Kodumela used some of the money they got from one of their funders to purchase a herd of goats for part of a project they wanted to start with some local kids. Everyday, after school, about 5 boys walk from Metz, across the tar road, through the front gates of Kodumela, and to the area where the goats have been grazing all day. All the goats are then herded into their pen for the night, given fresh water, and the gate is made secure. Then all the boys tramp over to the big garden they're working in to check and see if any new veggies have made an appearance. The kids are doing most of the work to raise and grow their own food.... they acquire skills for food production AND they take home food they've grown for their families to eat. Once the goats are old enough, they'll be distributed to some of the families and child headed households Kodumela helps out... goat's milk and meat will be very much welcomed. Not only is the whole project off setting the need for large food parcels for each family every month, but it's also teaching the kids to be self reliant.
Man, they have some great smiles.
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