Send a Cow. We should all do more to help the people of Africa!

Hello my name is Charlotte; I would like to thank you for taking an interest in my blog. I am trying to raise awareness about my charity, Send a Cow, and the fantastic things they do. Send a Cow is not a well-known charity so you may not know anything about it. Hopefully after you have read this you will feel more informed.

Firstly I would like to explain to you what Send a Cow do. Send a Cow works with poor families teaching them the skills they need to escape from poverty. They provide seeds, livestock, training and long term support to allow people to be in control of their own lives without depending on others for aid.

I am now going to explain why I think you should support Send a Cow. Send a cow is different to other charities because they don't just offer a quick solution. They provide up to five years of training. They also teach about issues such as gender equality, health and family harmony which are just as vital to the success of development programmes in Africa as simple livestock provision. This balance of practical farming skills with social-life skills is a mix that produces remarkable results. One of the best things that Send a Cow does, is have a ‘Pass on System’. This is where each farmer agrees to give the first female offspring of their livestock to another member of the community. This helps to build strong bonds within the community and helps to carry on the struggle to escape poverty. People do not only have to pass on an offspring of their livestock they also pass on their knowledge and skills. Because of this system every one person that Send a Cow help ten more people indirectly benefit.

Send a Cow raises money by donations, fundraising activities and selling products. The money used to send farm equipment and gardening materials over to Africa is raised by volunteer workers in the UK. Products are also sold on the website and in shops around the country. Fundraising activities are carried out by people all across the country and a lot of the money raised is done by Church fundraising events. As you can see many people work with Send a Cow to bring the people of Africa out of poverty. However this is still not enough.  Last year the organisation managed to help 14,000 people to escape from poverty forever.  That means 1.4 billion people still live below the poverty line in Africa. But you can help just £12 could provide a family with seeds so that they are able to eat three meals a day. Just £6 could build a tap that will prevent bad hygiene and reduce disease. These donations could change a family.

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Thank You for reading my blog. Please post all your thoughts and comments. It would be a great help if you could also answer the questions at the bottom of the page. Please visit the website http://www.sendacow.org.uk/home to find out more information so that together we can help the people of Africa escape poverty! When posting your comments please note where you come from e.g. town/city and country.

• Had you heard of the charity Send a Cow before you read my blog?
• Do you now feel more informed about how Send a Cow works?
• Would you be prepared to do any of the following things in order to help people to escape from poverty...?

1. Make a donation to Send  a Cow?
2. Start or join a fundraising campaign?
3. Sign up to receive regular newsletters and information about the work of Send a Cow? (You can do this via the website http://www.sendacow.org.uk/home)
4. Tell your family and friends about Send a Cow?