SUNCASA Kigali: evidence summary

Agroforestry established

Kigali · end of year two

Agroforestry established in Kigali by the end of year two. The separate 362 ha of riparian restoration is not added to this total.

Publication date: 2026-04-10 · Building climate resilience in three cities (April 2026)

Buildings exposed to flood risk

Whole Kigali · modelled · current land use · 100-year flood

The SAVi assessment models exposure across whole Kigali using current land use and a 100-year flood scenario. These are buildings at risk, not buildings protected by SUNCASA.

Publication date: 2026-01-20 · SAVi Kigali assessment (January 2026)

Trees and buffer plants planted

Kigali · cumulative to end of year two

A cumulative count of trees and buffer plants planted across Kigali’s micro-catchments by the end of year two. It is not a count of surviving trees.

Publication date: 2026-04-10 · Building climate resilience in three cities (April 2026)

Modelled habitat-quality improvement

Restored versus current land-use scenario

SAVi compares current and restored land-use scenarios using the InVEST habitat-quality index: 0.067 and 0.080. The reported 18.9% improvement is a model result, not measured vegetation-cover change.

Publication date: 2026-01-20 · SAVi Kigali assessment (January 2026)

Water quality

SUNCASA Kigali; monitoring result not available

No public water-quality monitoring result for these Kigali sites was identified by 12 September 2026. No value, unit or monitoring source is asserted.

GESI workshop participants

Across Kigali, Dire Dawa and Johannesburg

Participants in gender equality and social inclusion workshops across Kigali, Dire Dawa and Johannesburg, reported in March 2025. This is not a Kigali-only or marginalised-only headcount.

Publication date: 2025-03-07 · Year one of SUNCASA progress (March 2025)

Parents identified for the childcare programme

Kabuye and Mageragere nurseries · not a training completion count

Parents identified for the childcare programme at Kabuye and Mageragere nurseries. The source does not establish that 20 parents completed training.

Publication date: 2026-03-10 · Nursery work and childcare (March 2026)

Modelled jobs across implementation and maintenance

Kigali · 2025–2050 · not a current headcount

SAVi models 3,062 jobs in implementation and 1,895 in operation and maintenance over 2025–2050, totalling 4,957. This is not a current workforce count.

Publication date: 2026-01-20 · SAVi Kigali assessment (January 2026)

Fruit trees distributed

Kigali · year one (2024)

Fruit trees distributed during year one (2024). The launch’s separate 125,000 fruit-tree and shrub target has a broader scope and must not be added to this result.

Publication date: 2025-03-07 · Year one of SUNCASA progress (March 2025)

Trees planted in gullies

Kigali · year one (2024)

Year-one planting of 31,900 trees against a stated target of 46,000 trees. This tree count must not be combined with riparian restoration expressed in hectares.

Publication date: 2025-03-07 · Year one of SUNCASA progress (March 2025)

Women employed at nurseries

Kabuye and Mageragere combined

Around 30 women employed across Kabuye and Mageragere nurseries. The same story reports that 17 have children eligible for on-site childcare.

Publication date: 2026-03-10 · Nursery work and childcare (March 2026)