Rwanda\u2019s First Lady Jeannette Kagame has told an audience in Los Angeles (USA) of the special place cows hold in Rwandan society \u2013 as they have pulled thousands out of poverty.<\/p>\n
\u201cHeifer donations of cows hold a special meaning, their worth represent social ties deeply rooted in our traditions,\u201d said Mrs Kagame at a \u2018Beyond Hunger\u2019 gala hosted by Heifer International on Friday evening.<\/p>\n
The organisation hosted the 4th Annual \u201cBeyond Hunger: A Place at the Table,\u201d gala event in Los Angeles. The celebrity-filled event brought together advocates in the fight against extreme poverty.<\/p>\n
Sharing a personal story, the First Lady told her audience that it was \u201ca glass of milk\u201d that brought President Paul Kagame and her together.<\/p>\n
\u201cI lend my voice to the Rwandans impacted by this partnership and testify that it could only be a natural fit in our values,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
Since 1944 Heifer International has assisted more than 18.5 million families\u201479 million people\u2014move from poverty to prosperity. In Rwanda, it has been operational for the last 15 years \u2013 and available data shows it has assisted more than 45,000 families to improve food security, a move that has helped government significantly cut extreme poverty.<\/p>\n
Heifer International has been one of the partners to government in its \u2018One Cow Per Family\u2019 program under which, for years, the poorest homes have been given a free cow. Figures show more than 250,000 cows have been distributed.<\/p>\n
In July this year, Pierre Ferrari, the chief executive officer and president of Heifer International, was in Rwanda.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are proud to have Her Excellency the First Lady of Rwanda, Madam Jeannette Kagame at our Beyond Hunger Gala,\u201d said Ferrari at the event in Los Angeles yesterday.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, at the gala, Chris Gero of Yamaha Entertainment, emerged as the 2015 \u2018BeyondHunger\u2019 Noble Globe awardee.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen sleeping women wake, mountains move,\u201d he told guests.<\/p>\n
KT Press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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