Rwanda: Amid Shrinking Aid, Refugees in Rwanda Are Finding New Sources of Livelihoods

Rwanda: Amid Shrinking Aid, Refugees in Rwanda Are Finding New Sources of Livelihoods

When Pierre Rutayisire arrived in Rwanda as a refugee from eastern DR Congo in 1995, his family had no source of income.

Amid shrinking aid, refugees in Rwanda are finding new sources of livelihoods

When Pierre Rutayisire arrived in Rwanda as a refugee from eastern DR Congo in 1995, his family had no source of income. "They had looted all our cattle and we were forced to flee," recalls the 64-year-old who lives in Mahama Refugee Camp in Kirehe District. Soon after he arrived in Rwanda, Rutayisire started looking for a cow to raise. Today he has four cows and is one of 128 members of a farmers' cooperative that raises 500 cows just outside t…