Women Empowerment for Sustainable Development

Dear Donors,

We are happy to share with the quarterly report for this project “The Women Empowerment for Sustainable Development” on the activities implemented by Aspire Rwanda to initiate a piggery project to
address some of the economic challenges of the beneficiaries. The piggery project has continued to stand out as a credible venture which has resulted into some of the most profound achievements for the project.

Achievements of the quarterly activities:

1. The manure from the pig rearing has enabled the beneficiaries to improve food yields and therefore address food insecurity.
2. Beneficiaries have been able to acquire skills, share experiences and resolve challenges pertaining to piggery rearing during piggery project review meetings.
3. Involvement in pig rearing at household level have had their incomes improved.
4. There is noted improvement in the local breeds as a result of crossbreeding with Piggery project better breeds.

Beneficiaries use the skills they learned through the piggery project to care for the animals

Challenges:

1. There is a spike in the cost of feed.
2. Given the benefits of the project to the beneficiaries, the demand for scaling up the project toother beneficiaries grows.
3. The pigs contracted infections which was failed to diagnose, leading to the death of some of them. They need permanent vets for the treatment.

Actions and Suggestions:

1. We have advised members of the beneficiaries to use the manure from the project to grow their own feeds to save money and respond to the price hikes.
2. We have encouraged beneficiaries to be patient and pray for more successes of the project so as to enable a scale up.
3. We have contacted the local vets for diagnosis and subsequent solutions to infections. They have promised to come to our rescue.
4. Whereas we are aware of the benefits of permanent pigsties to the beneficiaries, we do not have the resources to actualize this challenge. We do request for support in this area.

Conclusion:

Besides the above mentioned challenges, the piggery project is on track. It is enabling the Aspire Rwanda to transform in a better way and is empowering women to respond to challenges to community development.

We thank you so much for your support on this project and we would like to support in making a difference in the lives of more women.  We encourage you to donate monthly here. Even a few dollars a month will go a long way. Please also share this with your contacts and invite them to consider supporting this ongoing project. Thank you .