On this page I usually post pictures of goats in silly costumes. Today I wanted to take the opportunity to tell you more about other aspects of FARM-Africa’s work.
In Tanzania we work with the local government to train school teachers in practical farming so that they can teach their pupils how to get the best out of their land, or how to look after livestock.
These lessons are essential in areas where the majority of kids will grow up to farm the land.
To find out more about the Agricultural and Environmental Education Project click here
Great things happen when we work together.
A group of goats got together and entered a competition - the Best Tribute Band - and won!
Why not get together as a group and pimp some goats for FARM-Africa?
Make it a challenge, give a prize to the best-dressed goat, and remember, the donation that you make could be helping people like Ajonk in Southern Sudan.
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The office Christmas party is looming, and its snowing outside!
Big thanks to Christie M for making the Goat of Christmas Past. And yes, you’ve guessed it, over the next few days we’ll be posting the Goats of Christmas Present and Future.
Can you do better? Get your goat here.
Remember that every donation you make will be helping people like Restituta who, through joining a savings cooperative set up by FARM-Africa, is now able to provide herself and her family.
To read her story and to find out more about the project she was involved in, click here.
And the winner is….
The Team at Ash Communications with this ‘Christmas-present’ inspired goat.
We still have over a week to go until Christmas, so make sure you keep adding photos of your Christmas goats to the flikr group
Oh, just a little P.S…
As the odds are on for a White Christmas we’d love to know how you would pimp your goat for the snow.
This week we’re throwing the challenge out to you…
We are looking for Christmas ‘Pimped Goats.’ You can decorate your goat however you like, as long as it is Christmassy. Maybe make an elf goat? Or you could dress one up as Father Christmas… the choice is yours. As always, we will post the best one on this blog at the start of next week.
So make a donation to FARM-Africa here and we will post you a naked model goat for you to dress up in a Christmas fashion.
Excitedly opening my advent calendar this morning made me think that I should celebrate the 1st December with a Christmassy blog post…
So here is a picture of a fantastically warm looking goat whose woolly coat, hat and scarf were knitted by a Scandinavian supporter.
And to give you a little food for thought, here is a picture of the biggest Christmas goat in the world. I thought it was fitting considering that the ‘Christmas goat’ is a long-standing Scandinavian tradition.
What do you think? Could you decorate a FARM-Africa model goat and make it look like that?
There are so many great ways to Pimp a Goat for FARM-Africa this Christmas. Why not turn one into an elf? Or for the more creative people out there, could you transform one into a Christmas tree?
Don’t forget to look at the gallery for more inspiration.
A couple of weeks ago I talked about how Pimp this Goat could help people like Teresia who has benefited from our Kenya Dairy Goat Capacity Building Project.
Building on the success of our initial dairy goat projects, FARM-Africa is now helping to increase the availability of affordable animal healthcare in the area by training Community Animal Health Workers (CAHWs).
The CAHWs provide a simple veterinary service to the rural communities. People are using the CAHW expertise to improve the health and production of their goats, as well as boosting their incomes by training as CAHWs themselves.
Improved animal health often leads to increased milk production, so families are able to benefit more from the nutritious milk, and can even sell their goats’ healthy offspring for a better price to raise funds for essentials like medicine and clothing.
Valentine (pictured above) became a CAHW earlier this year. He learnt how to keep goats healthy with skills such as hoof trimming and de-worming, as well as disease prevention and immunisation.
To find out more about our work why not sign up for our monthly e-update? and if you haven’t yet decided to Pimp this Goat, then what are you waiting for?
Remember, simply by making a £5 donation you will be helping people like Valentine to work their way out of poverty.
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