Let's build a fairer world together
Let's build a fairer world, together
Goat groups bring security for women struggling to provide for their families.
So far, we have set up ten goat rearing groups. This has provided training and nanny goats to over 400 of the most vulnerable women in the communities where we work. Josephine, whose husband is disabled, tells how this has changed her life and that of her family
Some members of our goat groups
Empowering women, building livelihoods and resilience
Hear how Mwesima has used the income from her goat
Kolostina explains the impact her goat has had on her life
Magret: my goat brings hope and security
How it works
The project trains the poorest women in village communities in the care and breeding of goats. Each group starts with 30 members who each receive a nanny goat. The project also provides a high quality buck goat for cross breeding, a buck shed and a trained local buck keeper who supports the group members in looking after and breeding from their goats. Crossbreeding produces stronger, more valuable kids. Each group member gifts a cross bred kid to a new member, expanding the project sustainably.
Why goats? They are relatively easy to rear and can still thrive during food and water shortages. A small herd of goats provides income as kids may be sold. Their manure improves crops in the vegetable gardens, so there are larger crops to eat or sell.
All participants in our goat project are also enrolled in one of our Village Savings and Loan groups, where members support them as they work to build better livelihoods through goat breeding.
'Be the change you wish to see in the world'
(Mahatma Gandhi)
