ABSTRACT
The study examined the social economic effects of tourism development to the people since
the end of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Objectives that guided the study included; to
examine the benefits of tourism to the people in Musanze district since 1994, to examine the
challenges to tourism development in people in Musanze district since the end of the 1994
genocide and to establish strategies through which the social economic life of the people in
Musanze district may be improved through Tourism.
The study was both descriptive and analytical in nature where it based on primary and
secondary data to establish the magnitude of the study. Primary data based on quantitative
and qualitative data designs. Qualitative data designs included; interviews, observation and
Focus Group Discussions. Quantitative data were gathered through questionnaires.
Documentary analysis was the basis upon which secondary data were gathered. A total of 60
respondents were employed and answered the research questions where purposive sampling
was used in selecting the respondents.
The study found out that, the major benefits from tourism were; increased tourism receipts,
institutional development, infrastructural development, international exposure, employment,
renewal of cultural pride, environmental conservation, and improved security. The major
challenges were; inadequate capital, low levels of education, inadequate facilities, inadequate
labour, threat from poachers and wild animals, inadequate exposure, limited tourist
attractions, population increase, demonstration effect and limited access to natural resources.
Strategies of the social economic life may be improved were suggested as; injecting more
capital, creating other forms of employment, training more manpower, designing appropriate
policies, sensitizing people, more advertising , seeking international funding, importing more
wild animals and enhancing family planning.
IMMACULATE, N (2021). The Social Economic Effects Of Tourism Development To The People Since The End Of The 1994 Genocide In Rwanda, Case Study Of Musanze District. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/the-social-economic-effects-of-tourism-development-to-the-people-since-the-end-of-the-1994-genocide-in-rwanda-case-study-of-musanze-district
IMMACULATE, NYAGAHIMA "The Social Economic Effects Of Tourism Development To The People Since The End Of The 1994 Genocide In Rwanda, Case Study Of Musanze District" Afribary. Afribary, 04 Jun. 2021, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/the-social-economic-effects-of-tourism-development-to-the-people-since-the-end-of-the-1994-genocide-in-rwanda-case-study-of-musanze-district. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.
IMMACULATE, NYAGAHIMA . "The Social Economic Effects Of Tourism Development To The People Since The End Of The 1994 Genocide In Rwanda, Case Study Of Musanze District". Afribary, Afribary, 04 Jun. 2021. Web. 12 Nov. 2024. < https://tracking.afribary.com/works/the-social-economic-effects-of-tourism-development-to-the-people-since-the-end-of-the-1994-genocide-in-rwanda-case-study-of-musanze-district >.
IMMACULATE, NYAGAHIMA . "The Social Economic Effects Of Tourism Development To The People Since The End Of The 1994 Genocide In Rwanda, Case Study Of Musanze District" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 12, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/the-social-economic-effects-of-tourism-development-to-the-people-since-the-end-of-the-1994-genocide-in-rwanda-case-study-of-musanze-district