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Gicumbi survivors receiving cows

 Over 60 cows of were donated to the families of survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Gicumbi district, last week. The donation is part of the one cow per family programme locally know as ‘Girinka.’  

Deogaratias Mwanafunze the coordinator of one cow per family program in the northern district of Gicumbi said that the cows were donated to poor families through the fund for genocide survivors (FARG).

“We have given cows to selected survivor families who seem to be under privileged than others in a bid to boost their economic and social wellbeing,” said Mwanafunze adding that those who benefited were selected from the Sectors of  Mutete, Muko, Rutare, Ruvune, Bukure, Giti, Kajyeyo, Nyamiyaga and Rwamiko.

Mukandamutsa Daphrose who benefited from the program said that the cow given to her will help her and her neighbors to get milk and manure adding that her social wellbeing will improve as a result.

Those who were given cows were urged to take good care of them so that they can fully benefit from them.

Girinka program (One cow per poor Family) was inspired by the Rwandan culture and initiated by His Excellency the President of the Republic in 2006.

Umuryango wa Shumbusho Claude na Nyirabarimwabo Athanasie uherereye mu murenge wa Bungwe mu karere ka Burera, umaze iminsi ugabiwe inka na Perezida w’u Rwanda Paul Kagame kubera ko wibarutse abana batatu b’impanga, utangaza ko mbere y’uko bagabirwa iyo nka ubuzima bw’umuryango wabo bwari bumeze nabi.

Shumbusho atunzwe no gupagasa kugira ngo abone ibyo atungisha umuryango. Agira ati “ njya guhingira abandi bampa udufaranga nkagura nk’ifu y’ubugari bakaba aribwo bararira nabona ay’umufungo w’ibijumba bakaba aribyo bararira”.

Akomeza avuga ko umugore we atarabyara izo mpanga yacuruzaga avoka, hanyuma amafaranga akuye mo akaba ariyo bahahisha. Shumbusho avuga ko afite imirima ibiri ahinga mo ibijumba n’ibishyimbo. Gusa avuga ko ateza imyaka ifatika kuburyo yahunika bigatuma nta kiribwa aba afite, Shumbusho ubu afite abana umunani ubariye mo n’aba batatu b’mpanga bibarutse, Ariko ngo akaba yari kuba agize icumi iyo babiri yabyaye mbere badapfa. Gusa iyo urebye abo bana bigaragara ko bakiri bato mu myaka, Inzu babamo nayo ikaba iringaniye ifite ibyumba bine nabyo bito.

N’ubwo ariko afite abo bana bose nta kintu kigaragara abatungisha, Kuko usibye inka yagabiwe avuga ko nta rindi tungo yigize yorora kuburyo ryagoboka umuryango we.

Byaruhanga Fidele umunyamabanga nshingwabikorwa w’akagari ka Bungwe avuga ko muri ako gace hakunze kugaragara abaturage badakurikiza gahunda yo kuboneza urubyaro, Bakabyara abana benshi kandi ari n’imiryango itishoboye. Agira ati “aka gace gaturiye igihugu cy’Ubugande bituma abaturage benshi batumva neza iyo gahunda”. Byaruhanga akomeza avuga ko na Shumbusho yari yarananiranye, Ku buryo ngo bamubwira kuboneza urubyaro ntabyumve ahubwo ngo akajya yigira mu gihugu cy’Ubugande gupagasa.

Gusa ariko Shumbusho avuga ko arekeye aho kubyara ngo kuko amaze kubona ko kuboneza urubyaro ari ngombwa. Nyuma yo kugabirwa inka yavuze ko ubuzima bugiye guhinduka kandi ngo izabafa kwikura mu bukene.

Umuryango wa Shumbusho washyikirijwe inka wagabiwe na Prezida Kagame tariki ya 22/12/2011, Uwo muryango ukaba waribatutse izo mpanga tariki ya 11/11/2011.