The members of cooperatives under support of CODRBC (cooperative pour development rural et le bien etre Communautaire) – Abizeranye in Gatsibo district say they are happy for the support from this project that helped them get out of poverty as now they can create their own jobs.

On the 30^th.May.2012 when Global Fund visited CODRBC-Abizeranye project that supports different cooperatives in Gatsibo district, members of cooperatives that are supported by CODRBC informed Global Fund that the progress they have given them hope to have good life and to fight poverty with the help of the work they do of crocheting students’ sweaters and poultry farming.

Sylvestre Ngwabije the president of CODRBC-Abizeranye project said that their objective is to help the needy to get out of poverty through hard work where people who work think of how to get out of poverty.

Maculate Uwankusi one of the people who were supported who is also the chairperson of Girisuku cooperative-Kabarole who learn to crotchet students’ sweaters from this project said that they started making hats and now they make sweaters where a person can make at least 3 sweaters a day.

She says that their cooperative has improved their life styles and now many schools no longer make long journeys to buy students’ sweaters of which they do after cleaning Kabarore town and they learn crocheting in the house they rent for themselves.

Schools in Kayonza district have been given mattresses meant for students supported by FARG, a fund that supports poor 1994 genocide survivors.

Denyse Kayitesi the coordinator of FARG in Kayonza district said that students were given these mattresses when they needed them badly since some of the students didn’t have mattresses at all and those who had them they were very old and in bad shape.

FARG had last given mattresses to students they support in Kayonza district in 2008 and these had already worn out.

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Every year, a school gets new students and others leave therefore they are not worried about one of their students lacking mattresses as they the demanded mattresses asked by schools.

These mattresses will ensure a good night’s sleep and independence as some students shared beds because they didn’t have mattresses especially the new students in these students.

They will help students perform well in their academics as a rested mind ensures concentration and hard work as Kayitesi explained.

Hope for Living organisation funded by Global fund has given pigs and goats to the cooperatives of the vulnerable people living with HIV/AIDS from four sectors in Gakenke district.

Hope for living coordinator and Gakenke district workers

During the meeting to reveal the achievements and future prospects held on February 27th 2012, Hope for Living disclosed that 150 goats and 40 pigs were given to cooperatives of people living with HIV /AIDS by the end of last year.

Hope for the living plans to continue giving live stock to the cooperatives in the second phase beginning with March 2012.

The cooperatives that received cows have opted for consolidated live stock keeping in order promoting the culture of working under cooperatives.

However, consolidated farming posed a problem to the goats which has made some beneficiaries relax as far as caring for goats is concerned. As a result some goats do not look healthy.

Hope for living trained 10 health workers that sensitised 1500 people on the advantages of circumcising and family planning as per the contract they had with Hope for Living.

Hope for living works in four sectors; Mataba, Mugunga, Minazi and Muyongwe of Gakenke district from 2011.

Un programme de distribution des vaches aux séropositifs a débuté dans le secteur de Murunda, district de Rutsiro. Ce programme a été mis en place pour les aider dans l’amélioration de leurs vies.

Le député Rwaka Pierre Claver a rappelé que l’ennemi numéro un des séropositifs est de perdre espoir ou confiance de soi. Cette perte de confiance de soi leur fait revenir en arrière avec des pensées de suicide. Mais si la personne atteinte  parvient à prendre conscience de la vie qui doit continuer, elle peut vivre normalement et sans encombre.

L’honorable Rwaka a demandé à ces séropositifs d’avoir de l’espoir dans la vie. Ce programme va se poursuivre dans les secteurs de Mukura, Musasa et Manihira dans ce district de Rutsiro. Ce programme a été financé par le Global Fund via l’organisation des handicapés AGHR, le ministère de la santé et le district de Rutsiro.

Le délégué de AGHR, Nkundiye Zacharie, déclare que ce don pour les séropositifs permettra à ceux-ci de bénéficier du développement durable. Ces 48 vaches sont reparties en 3 groupes comprenant 20 membres chacun. Chaque groupe recroit 4 vaches par tombola. Donc chaque secteur reçoit 12 vaches ayant une valeur de 325 000frs chacune.

Une des bénéficiaires, Nyirandimubandi Dorothée, a remercié le président de la république pour son action en faveur des pauvres en particulier des séropositifs. Au nom du maire de Rutsiro, Mr Niyonzima Tharcisse, a gratifié les bailleurs de fond pour leur action car dorénavant dans ce district 900 vaches ont été recensées. Il a exhorté que ces vaches doivent être bien tenues car c’est une richesse collective.

Mu  murenge wa Murunda, akarere ka Rutsiro, hatangijwe igikorwa cyo gushyikiriza inka za kijyambere, amatsinda y’ababana n’ubwandu bw’agakoko gatera SIDA muri aka karere, iyi gahunda ikaba ari mu rwego rwo kurushaho kubafasha kubaho neza basezera ubukene.

Depite Rwaka Pierre Claver yibukije  ababana n’ubwandu bw’agakoko gatera SIDA, ko umwanzi bafite wa mbere ari ukwiheba. Uku kwiheba ngo kubabuza kujya mbere, kubazanira urupfu, ariko uwagutsinze, ubuzima burakomeza kandi neza.

Honorable Rwaka Pierre Claver yasabye aba babana n’ubwandu bw’agakoko gatera SIDA, kwirinda kwiheba. Iki gikorwa kigomba no gukomereza mu murenge wa Mukura, hakazakurikiraho Musasa na Manihira, akarere ka Rutsiro gakesha iyi nkunga umuryango Global Fund, binyujijwe mu muryango w’ababana n’ubumuga, AGHR, Minisiteri y’ubuzima n’akarere ka Rutsiro.

Nkundiye Zacharie, uhagarariye AGHR, avuga ko guhitamo guha inka ababana n’ubwandu bw’agakoko ka SIDA, hari hagamijwe kubageza ku majyambere arambye.

Izi nka 48 zigenewe amatsinda y’ababana n’agakoko gatera SIDA atatu muri buri murenge, buri tsinda rikaba rigizwe n’abanyamuryango 20 ryagenewe  inka 4, zatoranijwe hakoreshejwe uburyo bwa tombola, bivuze ko muri buri murenge hagejejwe inka 12. Buri nka ifite agaciro k’amafaranga y’u Rwanda asaga  325.000 Frws.

Umwe mu bayoboye aya matsinda, Nyirandimubanzi Dorothea, yashimye prezida wa Repubulika udasiba kwita ku batishoboye cyane cyane ababana n’ubwandu.

Mu izina ry’akarere ka Rutsiro, Niyonzima Tharcisse, yashimye aba baterankunga kuko izi nka zitumye muri aka karere kose  habarurwa inka 900.

Yavuze kandi ko ubu ari ubukungu ku banyarwanda, bityo asaba abazihawe kuzifata neza, nta gusigana kuko ari iza rusange mu itsinda.

Yanabamenyesheje ko nta nka igomba kwicwa, ahubwo zigomba kuzororoka zikagera kuri benshi nk’uko gahunda ya Girinka yatangijwe n’umukuru w’igihugu ari byo igamije.