Case study one

'My husband was a labourer but he died three years ago. I have two sons and a daughter. My sons had to leave their studies to earn a living by doing daily wage jobs to look after the family. Thus my family was having a tough time for survival.

During this time Schumacher Centre for Development came to the village to help women in my area. They distributed goats to the poor women of the village like me. This goat is now pregnant and I hope I will be able to earn some money by selling milk.

My goat has given me a light in my life to live for.'

Ratan Devi, Agra, Uttar Pradesh

Find out more about our 'Give a Mum a Goat' project.