Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06KIGALI740
2006-08-02 15:24:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Kigali
Cable title:
RWANDA SELF HELP PROGRAM RECEIVES EXCITED RECEPTION
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UNCLAS KIGALI 000740
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR AF/C, AF/EPS, AF/EX
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID ECON AFIN RW
SUBJECT: RWANDA SELF HELP PROGRAM RECEIVES EXCITED RECEPTION
REF: Kigali 668
UNCLAS KIGALI 000740
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR AF/C, AF/EPS, AF/EX
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID ECON AFIN RW
SUBJECT: RWANDA SELF HELP PROGRAM RECEIVES EXCITED RECEPTION
REF: Kigali 668
1. Post has obligated all of the Ambassador's Special-Help Program
funds in fiscal year 2006.
2. U.S. Embassy Kigali hosted on July 20 a signing ceremony for the
recipients of the FY2006 Self Help Fund. Charg d'Affaires signed
17 grants worth a total of $76 000. Democracy and Human Rights Fund
(DHRF) grants listed in reftel were also awarded. The event was
attended by some 50 individuals from the selected projects and was
covered by 9 media outlets, including the national broadcaster. The
national English-language newspaper ran an editorial under the
headline "Bottom-Top Approach to Development Ideal," lauding the
program and the U.S. government's grassroots approach to development
assistance.
3. The Embassy has assigned each of the 17 grantees an Embassy or
USAID employee who will sponsor the project. The sponsor program is
designed to engage the Embassy community further into the local
community and to provide a deeper level of oversight and attention
to each project. The associations met their sponsors at the
ceremony.
4. Following is a description of the 17 Self-Help projects.
A. 'Abadahemuka' Association: USD 5,129
Self Help Funds will be used to purchase 22 goats, fence farmland,
plant one hector of land with fodder, build a kraal and a water
tank, and purchase drugs for the goats.
B. Association 'Jya Mubandi Mwana': USD 8,575
Self-Help funds will be used to buy shoe sewing machines, a shoe
repair machine, and shoe making material.
C. Soroptimist International: USD 3,179
Self-Help funds will be used to purchase twelve sewing machines and
various supplies for the tailoring section of a vocational school.
D. Association Des Jeunes Pour le Dveloppement Rural de Ntongwe :
USD 7,078
Self-Help funds will be used to purchase roofing materials and a
power connection to renovate a building which will be used as the
welding workshop and to purchase welding equipment and materials.
E. Association les Mains Ouverte 'IHORERE' : USD 1,376
Self-Help funds will be used to purchase supplies for making
shopping bags and to provide a trainer.
F. Collectif D'initiative Pour la Promotion de L'environnement et du
Bien Etre (CIPEBE) : USD 6,196
Self-Help funds will be used to purchase 50 pigs, construct a water
tank, and provide medicine for the pigs.
G. Groupement Associatif 'Urukundo' ASBL: USD 8,359
Self-Help funds will be used to purchase modern beehives, honey
extracting equipment, and livestock for breeding.
H. Association des Artisans Cordonniers de Gacuriro 'ACOGA' : USD
5,567
Self-Help funds will be used to purchase shoe making machines and
additional supplies.
I. Friends Peace House: USD 6,366
Self-Help funds will be used to purchase supplies for the
construction of a workshop and to purchase welding equipment and
supplies.
J. Association Pour L'intensification des Cultures Fruitihre 'APICF'
: USD 9,074
Self-Help funds will be used to purchase equipment and materials for
processing passion fruit juice.
K. Association Pour la Promotion des Artisans Dans le Secteur Rural
'APASR' : USD 8,166
Self-Help funds will be used to construct a workshop and to purchase
banana fiber processing equipment for handicrafts.
L. 'Abunzubumwe' II: USD 953
Self-Help funds will be used to purchase 34 pigs and medicine.
M. Dukundane: USD 1,316
Self-Help funds will be used to purchase 47 pigs and medicine.
N. Girimpuhwe: USD 644
Self-Help funds will be used to purchase 23 pigs and medicine.
O. Association of Masons and Carpenters 'A.T.M.M': USD 1,594
Self-Help funds will be used to purchase carpentry and masonry
equipment.
P. 'Dufatanye Babyeyi': USD 1,379
Self-Help funds will be used to purchase goats, sheep, and medicine
for the animals.
