admin“We identified a total of 50 families and from that we gave the first 10 families a goat each. If they keep the goats well, they pass on the first offspring to the next families until all 50 families have a goat each,” said Mr Murwira.
He said they had decided to start with goats because they were not expensive to rear.
The project has been successful in Manicaland and as such was being spread to other areas of the country as a way of empowering families.
Speaking also at the same event, Mrs Sibusisiwe Mguni, a beneficiary, said the goat rearing project was helping a number of people in the area.
“We would like to thank ZimPro for giving us such an opportunity,” said Mrs Mguni.
Due to water shortage in the area the NGO has sunk boreholes and conducted awareness campaigns teaching the villagers methods of attaining self-sufficiency.
ZimPro director Mr Tobias Chipari said his organisation strived to provide leadership training and also provide safe drinking water.
“The goat project is meant to uplift the lives of poor families. We teach them how to take care of the goats,” he said.
Bongani Ndlovu
Online Reporter