By Janet G Preethy | Project Leader
Our final activity in this project was the distribution of a few goats to several widows who had been hard hit by Gaja cyclone and are still struggling to get back on their feet. The goats, when bred, will provide the women with needed income, which they can use to feed, educate, and provide healthcare for their families.
Each year, the number of goats each woman has should at least double in size. As their income from sale of the meat increases, they will be able to undertake other improvements to what is left of their farms, and the money they spends in the village will have a multiplier effect, helping raise the entire community toward recovery.
The saplings we provided earlier are also helping farmers recover, and we believe it is time to retire this project. We will continue to include farmers in this area in other economic development projects as we move forward.
Our heartfelt thanks for the support you provided to set them on the road to recovery.
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