Relevant legislation makes no provision for tax-exempt status for such organizations. Failure to register leaves an organization unable to legally conclude agreements with other organizations, including agreements to receive assistance. There is also a small community of Baha'is and several congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses. There has been a proliferation of small, usually Christian-linked sects since the 1994 genocide. The Government has welcomed their development assistance.
Missionaries openly promote their religious beliefs.
There is no indication that religious belief is linked directly to membership in any political party. The Government permits religious instruction in public schools. Many years ago, missionaries established schools that are now operated by the Government. In those schools, religious instruction tends to reflect the denomination of the founders, either Catholic or Protestant. Christian and Muslim private schools operate as well.