Final Report of the TKLD – Little Community Dewonsere Church – Pig and Goat
Breeding Project
Activities AccomplishedLaunch of ActivitiesLambi Fund met with TKLD members to plan the project strategy and goals and objectives.
At the same time they appointed members to the Executive and Management Committees.
Training on BreedingLambi Fund hired a consultant to give a training seminar on pig and goat breeding for the
members of TKLD. The training had been planned for 35 people but ended up with 40
participants. Topics taught : different types of Animal Husbandry (goat, sheep, pig),
Specification of each type of breeding, nourishing goats, pigs and sheep, veterinary care for
each type of animal needs, type of shelter that pigs need so they don't die if there is too
much rain, and types of sheds for goats and sheep.
Conditions set by the Organization for its' beneficiariesMembers who would receive an animal have to meet these conditions:
1) Each beneficiary will start breeding with the kind of animal he is already familiar with.
2) The breeders need to have some pasture, so goats and sheep have something to eat.
3) Each beneficiary needs to have a shed to protect the animals from natural disasters like
too much rain or humidity and from wild dogs that eat animals.
4) For goats and sheep, the committee will distribute the baby animals to those who didn't
have any animals and the mother will stay with the breeder. Those first beneficiaries don't
have to reimburse the committee again and the same goes for those who take care of the
goats.
5) With female pigs, the boar owner will keep one piglet, and the rest will be shared 50/50
between the committee and the breeder. Then the committee will distribute the next piglets
to the other members who don't have pigs yet.
6) With goats and sheep, each time a female is bred, the breeder will pay 10 gds. For boar
service the payment is a piglet. For male goats and sheep, when they can't breed anymore
they will be sold and the breeder will have part of that money. For pigs, if the boar can't
breed anymore, the committee together with the breeder will fatten it and then sell it. When
this happens, the money will be shared half and half. Finally, the committee will need to
replace the males who can't breed anymore.
7) The breeder is responsible for correct veterinary care for the animals.
Buying Goats, Sheep and Pigs Lambi Fund gave TKLD 89,500 gds to buy animals. With this money, TKLD bought 5 female
pigs and one boar, 24 female sheep and 3 males, 6 female goats and 1 male. The
Veterinary Technician accompanied them to the markets and helped them choose the best
animals for the project. TKLD and Lambi Fund decided to buy more male goats and sheep
to improve the breeding stock. So that they could improve the stock, the Lambi Fund
Monitor and the Veterinary Technician accompanied two TKLD members and they traveled a
long distance to find better stock.
Distributing the AnimalsThe animals were distributed and some members had to walk more than 3 hours to claim
them. Because some of the members could not walk this far, they had to send their children
to go get the animals. In total, there were 40 members who benefited from the project.
Buying Pig Food To help the pigs adapt to the conditions of the peasants, Lambi Fund gave TKLD 10,500 gds
to buy food for the pigs. Each beneficiary got a sack of feed for each pig.
Buying Medicine At the same time, Lambi Fund gave TKLD 3,000 gds to buy medicine (vermicide, vitamins,
antibiotics, vaccines) so they could give good veterinary care to the animals.
Hiring a Veterinary AgentLambi Find and TKLD hired a Veterinary Agent for the first year to care for the animals
starting with distributing medicine to the project. They paid the Agent 1,000 gds per month.
In the second year, the organization members are paying the Agent. Each time the Agent
made a call, the person who owned the animal paid a little bit for the cost of the medicine.
This money served to refresh the stock under the control of the management committee.
So, since the activities started, the Veterinary Agent visited the animals each month;
however, if there was a problem, the organization called the Agent right away to bring in the
sick animal. For example, there was a sheep that had a problem with her pregnancy, the
babies had died in utero and the Veterinary Agent came very quickly to remove the babies
and deliver the mother.
Production and Distribution of the little Animals The organization had a chance to buy animals that were already pregnant, like the sheep
and pigs, so, many members benefited from having little ones quickly.
Production and Distribution of Animals:
Animal
Distribution
Quantity
Production
Male
Female
Male
Beneficiary
Female
Sheep
24
3
21
9
10
12
Goat
6
1
5
5
3
3
Pig
6
1
5
20
17
3
In this table, we say that the sheep had a total of 10 lambs which were distributed. The
Goats had 8 kids. The pigs had a total of 37 piglets. Among the piglets, only 6 ended up
living. So, there was a great loss of pigs. In looking for the cause of the loss, the
organization said it was because of diarrhea and fever. As of today, all the pigs are bred,
and Lambi Fund and TKLD are doing all they can to prevent that from happening again.
In total, of all the babies born, there were 18 to distribute to new members. There were 12
who got sheep, 3 who got goats and 3 who got pigs. From the beginning, we can say that in
this first experience of breeding, sheep and goats gave more advantage to the peasants
because they are less fragile than the pigs.
Project Follow up Since the project started, Lambi Fund Regional Monitor made 4 follow up visits in
Dewonsere. In these visits, he looked at the way the organization was breeding the animals,
the state of the animal sheds, the quality of care the animals received, date of breeding, how
many little ones were born, and how many lived.
Project Management The organization, in particular the project Management Committee, conducted all activities
very well. The Management Committee from the beginning formulated an outline in the
training, and had a notebook with all this information: number of animals, breeding date, date
babies were born, how many were born, date they were weaned, date they got veterinary
care, distribution of the babies and to whom.
In the heart of the project, the new people who received the little goats, sheep and pigs were
very happy with the way things were run. In this way, the organization gave proof they
understood the project and they are working on prospering. The Management Committee
always met each month with TKLD members to share information and give a report on the
well being of each animal. Finally, the organization presented Lambi with a report every 3
months on all the different activities of the project.
Project Impact The project has had a great impact in the area, on TKLD members and on the organization
itself. Among the various aspects of the impact are:
a) Today, each TKLD member has at least one little animal they are raising.
b) Members' knowledge of different types of breeding- goats, sheep and pigs- has improved.
c) The animal population in the area has started to increase.
d) The organization has gained a lot of popularity in the area, so it has gotten stronger. As
of today, many people have decided to join TKLD because of the success of the breeding
project.
e) TKLD members have developed strong solidarity among themselves.
Conclusion and Recommendation Despite the fact that the project started only a year ago, TKLD believes this is a huge thing,
especially for members who previously had no way to buy an animal. Animals are starting to
produce offspring and this allows other members to benefit from having a goat, sheep or pig.
Lambi Fund can say today that all people in TKLD are very satisfied. In the next round of
production, members hope that more animals will be born and the economic situation will
improve even more.