Honey makesmoney inCameroonBees give hope to PaNzonteu Simon

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The gift thatkeeps on giving . . . Irish pig has 21 piglets inKosovo

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Recovery in Rwanda600 Heifers and counting

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Bóthar, Old Clare St., Limerick. Ph. 061 41 41 42.Bóthar, Anna House, Dunmurry Office Park, 37A Upper Dunmurry Lane, Belfast BT17 0AJ. Ph. 028 90627308

BBóótthhaarr,, aalloonngg wwiitthhiittss pprroojjeecctt ppaarrttnneerrss

VVoolluunntteeeerrss iinnVVeetteerriinnaarryy AAssssiissttaannccee((VVIIVVAA)) aanndd HHeeiiffeerrTTaannzzaanniiaa,, rreessppoonnddeedd ttootthhee nneeeeddss ooff ffaarrmmeerrsstthhrroouugghhoouutt tthhiiss eeaassttAAffrriiccaann ccoouunnttrryy aannddeessttaabblliisshheedd aann AAnniimmaallHHeeaalltthh ttrraaiinniinngg pprroo--ggrraammmmee..

This project aims totrain 90 people, from100 different communi-ties in north easternTanzania, in how toattend to basic animalhealth in their localities.These people will be live-stock keepers them-selves and will be nomi-

nated by their communi-ty to receive the train-ing. The training pro-gramme includes

- Effective disease con-trol at grassroots

- Disease surveillanceand reporting,

- Diagnosing and treat-ing common animalailments,

- Correct dispensing ofdrugs,

- Referral toprivate/public veteri-narians and parapro-fessionals,

- Record keeping

They will be providedwith veterinary kits andtrained how to adminis-

ter medicine and to cor-rectly diagnose andtreat common animal ill-nesses.

It is important that thissystem is affordable forfarmers and self-sus-taining after outsidefunding ceases. For aperiod of two years afterthe training takes place,ongoing support andmonitoring of the proj-ect will take place toensure the sustainableuptake of the project,with refresher trainingsbeing provided as appro-priate. Professional vet-erinarians will also pro-vide some back up serv-ice post-training for thecommunities.

A central fund will beestablished to pay formedicine and suppliesand bicycles will be pro-vided so that the animalhealth workers candeliver their services toeven the most remotefarmers.

This is not the firstproject of its kind inTanzania as Bóthar’spartner here, HeiferTanzania, has beenworking in the countrysince 1973 and hasalready successfullytrained over 300 animalhealth workers in neigh-bouring communities.The reach of this projectis also wide, as there arean estimated 100,000people in the 100 vil-lages involved in thisproject.

AAnniimmaall hheeaalltthh wwoorrkkeerrss iinn TTaannzzaanniiaa wwiillll pprroovviiddee aann iinnvvaalluuaabbllee vveetteerriinnaarriiaannbbaacckkuupp ttoo ffaarrmmeerrss tthhrroouugghhoouutt tthhee nnoorrtthh eeaasstt ooff tthhee ccoouunnttrryy..

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TThhee pprroovviissiioonnooff vveetteerriinnaarryyaaiidd iinn TTaannzzaanniiaa

wwaass ffoorr mmaannyy yyeeaarrssppaarrtt ooff tthhee ggoovveerrnn--mmeenntt’’ss rreessppoonnssiibbiilliittiieess..IInn rreecceenntt yyeeaarrss,, eeccoo--nnoommiicc rreeffoorrmmss hhaavveelleeaadd ttoo tthhee ooppeenniinngg uuppooff tthhee sseeccttoorr ttoo pprriivvaatteeiinnvveessttmmeenntt,, aass ggoovveerrnn--mmeenntt aassssiissttaannccee wwiitthh--ddrraawwss.. PPrriivvaattee vveetteerrii--nnaarryy pprraaccttiiccee iiss eemmeerrgg--iinngg sslloowwllyy iinn tthheeaabbsseennccee ooff ggoovveerrnnmmeenntthheellpp bbuutt tthhiiss iiss ttaakkiinnggppllaaccee,, ffoorr tthhee mmoosstt ppaarrtt,,iinn uurrbbaann aanndd ppeerrii--uurrbbaannaarreeaass.. AAss aa rreessuulltt oofftthhiiss pprriivvaattiissaattiioonn,, tthheepprroovviissiioonn ooff vveetteerriinnaarryysseerrvviicceess iinn rreemmoottee vviill--llaaggeess aanndd ssccaarrcceellyy ppoopp--uullaatteedd aarreeaass hhaass ccooll--llaappsseedd.. TThhiiss hhaass hhiittrruurraall ppeeooppllee hhaarrdd wwhhoohhaadd ttoo ccoonnttiinnuuee eeaarrnniinnggaa lliivviinngg ffrroomm tthheeiirrffaarrmmss,, eevveenn iinn tthheeaabbsseennccee ooff vveetteerriinnaarryyaaiidd..

