Send a Cow - Cow blog

'Every new day is an opportunity'

Wednesday, 1 Feb 2012

It’s over three years since I joined Send a Cow Ethiopia, but my very first visit to a farmer still sticks in my mind. Here is his story.

My first impression of Molla was that he was very slow in his speech. One could observe hopelessness and lack of energy in him. His seven children were stunted, with their bellies extended through malnutrition. Their clothes were torn. Molla’s wife, Shure, was very weak physically and she just waited passively…

Talking mobiles in Uganda

Tuesday, 3 Jan 2012

Helen and Jane from Uganda explain how their mobile phones help in everday life. With two mobiles for every African, there's huge potential for seeing them help with development and agriculture. In this video, see how Helen and Jane's mobiles work hard for them in improving lives in their community.

Passing on the gift

Wednesday, 23 Nov 2011

The crowds were already gathering and there was a party atmosphere in the shady compound at Makhuma, Western Kenya. A troupe of women in brown uniforms were moving through the crowd and singing and dancing and tapping long wooden poles on the ground. Then I saw an equally jubilant group, all in different clothing, singing even more loudly and waving branches in the air as they danced.

And from the nearby paddock came an occasional bellow from one of the 10 heifers, each straining to…

Uni students dig the farm

Wednesday, 16 Nov 2011

We recently asked for some help from Bath Spa Uni students for a trial we're doing on Fosse Farm - and were really impressed by the level of interest and help! Our task on the windy November day was to clear the area or rubbish, paint the wall and lay a path ready to construct a mini-Ugandan farmyard complete with Keyhole Garden, sheep shed, bag gardens, Ugandan crops and a litle Ugandan classroom! Jeremy and Sue Padfield of Fosse Farm will then use the farmyard for various visits from…

'Turning a negative into a positive'

Tuesday, 18 Oct 2011

Our regional coordinator for Western Kenya, Titus Sagala, shares his thoughts on our projects in his country.

This year, 200 new families will begin working with Send a Cow/ Heifer International in Kenya. It will be an exciting and challenging time for them.

They will have a vision for themselves, and where they want to go. With every training they receive, their lives will change for the better. Their children will go to school, and they’ll be able…

Women of worth

Monday, 19 Sep 2011

For us in the UK, going to the bank is one of those chores that takes up too much of our Saturdays! But I have been thinking about it in a different light since I came back from a visit to our programmes in Uganda and Ethiopia recently.

As Programme Accountant, I’m one of the people who makes sure our supporters’ money gets to where it’s supposed to go! So I was in our offices in Kampala and Addis Ababa helping out with internal audits and carrying out staff…

Lucy from Northern Uganda tells her story on video

Wednesday, 24 Aug 2011

A short film about our work in the northern district of Gulu, Uganda, with internal displaced persons who have been affected by the Lord's Resistance Army rebel outbreaks. Thanks to Josie Gallo for making this video free of cost.

Titus from Kenya answers your Facebook questions

Thursday, 18 Aug 2011

Thank you to Jim Robinson, Liz Greaves, Peter Cooke and Joanna Whineray who asked questions to Titus Sagala, the coordinator of our work in western Kenya on our Facebook page.

Check out his answers below...

What do you consider to be Send a Cow’s best achievement?

I think it’s working with very poor families to restore their dignity. We began working with…

Seeing old friends graduate

Thursday, 21 Jul 2011

When the groups we work with reach a point of self sufficiency and no longer need our full support, they graduate from our programme. This can be anywhere between three and five years after they begin. This graduation was extra special: it was for our first ever Family Friend, Olivia Namosa. Supporters of Send a Cow had been following her journey and kept up to date with regular emails and newsletters of her progress.

On the day before the graduation, we went to…

An inspiring meeting

Wednesday, 29 Jun 2011

It was an inspiring occasion to meet with Henry Orombi, the Archbishop of Uganda, together with the Reverend Mike Saunders (Rector of St Mary's Church, Eversley). About 40 people attended the informal BBQ at Eversley Cricket Club. I went wearing my Send a Cow T-shirt so I was instantly recognised by Mike Saunders and before he could introduce me to Henry (as everyone referred to him), he spotted me and exclaimed "Oh Send a Cow, I know all about the good that they do in Uganda!"…