PROJECT MODEL: THE GOAT RAISING PROJECT FOR FAMILIES AFFECTED BY AGENT ORANGE IN QUANG NHAM, VIETNAM

Location: Quang Nham commune, A Luoi district, Thua Thien Hue province

Sponsor: PiCCA (Partners in International Collaborative Community Aid Ltd.)

Duration: July 2023 to June 2024

Project Goal: Improvement of the living quality for the AO families in Quang Nham communes, A luoi district, Vietnam by the goat raising program.

Project Objectives: 

  • Increase goat-raising knowledge for AO people in the communes.
  • Improve the goat shelter system and goat herd quality for AO people in the commune.

Activities:

  • Training courses on goat selection, goat foods, raising techniques, veterinary issues, and goat shelter construction.
  • Training courses on establishing Goat Raising Club for all participants, as well as for the local management board and the members of the community.
  • Training course for members of the Club and local management board on marketing goat products.
  • Quarterly meeting of the Club on sharing experiences on goat raising, marketing, and other matters between the beneficiaries.
  • Support the goat shelter construction for 60 AO families.
  • Provide 35 female goats to 35 first-AO families with vaccination and veterinary medicine, and continue providing baby goats from the first 35 households to other participants in the project.