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FFiiffttyy sseevveennyyeeaarr--oolldd,, PPaa

NN zz oo nn tt ee uuSSiimmoonn,, lliivveess wwiitthh hhiisswwiiffee,, 1111 cchhiillddrreenn,, aanndd 2222ggrraannddcchhiillddrreenn iinnBBaattoouuffaamm nneeaarrBBaannddjjoouunn,, CCaammeerroooonn..

Pa used to be a driver,transporting petrol fromthe South West to theWest provinces ofCameroon, but lost hisjob after suffering fromgout in both his legs.The condition was sobad that Pa needed to beoperated upon.

After leaving hospital,Pa was faced with a hos-pital bill he knew hecouldn't pay.

This was the lowestpoint for Pa. With no joband no income, Pa hopedfor better.

And hope came ...

Rather than pity him-self, Pa relocated him-self and his family to thecentre of the villagewhere Pa started farm-ing. This would be hisfull-time job. With sup-port from his family, Pasucceeded in harvesting90 buckets of corn and15 bags of groundnutsin the first year – a greatachievement for a first-time farmer.

Unfortunately, this wasnot enough to sustainhis family and pay forhis children’s education.Pa needed to supplementhis income. One daywhile he was in the vil-

lage, Pa heard aboutBóthar’s work with bee-farming and applied totake part in the project.Through the Bóthartraining programme, Palearned about modernbee keeping, compost-ing, agriculture andgardening.

After successfully com-pleting the training, Pareceived 6 of the 60hives that were giventhe group. “Five of my

children are fullyinvolved and they helpme daily with clearing,raking around the beehives and fetchingwater.”

Adopting the Bótharmethod of passing onthe gift, Pa will use partof his income to financethe purchase of six hivesof honey-bees for anoth-er needy family who arewaiting to receive the

bees. “With six hives, Ipromise to help anotherfamily the way that Ihave been helped. I wantto ensure that this proj-ect continues long intothe future,” Pa declared.

Pa owes his success todonors like you whocontinue to supportBothar’s projects in thefield. “My life haschanged, my family isnow proud of me, and Iam now fully recognizedin my community. Inaddition my family ishealthy as a result of theknowledge I have gainedand the honey hasstrengthened theimmune system of myentire family,” he proud-ly stated.

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OOuurr SSttuuddyy TToouurr iiss ooppeennttoo aallll tthhoossee iinntteerreesstteedd iinnsseeeeiinngg oouurr wwoorrkk iinnKKoossoovvoo;; ffaarrmmeerrss,, tteeaacchh--eerrss oorr tthhoossee ddoonnoorrss wwhhoossuuppppoorrtt oouurr wwoorrkk iinnootthheerr wwaayyss aass wweellll..TTyyppiiccaallllyy,, tthheessee ttrriippssccoonnttaaiinn jjuusstt tthhee rriigghhttaammoouunntt ooff pprroojjeecctt vviissiittss,,ssiigghhttsseeeeiinngg aanndd ddoowwnn--ttiimmee.. TThhiiss 66--ddaayy,, aallll

iinncclluussiivvee ttoouurr ttoo KKoossoovvoopprroommiisseess ttoo bbee aa ggrreeaatteexxppeerriieennccee.. CCoossttss ppeerr ppeerr--ssoonn wwiillll bbee aapppprrooxxiimmaatteellyy€11,,220000 oorr SSTTGG££11,,000000..

