Project Report
| Feb 9, 2025
Porridge is Perfect!
By Karl Weyrauch | Project Leader
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Kinyana Porridge Chef
To support children, porridge is perfect. Milled from locally-grown grains, it is readily available at local markets in Kigali. It is easy to transport, store, and prepare with the simplest of kitchen supplies. It is warm and nourishing, and children love it. And, at about 15 cents per serving, it is great value for the money.
Here, we see the chef at Kinyana VIllage sorting her monthly supply. Just outside is the pile of firewood that she kindles to boil water and cook the dry porridge inside each of these brown paper bags. One kilo of porridge goes a long way to prevent malnutrition, provide energy, and promote normal brain development for her students. Thanks to your generous support for the preschoolers, porridge... is just perfect!
Oct 15, 2024
A Great Day Starts with Porridge, and Eggs
By Karl F Weyrauch | Project Manager
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Kids Love Eggs
Nutritious porridge, and when possible, supplemental eggs, give the preschool students of the villages of Cyaruzinge, Masoro and Kinyana a great start in life. For many of them, this is the only food they eat all day. It is a relief for the parents to know that their children continue to receive healthy food even if the family faces challenges making financial ends meet.
After eating, the students burst with energy and love to sing together with their teacher. Watching them gives the impression that anything is possible for these thriving young minds as they gain skills that will help them succeed in the city of Kigali and the world beyond.
A sign of progress is that their brothers and sisters have asked for and received special tutoring to help them pass the mandatory National examinations at the end of primary school.
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Porridge for Kinyana Kids
Jul 4, 2024
Food Security is Job #1!
By Perrilee Pizzini | Project Manager
![Porridge for Kinyana Village Students]()
Porridge for Kinyana Village Students
The local government workers asked us to help the villages of Masoro,and Kinyana, who needed a hand because of their population of indigenous Pygmy people were battling historical marginalization. With support, they are now providing their preschoolers with porridge every day and a hardboiled egg once a week.
The nurses found that about 19% of the students who were screened in Cyaruzinge showed either physical stunting or signs of malnutrition. That is more common than we imagined, and we hope the feeding program can help them!
The communities are interested in raising rabbits to add protein to their diet. Jean Marie, one of the leaders of Cyaruzinge, has built a very practical and easy-to-clean rabbit hutch with six rooms. His bunnies are thriving and providing both nutrition and a bit of income for his family. Now, the villagers in Kinyana want to learn how to raise rabbits too. This is a wonderful opportunity for one village to help another. Good job, Jean Marie!
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Jean Marie and his Rabbits