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===Birth Records===
===Birth Records===


* Child's name
*Child's name
*Gender
*Gender
*Date of birth
*Date of birth
*Date of registration
*Date of registration
*Place of occurrence
*Place of birth
*Place of registration
*Place of registration
*Type of place of occurrence (hospital, home, etc.)
*Type of place of birth (hospital, home, etc.)


Parents' information
Information about each parent:
*Name
*Name
*Date of birth or age, Marital status, Place of usual residence, Place/country of birth, Citizenship, Occupation
*Date of birth or age
 
*Marital status
Regarding the father of the child: Name, Date of birth or age, Marital status, Place of usual residence, Place/country of birth, Citizenship, Occupation<ref name="Unicef Rwanda">UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, [https://data.unicef.org/crvs/rwanda/ UNICEF Data for Rwanda], accessed 25 August 2021. "Data sources: Information on civil registration systems was compiled over a period from December 2016 to November 2017 using the existing relevant legal frameworks and in consultation with CRVS experts, officials within the relevant national institutions, and UNICEF country offices. All reasonable precautions have been taken by UNICEF to verify this country profile; updates will be made to reflect changes in policy and implementation and/or new information."</ref>
*Place of usual residence
*Place/country of birth
*Citizenship
*Occupation<ref name="Unicef Rwanda">UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, [https://data.unicef.org/crvs/rwanda/ UNICEF Data for Rwanda], accessed 13 September 2021. "Data sources: Information on civil registration systems was compiled over a period from December 2016 to November 2017 using the existing relevant legal frameworks and in consultation with CRVS experts, officials within the relevant national institutions, and UNICEF country offices. All reasonable precautions have been taken by UNICEF to verify this country profile; updates will be made to reflect changes in policy and implementation and/or new information."</ref>


===Marriage Records===
===Marriage Records===

Revision as of 13:20, 13 September 2021

Rwanda Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Rwanda Background
Local Research Resources

How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Ministry of Local Government
Directorate General of Territorial Administration and Good Governance

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth Records[edit | edit source]

  • Child's name
  • Gender
  • Date of birth
  • Date of registration
  • Place of birth
  • Place of registration
  • Type of place of birth (hospital, home, etc.)

Information about each parent:

  • Name
  • Date of birth or age
  • Marital status
  • Place of usual residence
  • Place/country of birth
  • Citizenship
  • Occupation[1]

Marriage Records[edit | edit source]

Bridegroom’s presence at registration, Bride’s presence at registration, Proof of age, Two witnesses to the marriage, Birth certificates of each intending spouse, Certificate of marital status (celibacy, divorce, etc.) Processing Regarding the spouses: Names, Date of birth or age, Place of usual residence, Occupation, Names of parents Regarding the marriage: Date of occurrence, Date of registration, Place of occurrence, Place of registration[1]

Death Records[edit | edit source]

Medical death certificate, Date of death, Two witnesses over age 18 Information collected Regarding the deceased: Name, Sex, Date of birth or age, Place of usual residence, Citizenship Regarding the death: Date of death, Date of registration, Place of occurrence, Place of registration, Cause of death, Type of place of occurrence (hospital, home, etc.)

Information collected in case of fetal death Fetal death is not registered.[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, UNICEF Data for Rwanda, accessed 13 September 2021. "Data sources: Information on civil registration systems was compiled over a period from December 2016 to November 2017 using the existing relevant legal frameworks and in consultation with CRVS experts, officials within the relevant national institutions, and UNICEF country offices. All reasonable precautions have been taken by UNICEF to verify this country profile; updates will be made to reflect changes in policy and implementation and/or new information."