Goats: Help Families Become Self-Sufficient
Poverty in Haiti
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.
How Donors Like You Helped
Thanks to donors like you, a total of $14,470 was raised for this project. Other Projects Run By Lambi Fund of Haiti That You Can Help |
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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: $14,470
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 $14,470 . The original project funding goal was $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
Organization
Lambi Fund of Haiti
PO Box 18955
Washington,
DC
20036
United States
202-833-3713
http://www.lambifund.org
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Haiti
and can also be found under 
Animals.
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 November 6, 2009.
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
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