DanChurchAid
Ethiopia
A goat story
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| Mahder with some of her goats. Photo:DCA |
Mahder is 33 years old and a single mother, living with her three children; a boy of nine and two girls of seven and three.
Asked why and how she was chosen to be a GIVE A GOAT beneficiary, Mahder explains
‘‘Me and my children slept with out eating any food for quite a lot of days. My husband left me two years ago and married to a wealthy women very close to our village.
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When the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekanyesus / EECMY started this project, all the villagers gave me priority, so that I could benefit from the GIVE A GOAT project. The project gave me two female goats and now I have four goats. Last month, I sold one of the goats and bought grain for my self and the kids. I milk them and we drink the milk, it is very nutritious mainly for my kids”, say Mahder.
“Now, I am very much respected in the community. Previously my kids were forced to go and plead for food in the villages but not now. I thank Mekanyesus and all people who donated me with these goats”, Mahder explains, smiling.
By Tegene, DanChurchAid Ethiopia
Ethiopia
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