Donkeys' lives in Darfur will be saved, along with a critical component of people's livelihood.

Economic Development > Livelihoods for Families Through Livestock, Sudan

Livelihoods for Families Through Livestock, Sudan

Summary

This project will provide food and medicine to save the lives of donkeys and other livestock in Darfur, as they are vital to the population's survival and a key component of household wealth. progress report read updates from the field

How Donors Like You Helped

Thanks to donors like you, a total of $11,721 was raised for this project.

More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Donkeys are a key asset and source of income for the population in Darfur. Yet displaced villagers have lost 60 to 90% of their livestock during the recent violence, mostly due to theft, killing and lack of vital support. Because donkey market prices have increased 100 times since the start of the conflict, Darfurians need a practical support program to save their livestock. This project will target the most vulnerable families, including female-led households, as the primary beneficiaries.

Activities

RI will provide animal healthcare and fodder provision for 6,000 donkeys in North Darfur, corresponding to roughly 30,000 individual beneficiaries. This activity will result in improved health and a higher survival rate for essential livestock.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $11,721

Funding Information

This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.

Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $11,721. The original project funding goal was $25,322.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

Resources

Project's External Homepage (http://www.ri.org/articles.php?ssid=63)

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

This project will save vulnerable livestock in Darfur, thus improving the population’s economic standing and food security. It will make women safer by reducing the length of high-risk excursions for water and firewood.

Project Message

“Donkeys are essential to Darfurians’ survival by providing revenues and food. We need a practical and sustainable approach to save livestock and thereby improve Darfurians’ livelihoods.”
- John Maris, Senior Program Officer

Who is Running This Project

Contact

John Maris,
Senior Program Officer
1575 Westwood Blvd
Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90024
United States
(310) 478-1200
Email:

Project Sponsor

Relief International

Organization

Relief International
1575 Westwood Blvd
Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90024
United States
(310) 478-1200
http://www.ri.org

Learn more about Relief International and the project team.

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Sudan and can also be found under Economic Development.

For more information about Sudan, read the Human Development Report on Sudan or the Wikipedia entry for Sudan.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on August 21, 2007.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on April 19, 2005.

Latest Update from the Field

Progress Report August 2007: Livelihoods for Families through Livestock, Sudan

By Elizabeth Ross - Program Officer, August 21, 2007 12:52 PM

In partnership with donors from Global Giving, RI has been working with the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization and the Sudan Ministry of Animal Resources to improve the care of livestock in North Darfur.

Today, RI is running 7 Animal Health Care Centers that on average treat 12,000 animals each month, including donkeys, chickens, goats, horses, and camels. The support RI receives has provided for training 2 Community Animal Health Workers and 1 para-vet in each clinic (21 staff total). This year local vet staff received essential training on vaccination and outbreak response to combat newly emerging diseases. Since 2006, 30,000 animals have been vaccinated.

Donations have also helped to make the Animal Health Care Centers into permanent fixtures. In 2007, Centers evolved from temporary 3-walled shelters to 4-walled cement buildings. By the end of 2007, all 7 Centers will have new roofs.

RI’s agricultural interventions in North Darfur focus on access to basic veterinary care, sustainable farming techniques, and educating local service providers to meet the long-term needs of their villages.

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