126. The Girinka programme (one cow per family) was put in place to reduce malnutrition through consumption of milk and has increased agriculture production through production of organic manure and boosted family incomes through the sale of milk. Article 16 (2) d: The right to adequate housing 127. Several guarantees mentioned in the 2009 periodic report are still into force in Rwanda.33 Various policies and strategies to promote access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene have been developed. Housing conditions are also improving. Households with grass roofing (nyakatsi) dropped to 0.4% in 2014 from 2.2% in 2011 while roofing with metal sheet increased from 54.4% to 61.1%. Today, grass thatched shelters have effectively been phased out of Rwanda. Electricity access in Rwanda is growing rapidly, grid connections through the government’s Electricity Access Roll-out Programme (EARP) and related initiatives have increased from about 160,000 households in 2012 to 570,000 households (24% of the total) by February 2016. Water and sanitation improved as well with households using improved sanitation (toilets) increasing to 83.4% in 2014; while during the same period households with access to improved sources of drinking water increased to 84.8%. 128. The government has extended assistance to those living in rural areas to acquire low cost housing by distributing so far 416 block making machines, 100 tile making machines, constructed kilns for low cost burning of tiles and brivks in Gasabo, Nyaruguru, Nyanza, Bugesera, Rusizi and Gatsibo. 570 young people have been trained 19 from each district in the use of the machines and a budget of 7,571,750 RWF given to each district; a training construction of one model house was done and roofing of 10 houses and so far 130 houses have been constructed in different districts around the country.34 16 (1): The right to physical and mental health 129. Since the last report, a number of laws have been put in place to realise the right to health: 33 34 See the 2009 periodic report pages 49-51. www.rha.gov.rw / consulted in June 2015 Page 47 of 105