The goat project has been developed as a runner meanwhile. Since the beginning 750 goats have been distributed to women of the Kirinda region. The project works according to the principle that every first little baby goat has to be given to the next woman on the list. All further little goat kids stay with the owner. The list had been made by E.P.R. As all women of the close Kirinda region, who were on this list, meanwhile got their own goat the distribution is expanded to Ingabire village which belongs to the larger Kirinda region after the restructuring process of E.P.R. And there are still lots of women on the list waiting for a goat.

Who is interested in donating a goat?

By the way, a goat is a perfect birthday present for a friend or relative.

What’s the price of a goat?

EUR 35 (once)

Who gains a profit?

Single women in Rwanda. The goat delivers milk, fertilizer and baby goats and thus leads to a sustainable improvement of life quality for women and their children.

What is my profit?

A beautiful button with our goat project logo and a donation receipt.

Where do I get more information?

Send an email to info@jmfa.de

How can I donate?

Just transfer € 35.00 to our donation account on the right with the reference „Goat Project“.

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In North Rwanda, the potato has been cultivated successfully for a long time already. Due to lava the consistency of soil is of excellent quality and enables perfect growing. In all other parts of Rwanda, the potato is one of the rare cultivation plants.

As the condition of the soil in West Rwanda is extremely different from that of the North, JMfA started firstly with a pilot project to see if there could be any successful cultivation of potatoes.

After digging and turning the fields at the end of July 2015 the first seedlings could be set at the beginning of September. All in all € 3,400 had been invested into this pilot project.

In December 3,000 kgs of potatoes could be harvested! Considering the 1,000 kgs of seedlings this was a good success – although the yield of the North could not be achieved. There had been to much rain, unfortunately. But the pilot project had shown that – in principle – it is possible to cultivate potatoes in Rwanda’s West.

Potatoes help the people to improve nutrition and to bring more variety onto the table. Moreover, people’s income will be increased if the potato can be planted in larger quantities throughout the region. A perfect stop to get a bit away from corn and to test new things.

How will things go on?

In order to prevent plants and soil from illnesses, the cultivation of the fields has to rotate. That means at present corn is growing on the fields and in August 2016 the second phase of the potato cultivation will start.

Moreover, JMfA is planning to offer lessons in agriculture so that the students learn in detail how to cultivate potatoes and other vegetables.

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