Goats for Poor Farming Families in the Philippines

Dear Friend,

Warm greetings and thank you very much for your kindness and generosity insupporting our initiative providing goats to poor farming families. This project is a sure winner during this time with the Coronavirus pandemic affecting poor and marginal farmers because goats are great sources of meat, milk and income with very little inputs provided. Goats are ruminant and they thrive on grasses not unlike other animals where the farmer need to purchase expensive feeds. Goats are also prolific and breeds easily and in our experience some farmers are able to get 2 kids per pregnancy and goats give kids twice a year. This reporting period and due to the difficulty experienced by farmers as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, we supported with food 175 goat farmers as well as provided them with forage seeds that they can grow in order to improve their capabilities to increase their herd. Market of food products such as goat meat is always on an all time high especially during this time.

Hoping for your continuing support.

Very sincerely yours,

Cora

Dear Friend,

Warm greetings and thank you very much for your generous donation to our project promoting the farming of goats by resource-poor families. The raising of goats for meat, milk and income is proven to be a powerful tool in order to combat poverty and the lack of resources. Goats are easy to raise and they eat only grasses which is readily available in the countryside. There is also very little care by way of vaccination and medication for the goats as they are hardy and do not easily get sick. This reporting period we designated an area as pasture and forage production farm in order to grow different nutritious forage for distribution to goat raisers for them also to grow in their areas. We intend to grow different forage whose seeds and planting materials are difficult to source here.  Hoping for your continuing support to our initiative.

Very sincerely yours,

Cora