Goats

Indigenous African goats are not dairy animals and are rarely milked in Africa. They produce about a cupful of milk per day. Irish dairy goats produce as much as 5 times as their local counterparts which is why we send them.

You are about to purchase a share of an Irish dairy goat. This is what your gift will do. 

An in-kid dairy goat will produce enough to enable the family to enjoy milk in their diet and raise money from the sale of extra milk and cheese.

Families who receive dairy goats from Bóthar would often not have enough land to support a larger animal, so your gift of a dairy goat will go to the poorest of the poor. Dairy goats are very well suited to our East African project countries; they also thrive in our projects in Eastern Europe. They will kid each year, and because they often produce twins, a farmer can quickly start to build up a small herd. Giving a gift of a dairy goat to a family in Rwanda or Tanzania would change the lives of a struggling family forever.

Giving the gift of an Irish dairy goat to a family in Rwanda or Tanzania would change the lives of a struggling family forever. An Irish dairy goat will produce up to five times as much milk as a local cow. This is enough to enable the family to enjoy milk in their diet and raise money from the sale of extra milk and cheese.

Families who receive Irish dairy goats from Bóthar would often not have enough land to support a larger animal, so your gift of a dairy goat will go to the poorest of the poor. Irish dairy goats are very well suited to our East African project countries; they also thrive in our projects in Eastern Europe. Irish dairy goats are friendly and easy to manage. They will kid each year, and because they often produce twins, a farmer can quickly start to build up a small herd. Giving a gift of an Irish dairy goat to a family in Rwanda or Tanzania would change the lives of a struggling family forever.

Your gift includes the training and transportation of the goat and full veterinary back up for three years after.