I met Richard Munyerango who for many years has been promoting Organic farming and who has trained over 700,000 farmers in the past 17 years.
He began a project "One cow for each household" A family especially those widowed women and women whose husbands had been imprisoned after the genocide, would be given a cow (pregnant) and when the cow delivered a calf, the calf would be given to the next family in line, and so on, thus providing milk and manure for the compost in an affordable way. In this way the UK,s SEND COW, an expensive import of cow into the country rather became feed a local cow with a financial donation
I went out to the GAKO farm Training Centre and was hugely impressed by the gardens. An enormous piece of land with every part used for fruit, vegetable, medicinal plants and livestock.
The cows manure and urine creating the biogas which was used for cooking, research into improving organic fertilisers using organic micro-organisms and enriching the soil and plants. And on the premises a School from Kindergarten to high school headed by Richards wife.
I also met Jean Marie Irakabaho, managing director of POSADA - Promoting Organic Sustainable Agriculture Development in Africa, and his wife Lisa-Chantal Dusabe who trains farmers in a Organic Agriculture Curriculum - Organic Leadership Course. They are also involved in a SAFE WATER PROJECT.
I have been impressed by the clean and beautifully green city of Kigali. The people have been hospitable and welcoming and always ready to help in whatever way they can.
I even attended a Mass in the beautiful Cathedral where the singing of the choir was celestial - such lovely voices throughout the service. Most of the Mass was in song.
And best of all - I never saw a plastic bag in Rwanda!!!!
WAY TO GO
Photos to follow
THE COMPOST
THE SCHOOL
BIOGAS
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