IIff yyoouu aarree iinntteerreesstteedd iinntthhiiss ttrriipp,, ssiimmppllyy ccoonnttaacctt oouurr SSttuuddyy TToouurrooffffiiccee wwiitthhoouutt ddeellaayy ttoobbooookk yyoouurr ppllaaccee oorr ttoo ggeettmmoorree iinnffoorrmmaattiioonn..

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TThhrroouugghh tthhee BBóótthhaarr ttrraaiinniinngg pprrooggrraammmmee,, PPaa lleeaarrnneeddaabboouutt mmooddeerrnn bbeeee kkeeeeppiinngg,, ccoommppoossttiinngg,, aaggrriiccuullttuurreeaanndd ggaarrddeenniinngg..

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PPaatt MMccCCaarrrriicckk ffrroomm BBóótthhaarr lleeaaddss aa ssttuuddyy ttoouurr ttoo AAllbbaanniiaa iinn 22000099.. IIff yyoouu aarreeiinntteerreesstteedd iinn jjooiinniinngg oouurr 22001100 ssttuuddyy ttoo ttoouurr ttoo KKoossoovvoo pplleeaassee ccoonnttaacctt PPaatt iinn tthheeBBóótthhaarr SSlliiggoo ooffffiiccee oonn 007711-- 99112200110000..

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Honey makes money in Cameroon

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TThhee ppuuppiillss ffrroomm CCoorrrraannnnyy PPrriimmaarryy SScchhooooll,, FFeerrmmaannaagghh ggoottttooggeetthheerr iinn tthheeiirr llaasstt yyeeaarr ooff pprriimmaarryy sscchhooooll ttoo rraaiissee mmoonneeyy ffoorrBBóótthhaarr.. TThheeyy hhoosstteedd aa ccaakkee ssaallee aanndd rraaffffllee aanndd iinnvviitteedd aallll tthheeiirrffrriieennddss aanndd ffaammiillyy ttoo aatttteenndd.. TThhaannkk yyoouu ssoo mmuucchh ttoo eevveerryyoonnee wwhhoossuuppppoorrtteedd tthhiiss ffuunnddrraaiissiinngg aappppeeaall.. GGoooodd lluucckk iinn yyoouurr nneeww sscchhoooolleevveerryyoonnee!!

TThhee cchhiillddrreenn ooff 33rrdd,, 44tthh,, 55tthh aanndd 66tthh ccllaassss iinn SSccooiill MMhhuuiirree,,KKiilllloorrgglliinn,, CCoo.. KKeerrrryy hhaadd aa RReeaadd--aa--TThhoonn ttoo rraaiissee mmoonneeyy ffoorr BBóótthhaarr..TThhee cchhiillddrreenn rraaiisseedd €11,,550000 ffoorr BBóótthhaarr.. IInncclluuddeedd iinn tthhee sseelleeccttiioonn ooffaanniimmaallss tthheeyy ddoonnaatteedd wwaass aa ggooaatt,, wwhhoo tthheeyy nnaammeedd LLuuaannee ––aafftteerrtthhee rriivveerr tthhaatt fflloowwss tthhrroouugghh KKiilllloorrgglliinn.. GGóó rraaiibbhh mmiillee mmaaiitthhaaggaaiibbhh..

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CChhiillddrreenn ffrroomm tthhee CCeennttrraall RReemmeeddiiaall CClliinniicc’’ss SSeenniioorr PPrriimmaarryySScchhooooll,, CClloonnttaarrff,, rraaiisseedd €22,,442266 ffoorr cchhiillddrreenn lleessss ffoorrttuunnaattee tthhaanntthheemmsseellvveess.. PPiiccttuurreedd aacccceeppttiinngg tthhee cchheeqquuee oonn bbeehhaallff ooff BBóótthhaarr iissNNoorraahh CCaasseeyy ffrroomm tthhee DDuubblliinn ooffffiiccee..

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TThhee ppuuppiillss aanndd tteeaacchheerrss ffrroomm PPrriimmaarryy 55 iinn SStt.. RRoonnaann’’ss PPSS NNeewwrryyaarree hhoossttiinngg aa rraannggee ooff ffuunnddrraaiissiinngg aaccttiivviittiieess ttoo rraaiissee mmoonneeyy ttoosseenndd ttwwoo BBóótthhaarr ddaaiirryy ggooaattss ttoo UUggaannddaa.. GGoooodd LLuucckk ttoo SStt RRoonnaann’’ss!!KKeeeepp uupp tthhee ggoooodd wwoorrkk..

