By Mugisha Leonard | Fundraising Officer
Poor women around the country are forging the pathway to a better future for themselves, their families, and their communities. At Karin community initiatives Uganda, we are always thinking about the specific needs of poor women and families and how we can empower families and groups to escape the vicious circle of poverty.
These previous months have been promising, we are thrilled to see , in particular, how diary farming is transforming the lives of families in our community Gulu. It should ne noted that dairy production plays an important economic and nutritional role in the lives of many people in Uganda, in particular our Gulu community. However, rearing livestock has traditionally been expensive as livestock such as cows are expensive to purchase, take a lot of space and suck up a lot of money for feed and maintenance, leaving poor farmers to rarely see a significant return on investment in these animals, let alone compete with larger livestock producers in the country.
By distributing cows to local farmers groups, we have registered tremendous progress in the productivity of these animals and we strongly believe this can and will put women and their children on the road to economic empowerment. In the picture, KCIU Executive Director together with Mr. John Bosco .L. (Board member) are handing over a cow to Catherine, one of the beneficiaries in our local farmer groups in Gulu. These small-scale farmers will also continue to be trained in modern and improved farming methods like hay making to increase productivity of the animals so as not to miss out on the prospects of increasing their incomes from diary production.
By helping to support Catherine's efforts, you’re enabling hundreds of other women in her area to see and learn better ways of earning income and feeding their families, learn crucial agricultural and financial skills-- skills which will enable her and her community to economic growth and empowerment.
Access to appropriate financial services through our women in micro finance initiative has also enabled women and families to build assets, manage risk -- and keep their children in school. Women groups in Agonga have been empowered to make artifacts, hand bags and energy saving cooking stoves that are friendly to the envionment and have a high demand on both local and international markets.
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