But the highlight of my work is when we go to the countryside to visit the projects that we otherwise only know from paper and phone calls. But even there I only watch my colleague work, smile, try to look good, and take pictures...which is not too bad because it gives me a chance to show you some of the projects ;)
The following is a rabbit breeding program initiated by a group of AIDS victims and funded by their German partners. Since this is an income generating project the rabbits will be sold once they have grown big enough. From the money the people involved in the project will be able to pay school fees for their children and will be provided with health insurance. By the way, more than 80% of all Rwandans actually have health insurance, that's the highest rate in Sub-Saharan Africa. That doesn't really mean though that those people who have public health insurance will also be treated at a hospital :S...I'm not even sure why they have insurance if it doesn't pay for any treatment.
All those rabbits were crampted into a tiny building in the middle of the city. I'm not sure how many rabbits were in those cages but there were MANY!! And you don't want to imagine the smell :P
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