Gakwandi, Canisius2023-10-062023-10-062008http://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/5858Master of Arts Dissertation in Rural DevelopmentIn 1994, the genocide had a devastating effect in Rwanda and particularly, for this study, It had worsened in Bugesera District by the exploding number of single-parent families (38% of women and several young orphans now head families). Worse still, the District has had to face prolonged and repeated drought since 1998, the direct consequences of which have been food insecurity and massive population movements. People are pursuing internal migration as a way of survival strategy. The general objective of this study was to determine the role of rural-urban in livelihood; specifically the study discussed the determinants of migration at the household level, the household wealth by migration status and the influence of rural-urban migration in development on the place of origin. The determinants of migration at household level provide a better understanding as to why some families participate in the migration process while others do not. The findings indicate that all the variables included in the analysis; age and the size of household have had significant relative risk on rural out-migration. Migration theories and livelihood approach were adopted to get insights on how poor migrants are making a living and how they have changed the access to assets as compared to the non-migrants’ households. These issues were explained on the basis of Principal Component Analysis, which was developed to construct wealth index by migration status according to the reported level of assets ownership and living conditions. The study found that migrants’ household were better off than non-migrants’ household. In this study, rural-urban migration influences the development of the place of origin through remittances, which contributes simultaneously to the growth processes of the economy and improves the livelihood security of those who remain resident in rural areas. In relation to migration of the poor, government policy should build on knowledge about the transfer mechanisms and uses of remittances to support community-based credit, savings, and transfer and investment initiatives.enSingle-parent familiesRural-urban migrationLivelihoodRwandaBugesera districtThesis