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Eco Club – Goat Project
The Goat Project was started by the Eco Club of Vinayak School three
years ago when a volunteer from Australia, Brenda Hazelwood was given 20
pounds to assist poor people in the area.
Initially, a pair of goats was given to a poor family in a rural area on
condition that when they had kids two would be given to a further
family. This number has increased and there are now 4 and a half pairs
of goats. The families have a contract with the school and promise to
give a pair of goats that they have reared to a further family, chosen
by the Eco Club, thus enlarging the herds.
All students are members of the Eco Club but there are 17 active members
monitoring the goats. These members have the responsibility of
evaluating the grazing areas, the physical condition of the goats and
commitment of the families.
The families benefit greatly from the project as they use the milk, make
cheese and eat goat meat. The children themselves are often in charge of
the animals' grazing taking them to the areas they know to be fertile
pastors.
The Eco Club also educates students on environmental issues and annually
go round the village educating the locals and cleaning up the streets
with their "KEEP THIMI TIDY" banner and cart.
Tulsi Hari Prajapati, coordinator of The Goat Project.
Terminal
Report of Goat Project by Eco Club
in fulbari VDC, Kavre 2008
This
project is concerned with the visit
done on August 2008, as the
supervision term wise. Except, some
conditions, all the matters are
found very better. All the things
concerned with the visit are
mentioned as below:
1. Breedings:
The ten goats recently distributed
to the many farmers of Fulbari,
Kavre had got 5 live babies and 2
died babies. So, we have now 21
goats along with 6 old goats. |
