An inter-bred cow like this bought locally costs as little as £150 and can provide milk, transport and breeding stock. We have been able to purchase 600 village pigs, 38 larger imported pigs as well as goats and chickens. These animals will provide food and an income which can be used for education. As they breed, some of the litter will be passed onto other villages. We are also starting a sustainable farming project growing beans, maize and vanilla. One of the original cows has now produced a calf. Goats and pigs are purchased when pregnant so they produce offspring rapidly.

Water

Until recently the villagers of Kokoa have had to walk some distance to collect a very limited supply of water. They were charged for access to the water. We had been raising money to pay for a bore hole within the village. However, following discussions with the British High Commission in Kampala and representation to the British Government, the Government agreed to fund $8,500 for this project.

Opening the bore-hole: . Fresh drinking water is now available to all the villagers in Kokoa- which has dramatically improved their lives. A second bore hole was installed in Labongo village, Masindi in 2006. Land has been purchased in the village of Olep, Soriti for a third bore hole.

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