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OOnn 2222 SSeepptteemmbbeerr22000099,, wwee vviissiitteedd tthhee

ffaammiillyy ooff GGoorraann DDiimmiicc,, aaSSeerrbbiiaann ffaammiillyy lliivviinngg iinnRRaanniilllluugg VViillllaaggee,, iinnKKaammeenniiccaa rreeggiioonn.. TThheeDDiimmiicc ffaammiillyy rreecceeiivveedd aannIIrriisshh ssooww ffrroomm BBóótthhaarr..

Nobody in the Dimicfamily has a regular job.Goran is a trained veteri-narian technician buthas no job. He volun-teers his time and skillsto help out other farm-ing families in hisregion.

The reason we visitedwas that one of Goran’ssows had given birth to21 piglets! This is a veryrare case, not only inGoran’s village, but alsoin Kosovo. Goran neededexpert advice in helpingthe sow to look after somany piglets!

We helped the family todivide the piglets intotwo groups. To distin-guish the groups, one

half had a red markpainted on their back.Now the suckling takesplace in two shifts - withthe red group feedingfirst, followed by the sec-ond group.

The family is extremelygrateful to Bóthar andtheir field partner,Heifer International, forgiving them their breed-ing sows. Goran saysthat the quality of the

breed is far superior tothe local breed.

One of the sows has hadthree pregnancies intotal. The first two pro-duced 14 piglets eachtime while the thirdpregnancy produced therecord-breaking litter.There is a ready marketamongst the local peoplefor their piglets. Eachpiglet earns the family€50. The family’sincome has increased byover 30% since thearrival of their Bótharsow.

Without the incomeGoran makes from hislivestock, the Dimic fam-ily would have very littlemoney.

Half of the money theyearn through the sale ofpigs is invested back inthe farm. They purchasegood quality concentrat-ed feed for their ani-mals. They recognisethat if they treat theiranimals well they are

assured of a constantstream of income in thefuture.

The remaining incomefrom the sale of the pigshas been used to sendGoran’s children toschool. All three of thechildren, Nikola 16,Jovana 14 and Angela 8,are now attending thelocal school.

I left Goran’s farm thatday with proof that onesmall animal can makecan make such a bigchange in the lives of thefarmers in Kosovo.

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BBóótthhaarr rreecceennttllyy rreecceeiivveedd aa ‘‘ffiieelldd uuppddaattee’’ ffrroomm AAllii MMiissiimmii,, oonnee ooff iitt’’sseexxtteennssiioonn wwoorrkkeerrss iinn KKoossoovvoo.. AAllii wwaass vveerryy eexxcciitteedd ttoo lleett uuss kknnoowwaabboouutt hhiiss llaatteesstt vviissiitt ttoo aa ffaammiillyy iinn tthhee KKaammeenniiccaa rreeggiioonn.. OOnnee ooff tthheeffaammiillyy’’ss ssoowwss ggaavvee bbiirrtthh ttoo aa rreeccoorrdd--bbrreeaakkiinngg 2211 ppiigglleettss!!

The gift that keeps ongiving . . . and giving!

Kamenicaregion

GGoorraann DDiimmiicc ffrroomm tthhee KKaammeenniiccaa rreeggiioonn iinn KKoossoovvoowwiitthh wwiitthh hhiiss IIrriisshh ssoowwss..

IInn AApprriill 22001100,, 8888 ddaaiirryyggooaattss ccrroosssseedd tthhee bboorr--

ddeerr bbeettwweeeenn UUggaannddaa aannddTTaannzzaanniiaa oonn tthheeiirr wwaayy ttooaassssiisstt ssttrruugggglliinngg ffaammii--lliieess iinn TTaannzzaanniiaa.. AAllll oofftthheessee ggooaattss wweerree ddeesscceenn--ddaannttss ooff aanniimmaallss oorriiggii--nnaallllyy sseenntt ttoo UUggaannddaannffaammiilliieess bbyy BBóótthhaarr aannddHHeeiiffeerr UUggaannddaa..

