{"id":406128,"date":"2011-04-29T03:05:17","date_gmt":"2011-04-29T03:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/29\/gicumbi-village-leaders-given-cows\/"},"modified":"2011-04-29T03:05:17","modified_gmt":"2011-04-29T03:05:17","slug":"gicumbi-village-leaders-given-cows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/29\/gicumbi-village-leaders-given-cows\/","title":{"rendered":"Gicumbi Village Leaders Given Cows"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"41.5983209558\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newtimes.co.rw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/218ad26fnewtimes180.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"The New Times (Kigali)\" title=\"Visit The New Times (Kigali)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fred Ndoli<\/p>\n<p>29 April 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Gicumbi \u2014 Rwanda Animal Resource Development Authority (RARDA), in partnership with God Blessing Enterprise, a non profit organisation, on Wednesday presented 40 Friesian cows to needy village leaders in Gicumbi District.<\/p>\n<p>The cows were donated as part of the cattle stocking programme, commonly known as Girinka.<\/p>\n<p>The beneficiaries, who were drawn from various sectors in the district, were identified after a thorough screening exercise.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to The New Times, one of the beneficiaries, Petronius Umuhire, said that the cow would help her obtain manure for her farm.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have a small plot on which I have been growing fruits, and this cow will enable my farm to produce more fruits,&#8221; said Umuhire, a mother of four.<\/p>\n<p>Another beneficiary, Alfred Ruzindana, also shared his joy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I had lost hope of any improvement economically, but now that I have been given this cow, I am certain of a better life for me and my family,&#8221; Ruzindana said.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the beneficiaries, Alexandre Mvuyekure, Gicumbi Vice Mayor in charge of finance, said the donation was part of government&#8217;s effort to acknowledge the work done by the leaders in their communities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a token of government&#8217;s appreciation for your service, so, keep it up,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mvuyekure urged the beneficiaries to take good care of cows and pass on the off-springs to other needy residents.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>See the original post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201104290023.html\" title=\"Gicumbi Village Leaders Given Cows\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gicumbi Village Leaders Given Cows<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Fred Ndoli 29 April 2011 Gicumbi \u2014 Rwanda Animal Resource Development Authority (RARDA), in partnership with God Blessing Enterprise, a non profit organisation, on Wednesday presented 40 Friesian cows to needy village leaders in Gicumbi District. 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