BY OBED KITHENDE
Widows in Kyondo Sub-County, Bukonzo East in Kasese District are now using animal rearing as a turning point for development.
The widows through Ruth Ministries of the Anglican Church of Uganda at Kaghorwe Parish yesterday received more 26 hybrid piglets, watering cans, feeds and kitchen gardening seedlings.
The support was courtesy of Barnabas Aid International and Luena Foundation through Hope for Future Community Development Initiatives, an NGO operating in Kyondo Sub-County.
The Project Coordinator, Mr. Festo Mumbere, who is also the Director of Hope for Future Community Development Initiatives, said the project aims to empower 100 widows in Kaghorwe and Kasokero parishes of Kyondo Sub-County.
He explained that the beneficiaries underwent a two-day training in October to prepare them for proper project management and sustainability.
Mumbere said the project targets economic empowerment and food security through pass-on pig rearing and smart kitchen gardening.
According Mumbere, the kitchen gardening component would also help he families to grow vegetables at home for food and income purposes.
The widows expressed happiness and thanked the partners for remembering them, saying the pigs would help them pay school fees, improve their homes and support their families.
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