Q. Twisungane: USD 1,049
Self-Help funds will be used to purchase groundnut seeds, farming
equipment and pay 12 months rent for the land.
ARIETTI
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR AF/C, AF/EPS, AF/EX
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID ECON AFIN RW
SUBJECT: RWANDA SELF HELP PROGRAM RECEIVES EXCITED RECEPTION
REF: Kigali 668
1. Post has obligated all of the Ambassador's Special-Help Program
funds in fiscal year 2006.
2. U.S. Embassy Kigali hosted on July 20 a signing ceremony for the
recipients of the FY2006 Self Help Fund. Charg d'Affaires signed
17 grants worth a total of $76 000. Democracy and Human Rights Fund
(DHRF) grants listed in reftel were also awarded. The event was
attended by some 50 individuals from the selected projects and was
covered by 9 media outlets, including the national broadcaster. The
national English-language newspaper ran an editorial under the
headline "Bottom-Top Approach to Development Ideal," lauding the
program and the U.S. government's grassroots approach to development
assistance.
3. The Embassy has assigned each of the 17 grantees an Embassy or
USAID employee who will sponsor the project. The sponsor program is
designed to engage the Embassy community further into the local
community and to provide a deeper level of oversight and attention
to each project. The associations met their sponsors at the
ceremony.
4. Following is a description of the 17 Self-Help projects.
A. 'Abadahemuka' Association: USD 5,129
Self Help Funds will be used to purchase 22 goats, fence farmland,
plant one hector of land with fodder, build a kraal and a water
tank, and purchase drugs for the goats.
B. Association 'Jya Mubandi Mwana': USD 8,575
Self-Help funds will be used to buy shoe sewing machines, a shoe
repair machine, and shoe making material.
C. Soroptimist International: USD 3,179
Self-Help funds will be used to purchase twelve sewing machines and
various supplies for the tailoring section of a vocational school.
D. Association Des Jeunes Pour le Dveloppement Rural de Ntongwe :
USD 7,078
Self-Help funds will be used to purchase roofing materials and a
power connection to renovate a building which will be used as the
welding workshop and to purchase welding equipment and materials.
E. Association les Mains Ouverte 'IHORERE' : USD 1,376
Self-Help funds will be used to purchase supplies for making
shopping bags and to provide a trainer.
F. Collectif D'initiative Pour la Promotion de L'environnement et du
Bien Etre (CIPEBE) : USD 6,196
Self-Help funds will be used to purchase 50 pigs, construct a water
tank, and provide medicine for the pigs.
G. Groupement Associatif 'Urukundo' ASBL: USD 8,359
Self-Help funds will be used to purchase modern beehives, honey
extracting equipment, and livestock for breeding.
H. Association des Artisans Cordonniers de Gacuriro 'ACOGA' : USD
5,567
Self-Help funds will be used to purchase shoe making machines and
additional supplies.
I. Friends Peace House: USD 6,366
Self-Help funds will be used to purchase supplies for the
construction of a workshop and to purchase welding equipment and
supplies.
J. Association Pour L'intensification des Cultures Fruitihre 'APICF'
: USD 9,074
Self-Help funds will be used to purchase equipment and materials for
processing passion fruit juice.
K. Association Pour la Promotion des Artisans Dans le Secteur Rural
'APASR' : USD 8,166
Self-Help funds will be used to construct a workshop and to purchase
banana fiber processing equipment for handicrafts.
L. 'Abunzubumwe' II: USD 953
Self-Help funds will be used to purchase 34 pigs and medicine.
M. Dukundane: USD 1,316
Self-Help funds will be used to purchase 47 pigs and medicine.
N. Girimpuhwe: USD 644
Self-Help funds will be used to purchase 23 pigs and medicine.
O. Association of Masons and Carpenters 'A.T.M.M': USD 1,594
Self-Help funds will be used to purchase carpentry and masonry
equipment.
P. 'Dufatanye Babyeyi': USD 1,379
Self-Help funds will be used to purchase goats, sheep, and medicine
for the animals.
Q. Twisungane: USD 1,049
Self-Help funds will be used to purchase groundnut seeds, farming
equipment and pay 12 months rent for the land.
ARIETTI