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Goat Rearing

Goats help Niger's farmers escape poverty, strengthen rural economies, adapt to climate change, and empower women.

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Niger · Sustainable livelihoods

A goat scheme that builds resilience

In Niger, goats are remarkable animals — helping farmers fight and escape cycles of poverty, build the rural economy, build resilience to climate change, and empower women in rural communities.

4.4M: people acutely food insecure in Niger (2022)
43.5%: of children under 5 chronically malnourished in Niger
£325: provides a farming family with 5 goats
5: goats (1 male, 1 female, 3 kids) per vulnerable family

Why goat rearing in Niger?

Low maintenance, high impact

Goats provide a vital source of income for farmers in Niger, who sell their milk, meat, cheese, butter and hides for profit. Often managed by women, the income received from goats ensures female farmers can afford various domestic expenses, such as their children's school fees and medical costs.

Goats are also a useful source of financial security as they can be easily and quickly sold for cash to meet other family needs. They are relatively low-maintenance livestock and do not require much up-front investment or land compared to larger animals — making goat ownership perfectly suited for women, who often have less access to land and financial resources than men.

Adapting to Niger's harsh climate

Hardy animals for a challenging landscape

Although they are small, goats are tough and hardy animals. They offer an excellent alternative source of income that is reliable year-round and can build farmers' resilience to climate change. The climate in Niger can be harsh and unpredictable — sometimes impossible for farmers to grow enough crops to feed their children. But goats are well-adapted to arid landscapes and can thrive in variable temperatures during food and water shortages.

Goats can contribute to farmers' other sources of food and income as their manure can be used to fertilise crops. Goats' milk can also provide most of the essential nutrients and energy required by growing children — particularly important given the severe food insecurity and malnutrition affecting rural communities in Niger.

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What is Muntada Aid doing?

Goats can help build more secure futures for whole communities. As part of our Livelihoods project, Muntada Aid offers a goat scheme where farmers in rural Niger receive a set of 5 goats (1 male, 1 female and 3 kid goats) — targeting vulnerable farmers, particularly women farmers, to give them additional sources of income.

Setting up a Direct Debit is one of the best ways you can support our programme. Donating just £6 monthly will help us build sustainable agricultural communities in Niger.

£325will provide a farming family with 5 goats.

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Why Niger?

The most vulnerable need our help most

Niger is a landlocked country in the Sahel region with the lowest Human Development Index (HDI) in the world. Its population of 24.9 million people is growing at 4% a year — one of the highest rates in the world. More than 4.4 million people are acutely food insecure during the lean season, representing over 17% of the population.

6.8 million people are also chronically food insecure and do not have enough to eat all year round, every year. 43.5% of children under 5 in Niger are chronically malnourished — placing the country in an emergency according to the World Health Organization. Our goat rearing scheme directly targets the most vulnerable families in these communities.

Lowest: Human Development Index (HDI) in the world
6.8M: people chronically food insecure year-round

Help break the cycle of poverty

Give a family the gift of a sustainable livelihood.

Just £325 provides five goats and training to a farming family in Niger — a reliable income from milk, meat, butter and hides for years to come. Donate today.

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