Goats: Help Families Become Self-Sufficient

Summary

The gift of a goat is a sustainable way to help a struggling family in Haiti. Goat milk is not only a source of nutrition but goat breeding can be a pathway out of poverty. progress reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Goats can thrive on just about anything -- even grass and leaves on the poor, dry land in rural Haiti -- so there is little cost for their upkeep. Goat milk is easier to digest than cow’s milk. Goat meat is a popular food in Haiti so there is a strong demand at the local market. Goats often have two or three kids a year so a community organization in Chabe, Haiti, wants to start a self-sufficient goat breeding enterprise.

Activities

If we provide 33 goats, supplies and training for the 230 members of the community organization in Chabe, they will pass on their knowledge and new baby goats to other members so that it becomes a long term, viable self-sufficient enterprise.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $12,675
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $1,795
Total Funding Goal: $14,470

Additional Documentation

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

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

With the extra income provided by the sale of goats at market, an entire community organization will be self-sufficient. Also the goat’s milk will provide children better nutrition and improved health.

Project Message

"A goat breeding enterprise will help us to earn a sustainable living but we need some breeding goats to get started."
- Pierre, Member of community group in Haiti

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Josette Perard,
Haiti Director
94 Ave Lamartiniere
Port au Prince,
Haiti
509-245-9445
Email:

Project Sponsor

Lambi Fund of Haiti

Organization

Lambi Fund of Haiti Logo Lambi Fund of Haiti
PO Box 18955
Washington, DC 20036
United States
202-833-3713
http://www.lambifund.org

Learn more about Lambi Fund of Haiti and the project team.


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Where this Project is Located

Country

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

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

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on September 04, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 10, 2006.

Latest Update from the Field

Goats bring relief and sustainability to Chabe

By Leonie Hermantin - Deputy Director, September 04, 2008 01:54 PM

MPC members wanted to convey their gratitude their benefactors. Mrs Melina Seme speaking on behalf of the group, was extremely happy for the opportunity to tell all the men and women who supported Chabe's goat project about its positive impact on their communities. "They( goats) are already changing things" says Melina, " we are no longer hoping and praying for an end to our misery, we have great certainty that our lives have improved and that things will get even better when our goats continue to breed". "We say thank you to all of you wonderful "blans" ( creole word for foreigners) who believe in our vision and in our determination to do for ourselves. We have nothing to give back, but we know that God will bless all of you and your children. Thank you Mesi, Mesi , Mesi!!!"


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