One of the best ways to increase the income of an area is to increase the
number of livestock in that area.
Owning a goat or sheep can help a Haitian family have more economic security and even achieve their hopes for the future. A goat can be sold to pay for a child’s school tuition, send a sick family member to the hospital, or pay for an important family event like a wedding.
In Haiti, owning a goat or sheep is a significant economic asset.
The Goat Project began in 2010 to affirm individual dignity by empowering Haitian individuals with the economic asset of a goat.
Read more about the start of the Goat Project in this Pittsburgh Post Gazette article.
Local leadership
Committees in each community facilitate the program locally, ensuring that goats are given to people with the most need. Leaders in Plain Matin adapted the program to meet the needs of their particular situation, giving sheep instead of goats.
Sustainability
Local leaders designed the program to continue by giving female goats or sheep to families; the family will keep one of the offspring, and the rest will be distributed to other families in the community.
Empowerment
Each family has the freedom to decide how best to use this resource for their family.
Livestock cooperatives have helped the families in our partner communities.
One mother in Bassin Caiman told us she was able to send another child to school because of the financial security that a goat offers.
Give livestock in honor of a loved one and improve a family’s economic prospects in Haiti.
Your donation makes a tangible difference for a family in rural Haiti and increases economic resources for the wider community.
A donation of $75 will pay for an adult female goat or sheep.
A donation of $45 will pay for a baby goat or lamb.