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girinka

girinka noun: a welfare program in Rwanda in which families are each given a cow.

Noun

girinka (uncountable)

  1. A welfare program in Rwanda in which families are each given a cow.
    • Umuganda is part of a wider healing process going on across Rwanda. The government has also restored the tradition of Girinka, a welfare scheme in which vulnerable families are given their own cow. Meaning “may you have a cow,” Girinka has played a huge role in bringing society back together.2021 April 13, Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, “The gleaming city that emerged from turmoil in the heart of Africa”, in CNN

Questions about girinka

What does girinka mean?
Girinka means a welfare program in Rwanda in which families are each given a cow.
What part of speech is girinka?
Girinka is a noun.

Words near girinka in the dictionary

  1. girih tiles
  2. Girija
  3. Girilambone
  4. Girimekhala
  5. girinimbine
  6. girinka
  7. Giris
  8. girisopam
  9. girk
  10. girked
  11. girkin

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