Do you hear about the problems in the poor countries and want to help but are not sure how your small donation could possible assist anyone. How about buying something that will help not just one family but many others in the future? The gift that keeps giving what a wonderful idea.
If you buy a goat for a family in a poor village, the charity will not only provide the goat, but also teach the family how to look after the goat.
Goats are wonderful things. They provide milk, clothes from the wool and a sense of well being and status to the recipient family. They will have good nutrition from the milk. Of course the female goat will also have about three kids a year, which can be sold on, giving the family an income stream as well. Extra milk and goat wool can also be sold. The family are encouraged to give away at least one of their baby goats to another family each year. In a few years a whole village can benefit from your gift.
A goat is a virtual health giving machine that is easy to look after. Goats thrive in extreme hot or cold climates. They can live on poor and dry land and they eat grass and leaves. The gift of a dairy goat can supply a family with numerous pints of nutritious milk a day which can make cheese, butter or yogurt. This protein-packed milk builds healthy bones in families that are often nutrionally poor.
Their rich manure will fertilize the ground thus increasing crop yields. Their fine wool will make warm clothes that can be worn or sold. So a goat is a versatile animal that offers everything that a poor family needs and but is easy to keep and nurture.
Purchasing a goat and the respective training for a poor family in a far off country is surprising inexpensive. It costs less than a family would spend on a night out at the movies and a quick meal afterwards about US$120 and if that is a little too much for you then do not worry. You can contribute to part of a goat I am not sure which part you will be buying but it would only take a few people to contribute for a goat to be purchased.
So if you are looking for a present for someone or want to donate to a charity that can make a difference to more than one poor family then donate a goat and help those living in poverty.