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The first phase of the Batwa Goat project has been completed. The goats have arrived for the first 3 groups and the villagers have been trained in building their pens and how to take care of them. The first group is being used as a model for the others.
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In central Africa, the pygmy tribes, otherwise known as the Forest People, have been evicted from their ancestral forest. These original inhabitants of central Africa lived in these forests as hunter-gatherers until 1991, when they were forcefully removed from the forest to create National Parks. They were promised land and compensation from the government but have received nothing to this day. In southwest Uganda, the Batwa are presently found in Kabale, Kanungu and Kisoro. Now a significant minority, they are forced to lurk around, suffering untold poverty, diseased, illiterate, stigmatized and begging for their living. They are one of the poorest persons in the southern hemisphere. There is an estimated 25,000 Batwa who live in south western Uganda. They face systematic discrimination, with apartheid like qualities.
The Batwa expressed a need for a sustainable project that can improve household diet and health, generate income for the basic necessities of life and to pay school fees for the children. A goat project was selected as the first priority because it requires less space and has the ability to generate a quick and sustainable income through the sale of goats and manure. In partnership with the Global Batwa Outreach, Pilot Light is funding the Dairy Goat Project, which will target 750 families. The objectives of this project are: a) To provide milk for nutritional purposes b) To increase income through goat sales. c) To increase crop yields as a result of application of organic manure from the goats. d) To promote good health and nutrition in households.
BUDGET: 10,789.00
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