Magale Orphanage Center

Tag: Self-sufficient

  • Poultry Project

    —

    by

    Annie
    in

    As of this post, we have had 14 chickens, but recently we realized this was not going to further us in raising chickens to help support 150 children. We are selling two hens to buy a rooster. (Yes, male chickens cost more than females here in Uganda.) This will allow us to do not only…

  • Adding to the Herd

    —

    by

    Annie
    in

    As of February, we had another baby goat birthed here at the orphanage. It’s a baby boy! This brings our herd up to 9 goats. 7 females and now 2 males. Only four are mature, however, we will be selling a goat to pay for seed for our 1 acre of farm land. A goat…

  • Poor Lonely Goat Needs a Friend

    —

    by

    Annie
    in ,

    So, we have a goat… just one. She’s a female goat and she’s birthed successfully before. You can barely see her in one of the recent photos as she blends in with the dirt and the walls of one of our buildings that just got damaged. Whether you know it or not, goat meat is…