Rugambarara Fanstin, the headmaster of a primary school in Runyombyi, said that the school has 750 students but only 14 teachers. There are few books, and students use little paper notebooks for lessons. Chalk is used for writing, rather than pens or pencils. Rwandans lack many resources and funds for school materials, and many families lack money for school fees and school clothes. Children are also hindered from attending school because many are caring for younger siblings or for fathers who are in jail.
Villages display a lack of adequate health care and other social amenities.
Though there is much evidence of agricultural development and food is widely available, needs for other materials and resources are overwhelming. Forty-four percent of the population is composed of children under the age of 15. Many are very needy, lacking proper shelter, food, and hygiene. Few resources, businesses, and industries exist to sustain this country, and all are necessary as a means to provide a future for its children. Recent governmental changes revealed that the country may be on a course toward a more permanent peace in a certain but tenuous future.