The Whole Community Involved
From the beginning of the project process the
whole community is involved as they survey and
select one family who will receive the cow to take
care of. The families that are chosen are often the
weakest of the community; they are widows,
orphans or the disabled. Even though the cows are
given to specific families, the whole community is
willing to help because they all feel responsible in
raising the cows. After giving back one calf to the
project, the family then owns the cow. The milk of
the cow is a means of income generation and it
helps to develop the potential of dairy farming and
improve the life of the people. The calf that is
returned to the project, is given then to another
family at the age of one and a half years. In this way,
not only single families but whole communities
profit from this project!
whole community is involved as they survey and
select one family who will receive the cow to take
care of. The families that are chosen are often the
weakest of the community; they are widows,
orphans or the disabled. Even though the cows are
given to specific families, the whole community is
willing to help because they all feel responsible in
raising the cows. After giving back one calf to the
project, the family then owns the cow. The milk of
the cow is a means of income generation and it
helps to develop the potential of dairy farming and
improve the life of the people. The calf that is
returned to the project, is given then to another
family at the age of one and a half years. In this way,
not only single families but whole communities
profit from this project!
SERVE Afghanistan
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community development
- cow keeping program
- cow keeping program
It's incredible what one cow can mean for a poor widow... As a widow with three young children, without
a husband who can raise an income for the family and without permission to work as a woman, it's
almost impossible to live and survive in Afghanistan. One day our project team visited the village of a
certain widow and started to talk with the community leaders about helping the poor families. The
community decided that this woman and her children were the most needy and they received the cow.
Today, the family has an income from the milk and cheese that they sell at the local bazaar!
a husband who can raise an income for the family and without permission to work as a woman, it's
almost impossible to live and survive in Afghanistan. One day our project team visited the village of a
certain widow and started to talk with the community leaders about helping the poor families. The
community decided that this woman and her children were the most needy and they received the cow.
Today, the family has an income from the milk and cheese that they sell at the local bazaar!
