Programme
Complete
Livestock for livelihoods
Country
Ethiopia
Running from
2018-2021
People reached
10,000
Key focus areas
Empower women
Increase access to finance
Increase food security and nutrition
Farm Africa worked with pastoralist women living in South Omo and Karamoja in Ethiopia and Uganda, supporting them to set up sustainable, small-scale goat-rearing enterprises to help them generate an income and provide their families with a more nutritious diet.
We established Women’s Livestock Groups, through which we provided training in goat rearing and fodder and rangeland management.
We improved women’s access to livestock by setting up a revolving goat scheme, which required each woman who received two goats from Farm Africa to give two does (female goats) to another vulnerable woman once her herd had grown, creating a cycle of improved prosperity.
Through a blend of targeted communication activities, this project inspired, educated and empowered women to consume more goats’ milk, which is a rich source of protein and nutrients, and improve dietary choices for their families. Women learned to add value to their livestock business through training in goat breeding, fattening and the production of goats’ milk products. This project also helped women aggregate their produce so they could sell in bulk and command a higher price for their goods. In addition, Farm Africa helped veterinarians and community animal healthcare workers expand their operations and deliver vital services to local livestock keepers.
The Women’s Livestock Groups established Village Saving and Loan Associations, where women pooled their funds to invest in each other’s businesses. These groups also provided a platform for women to share their experiences and develop solutions to improving nutrition, child and maternal health, and goat production.
Farm Africa carried out this work in partnership with the Africa Innovations Institute, an agriculture and food systems research institute, and the Mothers and Children Multisectoral Development Organisation, an NGO that works to improve the lives of disadvantaged mothers and children.
Country
Ethiopia
Key focus areas
Empower women
Increase food security and nutrition
Country
Ethiopia
Key focus areas
Empower women
Increase food security and nutrition
Country
Ethiopia
Key focus areas
Empower women
Increase incomes
Revolving Goat Fund
Farm Africa’s Livestock for Livelihoods project helped Ugandan and Ethiopian pastoralist women set up sustainable, small-scale goat-rearing enterprises. This four-page booklet outlines how Farm Africa set up a revolving goat scheme across South Omo and Karamoja. The scheme required each woman who received does (female goats) from Farm Africa to give does to another vulnerable woman once her herd had grown, creating a cycle of improved prosperity.
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Country
Ethiopia
Key focus areas
Empower women
Increase incomes
Country
Ethiopia
Key focus areas
Increase food security and nutrition
Improved goat breeds
Farm Africa’s Livestock for Livelihoods project helped Ugandan and Ethiopian pastoralist women set up sustainable, small-scale goat-rearing enterprises. This four-page booklet outlines how the project created and strengthened a network of community animal health workers (CAHWs) linked to agro-input dealers to enhance pastoralists’ access to quality animal health services.
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Country
Ethiopia
Key focus areas
Increase food security and nutrition
Country
Ethiopia
Key focus areas
Empower women
Increase food security and nutrition
Increase incomes
Community Animal Health Workers
Farm Africa’s Livestock for Livelihoods project helped Ugandan and Ethiopian pastoralist women set up sustainable, small-scale goat-rearing enterprises. This four-page booklet outlines how the project created and strengthened a network of community animal health workers (CAHWs) linked to agro-input dealers to enhance pastoralists’ access to quality animal health services.
Download (860.17kb)
Country
Ethiopia
Key focus areas
Empower women
Increase food security and nutrition
Increase incomes
Country
Uganda
Key focus areas
Empower women
Increase food security and nutrition
Women and children’s nutrition in Uganda
Farm Africa’s Livestock for Livelihoods project helped Ugandan and Ethiopian pastoralist women set up sustainable, small-scale goat-rearing enterprises. This four-page booklet outlines how the project helped to improve the nutrition of women and young children in Karamoja, Uganda. Wasting in young children (0-59 months), infant and young child minimum dietary (IYCF-MDD) score, and Minimum Dietary Diversity for women (MDD-W) all showed positive trends and improvement during the project life cycle.
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Country
Uganda
Key focus areas
Empower women
Increase food security and nutrition
Country
Ethiopia
Key focus areas
Empower women
Increase food security and nutrition
Impact of increased women’s incomes on nutrition
Farm Africa’s Livestock for Livelihoods project helped Ugandan and Ethiopian pastoralist women set up sustainable, small-scale goat-rearing enterprises. This booklet highlights how Farm Africa improved 10,000 women’s access to credit facilities and incomes by adding value to livestock products and opening up improved opportunities for sales.
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Country
Ethiopia
Key focus areas
Empower women
Increase food security and nutrition
Country
Ethiopia
Key focus areas
Empower women
Increase food security and nutrition
Increase incomes
Household socioeconomic status and women and children’s dietary diversity
Farm Africa’s Livestock for Livelihoods project helped Ugandan and Ethiopian pastoralist women set up sustainable, small-scale goat-rearing enterprises. This booklet examines the factors that improve dietary diversity in women and children, including women’s economic empowerment, production of food crops and the size of livestock herds.
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Country
Ethiopia
Key focus areas
Empower women
Increase food security and nutrition
Increase incomes
Country
Ethiopia
Key focus areas
Empower women
Increase food security and nutrition
Increase incomes
Goat husbandry by pastoralist communities
Farm Africa’s Livestock for Livelihoods project helped Ugandan and Ethiopian pastoralist women set up sustainable, small-scale goat-rearing enterprises. This booklet examines the factors affecting the adoption of good goat husbandry practices such as the provision of housing for goats, improved feeding practices, fodder production and using services from animal health workers.
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Country
Ethiopia
Key focus areas
Empower women
Increase food security and nutrition
Increase incomes
