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Reintegration – 2001

The second phase of demobilization started in December of 2001 and ended in December of 2008. In this phase, a total of 20,000 ex-combatants from RPA/RDF and 12,500 members of armed groups were expected to be demobilized. By the end of March 2008, 22,362 RDF were demobilized, thereby exceeding the target number. However, out of the 12,500, only 6,397 ex-combatants from armed groups were demobilized.¹ Those mobilized received insertion benefits and reintegration allowances.

The reintegration had economic and social dimensions and was carried out in two distinct phases. Under economic reintegration, combatants received counseling, financial support and formal and informal education. Ex-combatants also received reintegration grants and tool kits. Under the social reintegration phase, activities related to supporting family network and creating informal networks of ex-combatants were carried out in order to develop informal networks.²

1. “DDR-Rwanda, January-March 2008,” Rwanda Demobilization and Reintegration Commission, 4, accessed September 19, 2011, www.rdrc.org.rw.
2. RDRC, 2001-2008, accessed September 19, 2011, http://escolapau.uab.cat/img/programas/desarme/mapa/rwanda09i.pdf.