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Stephen Carter is raising money for JENGA CDO (UK)
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on 1 March 2011

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JENGA is a Christian charity based in Uganda. We provide the basic essentials of life to the vulnerable and needy. Through diverse and sustainable development projects, we are equipping Ugandans to meet their own needs and to forever change their communities.

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<p>Hey there!!</p> <p>If you are reading this you have been informed of our need for a new&nbsp; Billy Goat&nbsp;for the JENGA&nbsp;Goat Project.&nbsp;</p> <p>Buying this one Big Daddy Bill&nbsp;will enable us to continue the project and bless hundreds of vulnerable recipients with their own baby goat.&nbsp;</p> <p>We need to raise &pound;250 to purchase and transport our new posh daddy goat, cover the vets fees and all the initial maintenance costs.</p> <p>Thanks again for your support..</p> <p>The JENGA Team</p> <p>Here's a bit more info about how it all works!</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: normal;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #760000; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small;">Project Location</span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;" lang="EN-US">The Project is based in the area of&nbsp; Mooni.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Mooni is a deprived rural area, 5km from Mbale, at the bottom of the Elgon mountain range.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Its people are historically subsistence farmers, providing for themselves and selling any surplus in the market in Mbale.</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;" lang="EN-US"></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #760000; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;" lang="EN-US">Target Group</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;" lang="EN-US">The target group of the project are widows, especially those who lost their husband due to HIV/AIDS, orphans and other vulnerable families.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #760000; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;" lang="EN-US">How the Project Works</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;" lang="EN-US">The&nbsp;Project works by mating local female goats with a hybrid male (buck) in order to produce healthier, stronger cross-bred kids.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The principle is that better quality offspring will provide a sustainable form of income generation for their recipients and their families. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;" lang="EN-US">The project is a revolving scheme where the goat is given to the widow or orphan and a female goat is claimed back after the first birth. <br /><br />First-born reclamation means that a) the project is sustainable, and, b) by knowing that they have paid a goat back to the </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">programme</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;" lang="EN-US">, recipients have increased ownership of the goat. </span></p> <p style="mso-outline-level: 1;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #760000; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Why a Goat and not other animals</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;" lang="EN-US">Goats&rsquo; milk is thicker than cows milk, so even a little milk will feed many people. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;" lang="EN-US">There is an efficient reproduction turn over as goats can easily have three births in two years; with two or three kids per birth.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;" lang="EN-US">Goats are simple to manage and do not require a lot of space, only little feeding and can eat almost anything they are given - which is ideal for recipients with small space and disposable income.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;" lang="EN-US">Goats cost less than cattle; making it easier to access donor support. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;" lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;" lang="EN-US">The manure is very easy to process and very good for land.</span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;" lang="EN-US"></span></strong></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>And here's the blurb about Justgiving....</strong></p> <p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send&nbsp;JENGA and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate -&nbsp;we raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for JENGA.</p> <p>Thank you!!</p> </p>

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£470.00
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