Meaning of girinka | Babel Free

Definitions

A welfare program in Rwanda in which families are each given a cow.

uncountable

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level