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This old woman lost her husband in 1986 as a result of accident. She single handedly raised her children by her hard work. She managed to send her children to school by the labour of her hands. Unfortunately some of the children died due to the deadly HIV and AIDS that has caused untold suffering in many families. This resulted in the old woman having to look after four grandchildren of the deceased children. In her old age she can no longer work as before so she now needs support to feed herself and the orphaned grandchildren.
Support and Help received by the old woman from Village Hope.
A] Poultry Project
Through the community poultry project the woman was a beneficiary of 50 chicks, chicken feed and the medicine. Through hard work and paying attention to our support and education she managed to keep all the birds. At the present day she is now managing the fifth batch of the chickens and she is realising profits from the poultry project. The set up of her project shows that she is a hardworking old woman who is appreciating the efforts that are being put in place to make her burden light.
B] Pass it On Project
In the Pass it On programme the old woman received a goat and a beast. As the project involves keeping the first animal until you get an offspring and then return the first animal, the woman has managed to produce tremendous results.
With the goat that she has received she now has four off springs and this show a lot of attention and effort in the keeping of the animals. Anytime from now she will be able to sell some of her offspring and realise money that will go a long way in meeting the needs of the family. Given the reproduction cycle of goats being so short, the number of goats will soon double.
The beast that she received gave birth to an offspring and unfortunately due to some unforeseen circumstances the offspring died. Although her offspring died her tedious effort in the keeping of the mother(cow) is still commendable.
Overall Evaluation of the Beneficiary
The woman has proved to be a hard worker and a faithful steward over the immense help that she has received. She has successfully applied hard work in rearing the chickens, the goats and the beast. The projects that she has benefited from has managed to transform her life and that of the immediate grandchildren that she is taking care of, she can now put a decent meal on the table for the family of five. With the proceeds from the poultry project she can also send some of her grandchildren to school. The project initiatives combined with her prudent effort has managed to change her life in the community and make her a proud owner of livestock. With the breeding cycle of chickens being 6 weeks, the woman will earn more from the chickens for her livelihood and the grandchildren in her care. The life of the beneficiary has been transformed by the projects that she benefited from. I hope and believe more families are going to learn a good lesson from her. May the living Father keep on the hands that gives." Paddington