Project Report
| Apr 20, 2016
6 New Piglets Sleeping In the Pen
By Amber Bloomer | Policy Technical Advisor
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6 new piglets
The members of the Pig Cooperative proudly welcomed 6 new little piglets into their extended pig family!!
One of the original four pigs provided to the cooperative members gave birth to 6 healthy piglets this past Monday, April 18th.
The cooperative now has 27 pigs. Now that the cooperative has plenty of piglets, there will be a meeting with all the members to decide whether or not the cooperative should sell some of the male pigs, give piglets to cooperative members, or keep the pigs for now.
The members are very excited about the new piglets and thank you for all your support!
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Jan 20, 2016
The Pig Family Grows!
By Amber Bloomer | Policy Technical Advisor
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Growing family
Thanks to all of your support Cyaruzinge village now has a successful pig cooperative that is growing quite quickly!
In the past 4 months the 4 adult pigs the cooperative were given at the start of the project have given birth to a total of 20 piglets!
The cooperative members have decided to keep all 20 of the piglets in the cooperative. They will not sell them. Once this first round of piglets is grown and starts reproducing the cooperative members will start receiving their first pig. What does this mean for the members?
Well....
Each pig sells for any where from (150,000RWF - 300,000RWF). The members report that each pig they sell will feed the average cooperative member's family for about 3-5 months!!!
The members are continuing to work hard and are waiting patiently for the pig family to grow so they can each receive a pig and start benefitting monetarily from their labor!
The members are so grateful to have this opportunity to raise money for the cooperative and to provide for their families! Thank you for your continuous support!!
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Sep 22, 2015
The Pig Pen is Built!!!
By Amber Bloomer | Policy Technical Advisor
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On June 8th four students from Globe-Med at the University of Lawrence arrived and began planning the construction of the new pig co-op for members of Cyruzinge Village. Thirty-three members were chosen based on desire to participate and leadership qualities. These members were consulted on the planning of the cooperative details.
It was decided by the Globe-Med students, HDI staff, and the members of the cooperative that the funds would be used to design and construct a pig pen to be maintained and ran by the cooperative members cumulatively.
The pig pens are completed and 6 pigs, including one expecting mother, have happily settled into their new home.
Congratulations to the GlobeMed team for overseeing the completion of this project! Also, HDI would like to give a big thanks to each and every one of you for your contribution to this project!
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