Pig Rearing Project for Widows in Cameroon

Currently, Cameroon’s raining season is coming to a slow end and widow’s are resuming restocking efforts for their farms. On August 1^st, the current two women (widows) who lost their pigs were given one new piglets and a bag of 50 kg feed. The resources were distributed to the widows after an agreement for extra support in terms of extra medical observations. Subsequently, the next feed of 75 kg was provided on the 1^st of September.

On Saturday, September 6^th, fifteen windows were sampled and a voluntarily index questionnaire answered to score them on their vulnerabilities and hardships. The windows are preparing their local material for the piglets’ pen construction.

On the other hand, two beneficiaries in Ikata have sold their pigs and restock while the other two are encourage by the price their friends have sold theirs to keep a little longer to make more money in December. With the disease period over, there is no serious treat on the pigs within this one month period apart from thieves.

When this project began, we believe that we shall find the need in a community to assist some widows to start an income generating activity (IGA) that will help alleviate poverty. Instead the communities are now demanding for the project. We have many widows waiting but means really limited. It is for this reason that we are appealing for local support to enable us assist these widows. 

The widows along with Nkong Hilltop would love to express their deepest thanks for each person that has and will donate to the Cameroon Widows’ Pig Project. The communities are excited about the future of this project and investment in their lives. The donations received through Global Giving are helping to change the lives of widows and ensure the sustainability of the Cameroon Widows’ Pig Project.