Our co-presidents caught up with GHI this week to hear about what’s happening on the ground in Rwanda. First, the funding we brought to GHI last year helped them expand their program to the Nyrigi Health Center, which has not only thrived but become GHI’s all-star program. This season there are 46 mothers enrolled full time in both the agricultural and health training programs, and 13 mothers enrolled in the health program only. Right now, they are four weeks into their health curriculum, and this week’s unit is on HIV/AIDS. The mothers have contagious enthusiasm and passion for the training, which is inspiring and heart warming.
In other exciting news, GHI opened their fourth site, which is starting off the growing season wonderfully. Next September, they will be expanding to 4 more health centers, which will be a total of 8! At each partner health center, 40 families are enrolled in the program per season. There are three growing seasons in Rwanda, meaning the program reaches 120 families per year per health center. Thus, in each community GHI works with, an average of 480 children receive the food necessary to help them grow and thrive. It is so rewarding to be involved with an organization whose program is able to reach so many families each year. We look forward to the expansion and improvement of the coming months!