By Mambeta | Beneficiary
My name is Mambeta. I have a wife and five children and we live in Gemena, DRCongo.
In 2019, I worked as a livestock breeder and shepherd for AFCA’s first multiplication center, when they surprised me with the loan of three sheep. It was incredible that they considered me and my fellow shepherd for such a gift and I found out it was because AFCA believes that all of us should be treated equally and they valued our work with them. I remember going to talk to Tanya one evening when she was visiting us in Gemena. She was eating dinner and when I came over, she gave me part of her meal and we sat to watch the rain, which she likes doing. She told me she appreciated our work and that she hoped our children would grow tall and strong thanks to the start of a small herd of sheep.
Over the next two years, I bred my animals and was happy to have nine sheep! Sadly, some were stolen and a truck killed one or two as they raced down the road where my sheep were crossing. I started multiplying them again and in time, traded them for goats, which are hardier animals in our area. I returned the three that were due back to AFCA so that another family could be given some animals and now, I have 5 goats to my name.
I am excited to keep growing my little herd because the animals have been a blessing to my family and to me. Along with them, we had been given seeds for a garden and a large field and with the proceeds of the sale of vegetables, we were able to buy a plot of land, pay school fees for my five children and buy clothes for them, as well. We give a big thank you to AFCA and wish God’s blessings on you.
The team here at the American Foundation for Children with AIDS thanks you for supporting this project and the work we do for the children in Africa. If you would like to learn even more about what we do or how you can meet some of the children you have helped, please contact Tanya Weaver at tweaver@AFCAids.org.
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