{"id":73446,"date":"2020-10-28T17:01:39","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T00:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/?p=73446"},"modified":"2021-06-17T14:16:54","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T21:16:54","slug":"delivering-joy-goat-chicken-alpaca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldvision.org\/economic-empowerment-news-stories\/delivering-joy-goat-chicken-alpaca","title":{"rendered":"Delivering joy: One goat, chicken and alpaca at a time"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Family, friends, and blessings can be top of mind after everything we&rsquo;ve been through the past year. To express our gratitude, we&rsquo;d like to share a few stories of how the lives of children and their families change when they receive <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/donate.worldvision.org\/gift-catalog\/animals#active\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">animals<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">through the&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/donate.worldvision.org\/giftcatalog\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">World Vision Gift Catalog<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">. We hope these tales will warm your heart. <\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":1,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":240}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Goats nourish Rosemary&rsquo;s dreams<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"\/our-work\/country-profiles\/zambia\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Zambia<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">,&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"\/sponsorship-news-stories\/gift-catalog-goats-give-hope\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Rosemary&rsquo;s family<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;struggled with hunger and poverty for generations.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":1,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":240}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">&ldquo;When you become poor, even your thoughts become poor,&rdquo; said Rosemary&rsquo;s grandmother, Patricia, during an interview with World Vision in 2016. &ldquo;You fail to differentiate between where you are and where you need to be.&rdquo;<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":1,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":240}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">When her family was given&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/donate.worldvision.org\/give\/goats\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">goats<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;from the World Vision Gift Catalog, the quality of their lives improved. Right away, Rosemary, who was a toddler at the time, benefited from drinking goat&rsquo;s milk, which provided nutritional support so she could be healthy, not hungry.<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":1,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":240}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Goats also enabled her family to diversify their crops and try new income-generating activities, which &mdash; combined with Rosemary becoming sponsored when she was 6 &mdash; have empowered them to thrive!&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Now, s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">he&rsquo;s&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">one of&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the top student<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;in school.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":1,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":240}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_73448\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73448\" style=\"width: 1618px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-73448 size-full lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"Boy holds a bowl of eggs that provide him and his mother nutrition. \" width=\"1618\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2020\/10\/D485-0790-86-2jpg_759169.jpg 1618w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2020\/10\/D485-0790-86-2jpg_759169-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2020\/10\/D485-0790-86-2jpg_759169-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2020\/10\/D485-0790-86-2jpg_759169-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2020\/10\/D485-0790-86-2jpg_759169-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2020\/10\/D485-0790-86-2jpg_759169-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2020\/10\/D485-0790-86-2jpg_759169-848x566.jpg 848w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2020\/10\/D485-0790-86-2jpg_759169-1140x761.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2020\/10\/D485-0790-86-2jpg_759169-850x567.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1618px) 100vw, 1618px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2020\/10\/D485-0790-86-2jpg_759169.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-73448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chickens are helping lift Padrick and his mother, Catherine, out of poverty. (&copy;2016 World Vision\/photo by Jon Warren)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Feathered friends and eggs all around<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Before receiving&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/donate.worldvision.org\/give\/chickens\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">chickens<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;through the&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/donate.worldvision.org\/giftcatalog\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">World Vision Gift Catalog<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, Padrick and his mom, Catherine, faced constant hunger. During seasons of drought in&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sinazongwe,&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Zambia, their meals grew even more scarce<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":1,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":240}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Their lives would improve significantly after they <\/span><a href=\"\/economic-empowerment-news-stories\/chicken-skeptic-converted\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">received four chickens<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;through the Gift Catalog. Chickens are equally easy to raise as goats and will naturally multiply to impact generations of children. Each family that receives chickens is asked to give back hatched chicks to help another family in need.<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":1,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":240}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">&ldquo;Those chickens actually came like God sending them directly to us,&rdquo; Catherine&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">recalled when she spoke with World Vision in 2016<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">. &ldquo;All this would have not been possible without the chickens.