In poor rural communities across Kenya, working horses, donkeys and mules are the linchpins of their families.

They perform essential tasks such as collecting water for cooking and cleaning. They carry children to school and goods to and from market. They work alongside family members to earn a living. Often they fulfil several of these roles.

Yet for many of these animals, they are not getting the basic care and protection they need. A lack of knowledge in impoverished communities means that people simply do not know how to look after the welfare of their cherished family members. But as the main carers of working animals, it is the communities’ children that have the power to change this.

By supporting Project Care, you could help us to run and expand Donkey Care Clubs in village schools across Kenya. Here children learn how to give their donkeys nutritious food, keep them sheltered at night and treat them with kindness. They pass on this knowledge to more people as children relay what they have learned to their families. This means even more people understand how to care for their donkeys and even more animals feel the benefit.

If Project Care reaches its funding total or you give after 31st October 2021, your donation will be spent wherever the need is greatest.

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