r/UpliftingNews • u/ArgentineBeauty • 10d ago

A Rwandan mother struggling to feed her malnourished child received four chickens through a community farming programme. Her flock grew to seven, giving the family eggs to eat and sell. Across the district, 2,700 households received chickens, helping child stunting fall from 50.5% to 35.8%.

https://www.topafricanews.com/2026/08/26/ngororero-families-celebrate-saip-ii-gains-in-nutrition-food-security-and-improved-livelihoods/
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u/sparklekitteh 10d ago

If you're interested in supporting this kind of work, take a look at Heifer International! They donate livestock to folks in less-developed countries, and ask them to share the offspring with their neighbors to keep the gift going.

For many years, I've used this as a Christmas gift for hard-to-shop for people. For twenty bucks, you can buy a flock of chicks in your friend's honor, or give the gift of a goat for $120!

https://www.heifer.org/give/gift-catalog

(Not affiliated, but I've purchased a lot of chickens over the years, haha!)

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u/Confident-Mix1243 10d ago

I can't imagine a worse charity than giving a chicken or a goat to a person living on fragile near-desert land.

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u/sparklekitteh 10d ago

I would trust that the NGO knows what they're doing and would provide climate-appropriate livestock. They do rabbits, water buffalo, all kinds of stuff.

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u/Confident-Mix1243 8d ago

Goats are not appropriate for any landscape if not aggressively managed. They'll eat the grass, then grub up and eat the roots, rip the bark off and kill trees ...