“I w ant you to under st and the i m port ance of a cow. When you give a cow you are re storing the dignity of a per son. It i s a w a y to s a y f arewell to povert y” Y ve s “Now I h ave m anure f or the l and , milk and mone y. I w ant to give you a me s s age – we are on thew a y to conquer povert y“ Muk angog a ” Alre ad y I h ave m anure – I w a s able to pl ant 80 kilo s of pot atoe s and h arve st 800 kilo s. Bef ore I h ad a cow I went round doing nothing all d a y but now I h ave m y cow to c are f or” Edw ard ”We no longer suf f er f ro m m alnutrition and we h ave butter” Angelique “I s aved the e xtr a I h ad f ro m selling milk. I w a s able to build a hou se which I now rent out f or 20 ,000 RwFr ( about £ 20 ) a month. I c an give m y neighbour s milk if the y are sick and when f riend s vi sit I c an give the m a cu p of te a“ D a phro se Comfort Rwanda was established in Scotland in 1999 to partner Solace, an indigenous Rwandan charity bringing aid and reconciliation to widows and orphans following the genocide of 1994. Together we have seen hearts, homes & livelihoods restored. Today they live with a hope and a future. D e s i g n e d b y T h e M c A l p i n e P a r t n e r s h i p , w w w . m c a l p i n e p a r t n e r s h i p . c o . u k We began the Cattle Project in 2002 using £5000 raised by the chairman, Callum Henderson from a sponsored cycle across Rwanda. This allowed Solace to train widows in cattle husbandry, build two cow sheds in Nyanza and establish two herds of cattle in that area. At Kabuga, to the east o f Kigali, a cattle shed has been built and a flourishing herd of improved breed cows is established. Cows are now being distributed to individuals in various survivors communities who have a suitable field to rear them on. Even just one cow can make a huge difference to a survivor , providing milk to drink and around £2 a day through the sale of surplus milk, which exceeds the target income of both the government and Solace Ministries. Further cows have been distributed as part of the integrated project at Bugesera and funds have been given for new start projects of cattle for Muyira and Bisesero. We are delighted at the support given and are growing very fond of Friesian cows! Help us to establish a nucleus breeding herd of good quality Friesian cows in the Bugesera region of Rwanda. Comfort Rwanda guarantees 100% of all money donated for any designated purpose will be forwarded to Rwanda and used for that purpose. The Nucleus Breeding Herd Project is being run by Living Water Ministries in partnership with Comfort Rwanda www.comfortrwanda.org.uk To support this project please send your cheques (payable to Living Water) to: Nucleus Breeding Herd Project Living Water Ministries 15 Lawers Road, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, DD5 3TQ Charity Number SC036853. Company Number SC 291194 Charitable Company Registered in Scotland. For further information call Ian White - 01334 829422 Nucleus Breeding Herd Project Nucleus Breeding Herd Project