Mutambara Rabbit Project 🐇

Mutambara is a vulnerable community in Rumonge, about two hours south of Bujumbura, where we've been working for several years. Our partner, Marie Chantal Irakoze, founder of CARE for the Children Burundi, forms empowerment groups of up to 40 women who support each other and make small business loans with seed money from CARE. Over 50% of the adult women in Mutambara are in these groups.

On May 25th, we launched the Mutambara Rabbit Project. Rabbits were distributed to the empowerment groups collectively, not to individuals. The groups manage and sell the rabbits, with a committee deciding on prices and profit use. CARE provided land, materials for habitats, vaccines, health certifications, and food. Each group received 10 female and 5 male rabbits, which cannot be sold for the first six months to allow reproduction.