The goats that arrivedfrom Ireland in the pre-vious decade were care-fully bred by theUgandan farmers. Theyrecognised that they hadto do their best to ensurethe quality of the goats.These goats produced a

much greater amount ofmilk than the local goatsand therefore weremuch more valuable.

Bóthar Tanzania wantedto source good qualitygoats for strugglingfamilies who lived alongthe Ugandan border.Instead of looking toEurope or South Africafor good quality goats,as they have in the past,they contacted the goatfarmers supported byBóthar in Uganda. TheUgandan farmers weredelighted to have anopportunity to find anew market for their

animals.

The cross border initia-tive took place on April13, 2010, at Mutukulaborder post and was thefirst of its kind for thetwo country pro-grammes.

While handing over thegoats, the representativefrom Heifer Uganda pro-gram thanked the man-agement of the twocountry programmes forrecognising the need tohelp each other. TheBóthar field workerfrom Tanzania wasextremely impressed by

the quality of the goatsand the excellent goatmanagement employedby the Uganda farmersand promised to importmore goats for their pro-gramme later this year.

The goats originatedfrom three farmergroups; Kisinga Women

Dairy Goat project,Kayunga Dairy Goatproject and NakalamaDairy goat project inWestern and Easternregions of Uganda.

This is the first time thatan event like this hasoccurred and hopefullyit will not be the last.

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Border Goats!

BBóótthhaarr ggooaattss ttrraavveelllliinngg ffrroomm UUggaannddaa ttoo TTaannzzaanniiaa..

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PPiiccttuurreedd pprroommoottiinngg tthhee 22000099 BBóótthhaarr SSuuppppoorrtteerrssTTrraaccttoorr DDrraaww wweerree CCoonnoorr OO’’DDoonnoogghhuuee,, FFiioonnaaMMccNNuullttyy aanndd GGrraaccee CClloohheessssyy..

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ppaasstt yyeeaarrss,, BBóótthhaarr iiss ddeelliigghhtteedd

ttoo aannnnoouunnccee ddeettaaiillss ooff tthhee mmeemmbbeerrss’’

TTrraaccttoorr DDrraaww 22001100.. TThhiiss yyeeaarr tthhee

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44WWDD ttrraaccttoorr.. TTiicckkeettss wwiillll rreemmaaiinn

tthhee ssaammee aass llaasstt yyeeaarr:: €2200 ffoorr oonnee

ttiicckkeett –– 33 ttiicckkeettss ffoorr €5500 oorr 77 ttiicckkeettss

ffoorr €110000..

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Recovery in Rwanda

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As part of this programme,Bóthar have sent almost 600dairy heifers since 2006. Themost recent airlift of 67 cattle

were distributed to families inGicumbi, Rusizi andRwamagana in the north, westand east of the country, respec-tively. Though part of a largergovernment programme, Bótharrequired that the pass-on stilltake place and to date, 60 ani-mals have been passed on to fur-ther beneficiaries in Bugesera,Ngororero, Huye and Rusizi.

In addition to the transport ofanimals, Artificial Insemination(AI) straws were also sent,

greatly increasing the efficacyof the airlift and the effect uponlocal Rwandan stock. Veterinarytechnicians are also on hand foraiding in transport and the gen-eral health of the animals whilethe families have planted fodderand built housing for their ani-mals. Manure is being used toimprove crop fertility but also iscentral to another governmentinitiative, the National BiogasProgramme, which will see thecountrywide implementation ofbiogas fermenters on the fami-lies’ farms. Biogas reduces afamilies need to collect or pur-chase firewood for cooking,allowing them to spend moretime tending to their animalswhile also protecting the localenvironment.

Recovery for Rwandans will be along road but one that is nowclearly defined and will be great-ly aided by the provision of qual-ity dairy animals.

TTrraaiinniinngg:: Farmers have beentrained in establishing fodderplots for their animals, housingand general care.

DDiissttrriibbuuttiioonn:: 67 heifers wereairlifted to Gicumbi, Rusizi andRwamagana and a further pass-on of 60 heifers to Bugesera,Ngororero, Huye and Rusizi.12,000 A.I. straws were alsosent.

PPaarrttnneerr:: Rwanda AnimalResources DevelopmentAuthority (RwandanGovernment Agency)

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