Land and Livelihood | Milk and a Garden

It covers bringing a family a dairy goat, a garden, hardy seed, watering support and a planting guide together.

It gives the family a means of production. So the family makes its own milk and vegetables and, even when aid ends, draws its livelihood from its own soil.

The dated, located photo of the fresh milk on the table and the first harvest taken in is uploaded to your panel within 72 hours.

A healthy dairy goat suited to the region's climate and to the family is chosen, with a simple guide and training for its care.

It shows the family when to sow and water and how to take in a harvest, so the family can carry the production on its own.

A simple irrigation line and a water tank are set up for the garden, and where possible a drip system secures water on dry days too.

The production may spread to the other families of that village too, but each record is logged to a set family and followed.

Yes. The dairy goat bears young, the herd grows, and the family both consumes and sells the surplus milk, so the livelihood widens.

Quite the opposite. The aim is to make the family a producer, to set it on its own feet, so the hand that receives becomes the hand that gives.

Yes. If you wish, you can give steady monthly support, and a photo of each stage of the production reaches your panel separately.

Yes. For mothers who have lost their husbands and care for their children, an income from goat's milk is set up, supporting them to stand on their own feet.

Yes. Quenara is a Delaware-based 501(c)(3) organization, and your receipt is sent through your panel.

Yes. The dairy goat, the garden, the seed, the training and the harvest are kept on file, the production is followed, and the process is clear.