Girinka

Girinka is a government initiative adopted under Vision 2020, the Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS) and the Integrated Development Programme (IDP). The programme is based on the premise that providing a dairy cow to poor households helps to improve their livelihood as a result of a more nutritious and balanced diet from milk, increased agricultural output through better soil fertility as well as greater incomes by commercialising dairy products. Rwandan diaspora from different countries participate in this initiative by raising funds to gift cows to poor households.