Mdukatshani Rural Development Project Annual report 2020

GOAT AGRIBUSINESS PROJECT

A SMALL REVOLUTION

Cattle dipping day has always been man`s work. Goat dipping is different. Ever since GAP`s first goat dip was built in 2016, dip day has become an event handled by women and children – often without a man, in sight. Some drive small flocks, some drive large, their toddlers alongside them sharing the excitement, or with babies tied on their backs. Initially dips were designed to take up to 2000 goats at least 20 helpers were needed to push the goats through. Last year and a new, smaller dip was designed with women in mind, and it is now possible for just three people to handle the dipping on their own.

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