146, 974], "category": "Text", "text": "Established in February 2017, RMB is the Government of Rwanda body responsible for implementing and advising the government on issues related to national policies, laws and strategies related to mines, petroleum and gas. It is also mandated to monitor and coordinate the implementation of strategies in these areas."}, {"bbox": [83, 986, 1147, 1173], "category": "Text", "text": "Other stakeholders are the Rwandan Youth, Rwandan entrepreneurs and MSMEs, with a special focus on micro-enterprises, the Ministry for ICT and Innovation, Rwanda Polytechnic and Rwanda TVET Board, the Ministry of Public Service and Labour, the Ministry of Health, the EU MS, the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Trade unions and employers' organisations, particularly in the mining sector; women's organisations, CSOs, including those representing rights of women and groups living in vulnerable situations (such as persons with disabilities and indigenous peoples) and Local authorities. Particular attention will be paid on meaningful participation of mining affected communities, particularly historically marginalised peoples (HMP)."}, {"bbox": [83, 1198, 1146, 1278], "category": "Text", "text": "A coordination strategy must be settled with multilateral actors, mainly the UN Country Team through their UN Resident Coordinator. Since 2008, at Rwanda they have been delivering as 'One UN' – as one of the Pilot countries – through a five year Development Assistance Plan which calls for a coordinated action to achieve the SDGs."}, {"bbox": [72, 1306, 578, 1338], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3. DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [87, 1368, 494, 1400], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1. Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [83, 1450, 1146, 1503], "category": "Text", "text": "The Overall Objective (Impact) of this action is to strengthen entrepreneurship and to improve the business environment and attractiveness of investment in Rwanda."}, {"bbox": [83, 1517, 605, 1545], "category": "Text", "text": "The Specific Objectives (Outcomes) of this action are to:"}, {"bbox": [159, 1572, 1146, 1627], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Increase the level of entrepreneurship and civic education among young people in Rwanda, especially young women"}, {"bbox": [1051, 1662, 1158, 1687], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 7 of 28"}]