{"id":1525,"date":"2021-03-30T11:41:51","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T09:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lecanape.rw\/en\/?p=1525"},"modified":"2021-03-30T12:29:34","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T10:29:34","slug":"nyagatare-life-is-changing-in-rwimiyaga-and-karangazi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lecanape.rw\/en\/nyagatare-life-is-changing-in-rwimiyaga-and-karangazi\/","title":{"rendered":"Nyagatare: Life is changing in Rwimiyaga and Karangazi…"},"content":{"rendered":"

The living conditions of the expelled population from Tanzania and the vulnerable in the host community are changing dramatically thanks to the support of the Rwandan Red Cross (RRC) in collaboration with local authorities. <\/strong><\/p>\n

A population of 300 people in the two sectors of Rwimiyaga and Karangazi, Nyagatare district, are undergoing social and economic transformation thanks to RRC support.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we arrived in Rwanda, expelled from Tanzania, we didn\u2019t know how to farm, we were coming out of the forest where living,\u201d says Diane Umurerwa. \u201cThe RRC taught us farming techniques,\u201d she says. \u201cWe know the seasons, we know the right time to grow maize, the right time to grow beans. We had never heard of this before,\u201d she reveals.<\/p>\n

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When we arrived in Rwanda, we didn’t know how to cultivate. Diane Umurerwa (Photo le Canap\u00e9)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Today, this population, which has taken its destiny into its own hands, alternates crops on an area of 60 hectares purchased by this humanitarian organization, which is an auxiliary of the state. \u201cAt harvest time, each member of the cooperative receives his or her share and gives food to his or her children, who eat their fill,\u201d she says.\u00a0 \u201cThe rest is sold on the market, with businessmen coming to buy our crops at a good price,\u201d she boasts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have opened a bank account where we put our earnings for savings. None of us can afford not to have health insurance,\u201d she says.\u00a0 \u201cNow we have been able to afford electricity connections. Our houses are lit with electricity; the state has provided us with the necessary energy infrastructure. A member of the cooperative can apply for a 100,000 loan for the electricity connection. The interest rate is very low to allow all our members who want to benefit from this source of energy,\u201d she explains how social and economic transformation has become a reality.<\/p>\n

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“The Red Cross is our father, it’s our mother…” Byabagambi (Photo le Canap\u00e9)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThis resilience project allows us to pay school fees for our children and meet other needs such as clothing. The Red Cross is our father, it\u2019s our mother…\u201d said Byabagambi Hassan, whom we met while he was tending his cows donated by the RRC.<\/p>\n

The participation of all parties, a guarantee of success…<\/strong><\/p>\n

For a good supervision, this population has been divided into several groups. \u201cIn our group, we are 22. The RRC offered us 5 cows, 2 died. These cows have reproduced. 13 of us are already breeders in a rotational distribution system until everyone is served. In the next season, the rest will each receive a heifer,\u201d he says. \u201cOur children did not suffer from Kwashiorkor,\u201d Byabagambi adds, very happy because they were more like farmers before they were forced to return home.<\/p>\n

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“We produce a lot of milk. We consume it in our families and the rest is sold…” Diane Umurerwa (Photo le Canap\u00e9)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In her speech on livestock, Diane Umurerwa starts by speaking normally but towards the end she raises her voice. “The first time the RRC gave us goats, the second time they gave us goats and for the third time they brought us cows. Our children drink milk! We are satisfied… I don’t know how to express this well,\u201d she says, no longer able to hide her emotion. \u201cWe produce a lot of milk. We consume it in our families and the rest is sold to the milk collection centers,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n

Continuing with nutrition, Diane Umurerwa, a seemingly healthy mother, does not forget the vegetable gardens she enjoys. \u201cThey taught us how to maintain vegetable gardens, we lived in the forest in Tanzania, it was something new for us, we started to eat vegetables, it was also new for us, kinds of vegetables we had never seen, like carrot, beetroot, … a lot of vegetables,\u201d she tries to express how she feels.<\/p>\n

These Rwandans from Tanzania are not ready to forget the welcome they received when they arrived in Rwanda and the houses built by the state for them.<\/p>\n

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“This project aims to improve the living conditions of the beneficiaries. “Emmanuel Mazimpaka. (Photo le Canap\u00e9)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to the Director of Communication and Humanitarian Diplomacy, Emmanuel Mazimpaka, this project was set up with the participation of all parties concerned. \u201cBefore the launch of this project, the population was consulted and the local government intervened to show the most vulnerable category that should benefit,\u201d he reveals the participatory method adopted.\u00a0 \u201cSo the project being implemented is aimed at improving the living conditions of the beneficiaries,\u201d he shows the purpose of this intervention.\u00a0 \u201cAt the end of the project, we will hand it over to the grassroots authorities who will have to ensure its sustainability before committing ourselves elsewhere in the country,\u201d he concludes.<\/p>\n

G\u00e9rard Rugambwa<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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