Goats: Help Families Become Self-Sufficient

Second Phase: The first group of goats now have kids, which includes about 50 goats.

The organization has already made many reforms to the herd, the old goats (male and female) that can no longer produce good yields are sold and replaced by younger ones so that the breeding process can continue among the Organization.

MPPDSCA started at the end of 2021 with a herd of 70 goats, 64 females and 6 males. Unfortunately, 15 of the goats died a week after their purchase due to poor transport conditions and poor adaptation to the new environment. As the project progressed, the Organization decided to change the strategy. The Organization did not distribute the goats to small groups as usual. Inxtead the goats were distributed directly to the members. The kids are raised in the backyard, where the kids are born. Upon the birth of their new kids, the beneficiary members provide the Organization with one animal to distribute to the remaining members and the other animals will remain for the currrent members.

There are now 49 goats left, already raised as breeding goats. Several miscarriage cases, approximately 8, were recorded in the project and other cases of disease also appeared in the herd.

Fortunately, the Veterinary Technician was able to provide all the support he could to prevent the death of other kids. About 50 kids were born by the end of the summer.