10/31/2005

The small, crowded camp of Nyabiheke makes it difficult for refugees to grow fruits and vegetables to supplement the maize and beans they receive from the World Food Program. But Rodie, who fled to Rwanda to escape fighting in Uvira, DRC a year ago, has established a small garden near her tent. She tends the 4 by 8 foot plot with her neighbors, growing corn, squash, beans and a kind of cassava. Two of her six children live with her in the camp, and she is worried about the lack of schooling for them. She also hopes for income-generating projects. In fact, the camp is about to start programs that will enable camp residents to make soap, jams, perfume and lotions, products that program participants should be able to sell.