Danielle (center) with Dennis Karamuzi (left) and Heifer
beneficiary,Holindintwali Cyprien (right). (photo credit:
Bernard Pollack) This is the first in a four-part series on our
visits to farmers working with Heifer International in Gicumbi
District, Rwanda. Recovery is a word you hear a lot in Rwanda.
From public service announcements on television to
billboards—it’s the motto for a place that just 15 years ago was
literally torn apart by genocide. More than 250,000 were
murdered in 1994 as ethnic strife turned neighbor against
neighbor in one of the bloodiest civil wars in African history.
Recovery—and healing—are also things I heard a lot about during
my visit with Heifer International Rwanda. “Heifer is helping a
recovery process,” explained Dr. Dennis Karamuzi, a veterinarian
and the Programs Manager for Heifer. Heifer started its projects
in Rwanda in 2000 in a community in Gicumbi District, about an
hour outside of Kigali, the capital. This community was
especially hard hit by the genocide because it’