Projet d'elevage porcin en favour des families d'enfants vivant seuls

Local Entity:
Diocése Catholique de Cyangugu

Synthetic data of the project
Harambee contribution: € 20,269.00
Contribution from local entity: € 9,841.00
Project duration: 2003 – 2004

The project enabled families of orphan children in the area of Cyangugu to receive major help towards future employment. Thanks to the project 100 orphaned children were identified and given pigs to raise for market, providing them with profitable work and re-introducing this livestock into the area from which it had completely disappeared during the civil war. At the same time the children received training in pig-raising and pig-sties built as part of the project.

Description of the project :
The programme looked to sustain families who had adopted orphaned children. Some of these children have become heads of families themselves, but have no relations to help them. Experience over the past years has shown the need for such orphans to raise pigs for different reasons: the scarcity of pigs in the area, the possibility of producing pigs that can be sold in a short period, the ease of finding waste products in the country to feed pigs on, the growing demand for pork and pork products in the area, and the possibility of a pig-raising expert and a vet provided by the diocese. The programme aimed to recruit 100 orphans at the heads of their families, selecting them from among those most in need and with the capacity to engage in pig-raising.



Construction d'un centre de formation de base pour la jeunesse

Local Entity:
Diocése Catholique de Ruhengeri

Synthetic data of the project
Harambee contribution : € 35,284.41
Contribution from local organization (Diocese of Ruhengeri) : € 3,920.49
Project Duration : 2003-2004

At the end of the period planned for the project, construction of the educational centre (covering approximately 400 m2) was complete. The centre has become a focal point for the social life and education of young people in the area.

Description of the project :
The project aimed to build a permanent basic educational centre for young working people in the parish of Ruangeri. The centre’s objectives are education for peace and reconciliation between Rwandese, and raising the level of education for those who are not able to attend work-based learning courses. Additionally, the centre tackles health problems, focusing particularly on AIDS