WA couple honors friends’ marriage by donating a goat to a family in India

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October 18, 2011

WA couple honors friends’ marriage by donating a goat to a family in India

Eugene, OR, October 18, 2011 – In August 2011, Vineet and Lisa Wahi donated a goat through India Partners’ “Goat Project” in honor of their friends’ wedding. Today, a family living in extreme poverty is using that goat to generate income in Andhra Pradesh, India.

“Our good friends were getting married and we wanted to get them a meaningful gift,” said Vineet Wahi. “The idea of giving a goat to a family in need halfway around the world seemed to be the perfect gift. They loved the present and reciprocated with a similar gift to India Partners for me and my wife, who had just been married a month earlier.”

India Partners developed the Goat Project to bring aid to a community of Dalit river islanders whose crops and livestock were destroyed after massive floods in 2005 and 2009. Today, India Partners is addressing the needs of this river island community through a multi-faceted redevelopment project, which includes providing income-generating goats to replace those lost in the floods.

Each family participating in the Goat Project receives one goat, which produces two liters of milk per day. The families are able to use part of the milk to feed themselves and sell the remainder for income. Because grass for grazing is limited in the area as it still recuperates from the floods, this project also includes providing the families with funds to purchase ‘start-up’ feed for the goats, until they can start producing an income.

Today, India Partners’ Goat Project has helped approximately 98 families.

India Partners is seeking more supporters to provide income-generating goats to the islanders by donating $110 to provide a goat and enough feed for one year.

Learn more, or make a donation, at www.IndiaPartners.org or call toll-free 1-877-874-6342.

About India Partners:
India Partners works alongside a broad group of indigenous, faith-based grassroots agencies in India focused on alleviating poverty and injustice. India Partners believes in helping the people of India help themselves, regardless of caste, religion, gender or creed. We seek support from others who share our passion to empower change.

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