PMC in Rwanda
PMC began working in Rwanda in April of 2007. Rwanda is a country approximately half the size of Costa Rica with a population of almost 12 million expected to double by 2060.
PMC broadcast one radio show in Rwanda, Umurage Urukwiye (“Rwanda’s Brighter Future”), which was so popular and powerful that it was rebroadcast in its entirety. Forty-nine percent of listeners to the original broadcast reported that they had talked to a spouse or partner about family planning, 39 percent said they followed advice about family planning, they were 2.7 times more likely than non-listeners to want to know their HIV status, and two times more likely than non-listeners to have heard about a medication mothers can take to prevent transmission of HIV/AIDS to a baby. PMC has since broadcast three additional radio shows, Impano n’Impamba (“A Gift For Today That Will Last a Long Time”), Umurage (“Inheritance for a Better Future”), and Umurage 2.
Listeners of Population Media Center's Umurage Urukwiye radio show in Rwanda were 2.7 times more likely than non-listeners to want to know their HIV status.
Population Size
11,901,484 (2017)
Growth Rate
Projected Population Growth
Background
64%
Rwanda's forests have decreased by 64% in the past 47 years.
(UN)
- Growth Rate Compared to World: 21st (CIA, 2017)
- Total Fertility Rate: 3.87 children/woman (CIA, 2017)
- Births By Age 18: 5.2% (UNICEF Adolescents Indicators, 2008-2012)
- Contraceptive Prevalence Rate: 53.2% (CIA, 2014-2015)
- HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate: 3.1% (CIA, 2016)
- HIV/AIDS Compared to World: 18 (CIA, 2016)
- Population Below International Poverty Line: 63.2% (UNICEF Economic Indicators, 2007-2011)
PMC began working in Rwanda in April of 2007. Rwanda is a country approximately half the size of Costa Rica with a population of almost 12 million expected to double by 2060.
PMC broadcast one radio show in Rwanda, Umurage Urukwiye (“Rwanda’s Brighter Future”), which was so popular and powerful that it was rebroadcast in its entirety. Forty-nine percent of listeners to the original broadcast reported that they had talked to a spouse or partner about family planning, 39 percent said they followed advice about family planning, they were 2.7 times more likely than non-listeners to want to know their HIV status, and two times more likely than non-listeners to have heard about a medication mothers can take to prevent transmission of HIV/AIDS to a baby. PMC has since broadcast three additional radio shows, Impano n’Impamba (“A Gift For Today That Will Last a Long Time”), Umurage (“Inheritance for a Better Future”), and Umurage 2.
Listeners of Population Media Center's Umurage Urukwiye radio show in Rwanda were 2.7 times more likely than non-listeners to want to know their HIV status.
Population Size
11,901,484 (2017)
Growth Rate
Projected Population Growth
64%
Rwanda's forests have decreased by 64% in the past 47 years.
(UN)
Background
- Growth Rate Compared to World: 21st (CIA, 2017)
- Total Fertility Rate: 3.87 children/woman (CIA, 2017)
- Births By Age 18: 5.2% (UNICEF Adolescents Indicators, 2008-2012)
- Contraceptive Prevalence Rate: 53.2% (CIA, 2014-2015)
- HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate: 3.1% (CIA, 2016)
- HIV/AIDS Compared to World: 18 (CIA, 2016)
- Population Below International Poverty Line: 63.2% (UNICEF Economic Indicators, 2007-2011)
Our Projects
PMC broadcasts radio shows in Rwanda to address health and human rights challenges, as well as environmental concerns.
Umurage 3
Umurage 3 built on the success of the Umurage brand and previous Umurage radio shows, which reached over...
Umurage 2
Umurage 2 built and expanded on PMC’s popular Umurage that aired June 2017-June 2018. Umurage 2 aired two times a...
Umurage
Umurage aired three times a week on eight different radio stations in Rwanda as well as episodes uploaded to a...
Umurage Urukwiye
Umurage Urukwiye aired three times per week in Rwanda on two radio stations: Contact FM and Radio Salus,...
Impano n’Impamba
PMC worked with its local team of administrators, writers, and producers to create a Rwandan NGO, Umurage Communication...

About Rwanda
Rwanda is one of the most densely populated countries in the world and food production is one of its greatest challenges. Poor nutrition impacts all people, but particularly women and children. One in five children are physically or mentally stunted due to malnutrition and more than 10 percent of children die before their fifth birthday.
Agriculture is the primary economic activity for more than 80 percent of the population, most of which live in rural areas, but the high population density limits land for crops and Rwanda ran out of new arable land almost 20 years ago.
In the past 47 years, Rwanda’s forests have decreased by 64 percent to make way for crops, but 96.2 percent of Rwandan households rely on wood as a source of energy. The forests are also home to Rwanda’s gorillas, the single largest tourist industry in Rwanda. Rwanda has committed to reaching 30 percent forestation by 2020. It is one of only three countries in Central and Western Africa to reverse its declining forest cover and is on course to achieve its 30 percent goal.
Current World Population
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