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FLOCK OF CHICKENS
GOATS: A GIFT THAT KEEPS GIVING
Provide a sustainable source of food and income
In the adjacent communities of Camalog and Mapaco in the Philippines, sustenance farmers often lose crops and portions of their farmland to typhoons and flooding.
A flock of chickens is far more than some hens, a rooster and a daily supply of fresh eggs. Your gift will help train families and community groups to raise poultry and sell surplus stock and eggs in the marketplace. $25 per share / FS0901 $135 per flock / FS0902
With assistance from Episcopal Relief & Development and our local partners, these farmers are augmenting their income by raising goats, which can also serve as an alternative livelihood. In the goat-raising program, each participating family receives two or three goats. The farmers are encouraged to use goat manure for organic farming and also benefit from increased nourishment for their families with supplemental milk and cheese. As the goats reproduce, partner families are then able to sell or give goats to other farmers. Some partner families have said they now earn an additional income of $185 per year from the sale of the offspring. The program has grown a great deal since it started in 2007. In the beginning, 30 families participated in the program. Now, thanks to Gifts for Life, there are 130 families. Some of the farmers say they hope to expand the program to other communities.
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