DPA runs a very successful sustainability goats project with children with disabilities & their families in Lamu

Goat Keeping Project for Rural Families.

DPA endeavours to empower poor rural families with small projects like goat keeping. We appeal to people of good will to donate goats for these needy families. Goat keeping has been the most successful initiative in the rural County of Lamu in Kenya where families have reported a great deal of benefits from keeping goats. We support many parents of children with disabilities are poor and do not have big chank of land for farming, so it is much easier for them to feed goats than cows. Farmers use goat manure as organic fertilizer to increase their crops in their small farms. Goats require less care and management. Any body in the family can take care of goats including women and children.
Those that keep goats say that they are great domestic animal. They give easy access to fresh milk which is of many health benefits to both the children with disability and their whole family. Goat meat remains a popular choice for many, compared to meat like beef or even chicken. Children with digestion problem find it easier to digest goat milk than cow milk. One other advantage of keeping goats is that they grow very fast and also reach breeding age within a very short time. They also mature fast for sale or slaughtering.
Scientifically, it is rich in protein, calcium and iron. Goat meat is great for those with lactose intolerance. It is also documented that it has equal amount of protein as beef but less calories, less cholesterol and less fat but high in iron than beef, pork, lamb and chicken.
Goats can survive in a place with harsh climatic conditions. They are able to fight many common goat diseases. Goat project has been doing very well in Lamu. We desire to replicate goat project in other areas as a way of eradicating poverty and as a sustainable project for poor families who have children living with disability.