Goats are baa-rilliant! They play a key role in the livelihoods of rural communities, providing milk and manure as well as feeding on household waste. As part of Oxfam’s commitment to environmentally sound programmes, goats are distributed to vulnerable families because they are easy to raise and take care of. We also provide training in how to keep animals and vaccinate them.

Amelia Menete, 15, pictured left, is one of the children who, in 2010, received her very own goat as part of a food programme funded by Oxfam.

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