The gift of a cow can change the future of a family living in poverty. Families who receive livestock are also given a training to take care and breed the livestock, so in the future the families can generate income from the livestock.
One of the lucky families was the family of Taufik, a 14 year-old sponsored child.
“I love my cow. I can play with him after school,” said Taufik, who is a 2nd grader in junior high school, with his excited smile. “My favorite part is to feed him with grass,” he added. The family fetches grass every evening from nearby land. “I am teaching my children on how to be responsible with this activity,” said Taufik`s mother wisely. “We are thankful for the cow, now I have several plans in the future because of it”
– Taufik
A small amount of cash can be used to make a big difference in developing communities. Ms. Phuong in Vietnam received a small business loan through the ChildFund Credit and Savings Program and has invested in animal-husbandry. She has worked very hard and has successfully increased her family’s income:
“In the first time, I borrowed to buy 4 pig stocks, and by the end of that year, I sold the pigs, paid the debt and gained money for each pig. The profit amount was spent on clothes and tuition fee for my children as well as for bettering my family’s food menu. The remaining amount was used to reinvest in animal raising and planting. For me, the credit and saving program of ChildFund is very helpful to the poor like us. Borrowing procedures are very simple and we are carefully trained about how to efficiently use the borrowed money”.
