Community
Micro-Businesses: Livestock
Program
We help break the cycle of poverty in Africa with lifesaving
gifts of chickens and goats.
The above picture shows Teach Peace's Moses Quiah
delivering chickens.
If you would like to help with a gift that keeps
giving, consider donating
$25 for a family to
receive chickens or
$120 for the gift of a goat. Donations are tax
deductible and we will send a gift email to the person you select.
For a sample
of the message that is sent, click here.
You will be copied on the gift email so that you know that it was delivered. Consider giving this as a unique gift in the true spirit of
the holidays.
The 5 step self-sustaining livestock formula is:
1. A group of people in a small village receives 6
goats (4 female and 2 male) and 45 chickens. The first 3 goats and 15 chickens
produced continue to be owned and shared by the village.
2. The next 9 goats and 60 chickens produced by the original livestock gift are
raised to maturity to help people in another village. By helping people in
another village, the people participating in the program benefit from the
dignity that comes from helping others.
3. The intermediaries earn a respectable annual income as they keep 3 of the 9
goats and 15 of the 60 chickens returned. In return for this payment, they
manage the entire process including repayment and provide all forms of
assistance necessary for the program to thrive. For example, an intermediary
managing 3 villages would have 9 goats and 45 chickens each year to sell as
income.
4. The intermediary continues the process by expanding the program to a new
village.
5. The cycle of poverty is broken in a meaningful way by this community based
hand-up.
To access the active villages,
click here.
To view the photo
story, click here.
If you are interested in helping disabled adults
and children, click here.
To participate or learn more, contact Dave Dionisi
at 530-554-7061.
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