Gicumbi District, Rwanda

Dec 28, 2009

This is the final in a four-part series on my visit to Heifer International projects in Gicumbi District in Rwanda. Leonard Birahira has been connected to Heifer International in Gicumbi District for the last seven years, but only recently as a beneficiary of their projects. He's been using his carpentry skills to help build stalls for farmers to keep their animals, a requirement for all Heifer beneficiaries, and just last month received his ...

Gicumbi District, Rwanda

Dec 23, 2009

This is the third in a four-part series on my visit to Heifer International projects in Gicumbi District in Rwanda. In addition to milk and income, dairy farmers also get another important resource from their cows—manure. While raw manure can be composted for use on crops, cow dung can also be a source of fuel for households. Madame Helen Bahikwe, another farmer in Gicumbi District, began working with Heifer International in 2002. She now ...

Gicumbi District, Rwanda

Dec 23, 2009

This is the third in a four-part series on my visit to Heifer International projects in Gicumbi District in Rwanda. In addition to milk and income, dairy farmers also get another important resource from their cows—manure. While raw manure can be composted for use on crops, cow dung can also be a source of fuel for households. Madame Helen Bahikwe, another farmer in Gicumbi District, began working with Heifer International in 2002. She now ...

Gicumbi District, Rwanda

Dec 23, 2009

This is the third in a four-part series on my visit to Heifer International projects in Gicumbi District in Rwanda. In addition to milk and income, dairy farmers also get another important resource from their cows—manure. While raw manure can be composted for use on crops, cow dung can also be a source of fuel for households. Madame Helen Bahikwe, another farmer in Gicumbi District, began working with Heifer International in 2002. She now ...

Gicumbi District, Rwanda

Dec 22, 2009

This is the second in the four-part series on my visit to Heifer International projects in Gicumbi District in Rwanda. Holindintwali Cyprien is a 40-year old farmer and livestock keeper in Gicumbi District, outside of Kigali in Rwanda. But he hasn’t always been a farmer. After the genocide in the 1990s, he and his wife, Mukaremera Donatilla, 40, were school teachers, making a about $USD 50.00 monthly. Living in a small house constructed of ...