Volunteer work in Rwanda to help the agricultural women

Kelly John Start Date: Dec 28, 2019 - End Date: Apr 27, 2020
  • Rwamagana, Rwanda

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by: Kelly John Start Date: Dec 28, 2019 - End Date: Apr 27, 2020
The goals of this project are:
·    Provide volunteer labor to support women growing crops to support their families
·    Teach economic and trading skills to women in the community – and thus empowering them and contribute to food security in this impoverished nation
·    Expose volunteers and children to different people and cultures

I have always wanted to give back to society because it has given me a lot and I believe through this volunteer work I can finally start somewhere. In order to realize this project, I need the necessary financial situation and given the fact that I am a student I can’t cover the cost. The volunteer work will take a minimum of 3 weeks.

This project will be aiding the indigenous women of Rwanda that support by families through farming.  This project is organized incorporation with the Abagore Farming Co-operative that supports participating families by providing supplies and a willing volunteer labor force to assist with the labor-intensive farming program. Many of the families the charity works with are headed by women, so the co-operative was set up to give them the opportunity to earn money to look after their families. These families have been affected by the country’s troubled history, and by the economic fall-out.

The women supported by this co-operative grow maize, carrots, and cabbages and farm a few pigs to sell in markets in the area. Through these actions they will not only earn an income that will benefit their families but will also be contributing to food security in the community, ensuring that people can improve their nutrition and health. The women in the Abagore Farming Co-operative learn the value of trading skills and go on to then train more women in the community. Our partner supports the women in accessing markets in the area and helps them to become small business leaders, which in turn creates more jobs for the community.

Thanks for making this journey possible, and through your donations, you are also helping the hard-working industrious women of Rwanda.
  • Rwamagana, Rwanda

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