Women in Rwanda strap their babies to their backs - no prams here!


NTARAMA

Memorial, Ntamara

In Ntarama Solace ministries with the support of Comfort Rwanda has purchased large fields for the widows groups to grow crops to sell. Crops include; avocado, orange, pineapple, bananas, peanuts.

The local authorities have given a large parcel of land to Solace – sadly left empty after the genocide. This land has room for twenty houses and we believe that all those twenty houses will be built and provide a home and community for survivors at present homeless. Solaces have asked to call the village “Comfort Rwanda Village”. There are also plans to build water well here - this will prevent people from having to walk long distances to fetch water.

Archie and Morag Bathgate and Joe from the fundraising group were at the first laying of the foundation stone in April.


ARCHIE  BATHGATE (FROM Dundee) LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE with Jean Gakwandi and members of the fundraising group from Carnoustie.<br />ARCHIE  BATHGATE (FROM Dundee) LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE with Jean Gakwandi and members of the fundraising group from Carnoustie.<br />ARCHIE BATHGATE (FROM Dundee) LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE with Jean Gakwandi and members of the fundraising group from Carnoustie. Archie planting orange trees with a widow.

KIBUNGO

Callum helping pump water at Kibungo.
At Kibungo, Solace has built a farm with food and cash crops - Fruit trees have also been planted. Funds are also being provided for the education of survivors and orphans.

KAYUMBA

At Kayumba there is a demonstration farm where fruit trees have been planted and other crops.

In the Kayumba area Solace have built a house for an orphan called Chantal as a matter of emergency.

Chantal with visitors from Carnoustie.
Laying the foundations of Chantal's house - with group from Carnoustie.

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