<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":1,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":240}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_73447\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-73447\" style=\"width: 1620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-73447 size-full lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"A boy in Myanmar holds a duck provided through the Gift Catalog.\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2020\/10\/D259-0368-01.jpg 1620w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2020\/10\/D259-0368-01-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2020\/10\/D259-0368-01-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2020\/10\/D259-0368-01-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2020\/10\/D259-0368-01-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2020\/10\/D259-0368-01-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2020\/10\/D259-0368-01-850x567.jpg 850w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2020\/10\/D259-0368-01-1140x760.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1620px) 100vw, 1620px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2020\/10\/D259-0368-01.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-73447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ducklings through the World Vision Gift Catalog provide 10-year-old Aung and his family with nutrition and income in Myanmar. (&copy;2019 World Vision\/photo by Khaing Min Htoo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW181296998 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181296998 BCX0\">In Myanmar,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW181296998 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181296998 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW181296998 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/donate.worldvision.org\/give\/ducks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW181296998 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181296998 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">ducks<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW181296998 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181296998 BCX0\">&nbsp;are providing a steady supply of eggs to feed 10-year-old Aung and his family. They also sell the ducklings for income. &ldquo;I help to feed the ducklings, and I play with them,&rdquo; says Aung. &ldquo;They are so cute.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW181296998 BCX0\" data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":1,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":240}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Loading up on alpaca laughs<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Alpacas<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> help improve children&rsquo;s health and nutrition &mdash; and their families&rsquo; livelihoods &mdash; in <\/span><a href=\"\/economic-empowerment-news-stories\/gift-catalog-alpacas-improve-income-health-ecuador\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Guarguall&aacute; Grande<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">,&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"\/our-work\/country-profiles\/ecuador\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ecuador<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":1,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":240}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In total, 266 families in three mountainous communities raise 420 alpacas. When the communities received alpacas through the Gift Catalog, World Vision staff trained members on how to care for them. Since then, alpacas have <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">provided greater opportunities for families.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":1,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":240}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_67010\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67010\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-67010 size-full lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/email\/met3\/spacer.gif\" alt=\"Boy with alpaca in Ecuador\" width=\"720\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2020\/03\/D095-0186-442-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2020\/03\/D095-0186-442-1-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2020\/03\/D095-0186-442-1-167x250.jpg 167w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2020\/03\/D095-0186-442-1-160x240.jpg 160w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2020\/03\/D095-0186-442-1-377x566.jpg 377w, https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2020\/03\/D095-0186-442-1-507x760.jpg 507w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wvusstatic.com\/www\/uploads\/2020\/03\/D095-0186-442-1.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eleven-year-old Andy Guamo plays with an alpaca near Riobamba, Ecuador. (&copy;2019 World Vision\/photo by Chris Huber)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">And they are known to&nbsp;<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">deliver some fun! Sometimes with so much hilarity that&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"\/christian-faith-news-stories\/2020-life-frames\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">11-year-old Andy<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">&nbsp;roared with laughter with one alpaca during a World Vision visit to his community.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":1,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":240}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Before the introduction of alpacas, m<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">any children had suffered from malnutrition due to limited crop varieties and lack of economic stability. After reintroducing alpacas to the region, the communities have become healthier physically and now are able to dream about their children&rsquo;s future.<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":1,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":240}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[vc_separator]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Find more animals that make an impact!<\/h2>\n<p>[vc_btn title=&rdquo;Give Now&rdquo; align=&rdquo;center&rdquo; link=&rdquo;url:https%3A%2F%2Fdonate.worldvision.org%2Fgift-catalog%2Fanimals|||&rdquo;][vc_empty_space]<\/p>\n<p>[vc_separator]<\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Chris Huber, Kristy J. O&rsquo;Hara-Glaspie, and Laura Reinhardt of World Vision&rsquo;s U.S. staff and Khaing Min Htoo of World Vision&rsquo;s Myanmar staff contributed this article.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":1,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":240}'>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read a few stories of how the lives of children and families change when they receive animals \u2014 like goats, chickens, and alpacas \u2014 through the World Vision Gift Catalog. 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