Tuesday 29 April 2008

What's Amata?

Photogenic bovines:

The grainy pictures below have just arrived from Burundi. They are proof of an exciting new dimension in the bid for sustainability in the Hope Centre project. Prior to our visit at the end of March 2008 Mission International was able to raise in excess of £1000 to help feed and care for the children in this project, from a number of sources including the staff at Angus College where Hugh works. One idea was that we would use the funds to provide a small agricultural project. It was agreed that a cow project would firstly bring an immediate input to the children's health and well being as well as make the best use of the plot of land we have purchased. The locals felt that this land was more likely to produce good grass rather than vegetable crops and fruit trees and so we agreed to use the land for a cow project. The Kirundi word for milk is Amata and so we can be sure that now the kids will get some quality milk each day as part of their diet. We hope also to find the funds to install a fish farming project on this land which has an area of marsh, easily converted into fish ponds. This would provide another quality source of food as well as a potential income generator furthering the whole project's sustainability.







The two adult cows are indigenous breeds but the calf is half European and will be a valuable asset to this growing small herd.

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