Goat project equips beneficiaries with livestock, skills

MPEZO – A goat rotation project in Mpezo village, within the Kavango West region’s Mankumpi Constituency, has transformed the lives of four beneficiaries, who now own livestock and have acquired practical livestock-farming skills.

The beneficiaries received 10 goats as part of the project implemented under a livestock rotation agreement in 2023. The herd was expected to increase over three years, after which the regional council would collect 10 goats to allocate to the next group of beneficiaries, while the remaining animals would be divided among the original participants to continue farming individually.

Beneficiary Johana Kazana said the group faced challenges in the early stages of the project. “The goats got diseases, and some died. We then came up with a plan of contributing money for medication. Our chairperson had knowledge of how to treat and inject the goats. Since then, we have been vaccinating the goats and buying medication,” she said. Kazana said the group’s efforts yielded positive results.