Two goats

£78.00

  • Child Rekha feeding her goat Nibri.
  • Save the Children, with support of Save the Children Korea, is running an innovative nutrition and livelihoods project for children and mothers in North East Uganda. The GOATS project is about ‘Giving Ownership and Assets To prevent Stunting’ in the region where poverty levels are the highest in the country. The project aims to reduce food insecurity and reduce stunting amongst children under five, for agropastoralist families in the region. In these communities, 35% of children under five years are stunted due to chronic malnutrition and 28% of children in this age group are underweight. Community members formed groups of 10-15 participants and received goats which they will pass on to each other through the ‘send-a-goat’ approach. The goats are intended to produce milk which mothers will feed their children to supplement breastmilk. Recipients received training on goat husbandry including housing, feeding, watering, management of disease and parasites as well as breeding and marketing basics. Additionally, the women received seeds that they have used to start up kitchen gardens to boost the consumption of highly nutritious vegetables in their homes. The seedlings that were given include cowpeas, amaranth (doodo), onions and pawpaw fruit trees.

HOW THIS PRODUCT HELPS

The goats we gave Paul’s mum are giving him the chance to grow up strong and healthy in a part of Uganda where a third of children are stunted by malnutrition. Members of the community share the goats and they produce milk that mums use to supplement their breastfeeding. Bah-rilliant!

Photo: James Mbiri / Save the Children International

Two goats

£78.00

Each donation gift helps change the lives of children across the world. Perfect for an alternative thoughtful gift.

Two goats can give a family milk, meat, and an income. The adult goats will breed and the baby goats will fetch a good price at market, bringing in enough money to send the kids to school (the human kids, not all those baby goats). This gift could help provide a family with a livelihood.

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