Editor,IT’S encouraging to hear that about 232 cows were given to families in Nyaruguru District by authorities in the area, in conjunction with the Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion, UN Women, AVEGA-Agahozo, and the Rwanda Women Parliamentary Forum (FFRP/RWPF) recently.I am appealing to the government and other actors to extend the programme to other districts such as Rulindo. The donation to Nyaruguru families is surely a positive step in the right direction with regard to the fight against poverty. I am sure these cows will transform the lives of the beneficiaries.I believe the donation is in line with the country’s long-term strategy to transform from subsistence to commercial agriculture in a bid to meet Vision 2020.Most African countries largely rely on rudimentary methods of farming and the yields are always minimal. The One-Cow-Per-Family programme has helped changed people’s lives have changed for the better.

Nelson RulisaRulindo