Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Project Updates from Rwanda

(Goat-giving Ceremony)

This past Friday marked the kick-off of the income generation project of our maternal healthcare education program. 31 of the 50 women participating in the program received goats. The first women to receive goats were selected based on their attendance at the previous teaching sessions, and the remaining women will receive the second generation of goats. Women also received hoes and inaugurated the two fields which have been rented for two years for their use. This culminated in a ceremony with speeches by members of RVCP, the head nun of the Huye Health Clinic, the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the National University of Rwanda, and the Huye Sector Executive Secretary. A mother and participant in the program also gave a testimony: "My child was 5 kgs. After attending teaching sessions about proper feeding the kid is now 14 kgs," and she said she will never stop coming to sessions because they were so helpful. In the grand scheme of things this is only small progress, but for these women it could mean a healthier life for their families.

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