FARM ANIMALS AROUND THE WORLD

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[Evelyn Yvonne Theriault]

For millenia, human beings have reared animals for many different purposes. This thread will collect images of KIVA entrepreneurs who are raising livestock for food (e.g. dairy, meat), textiles (e.g. wool, leather) or labour (e.g. farm, transportation).
Images of farm animals in art may also be included.

Parallel Threads:
HOMES AROUND THE WORLD
MACHINES AROUND THE WORLD
TRANSPORTATION AROUND THE WORLD

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Image below: Ancient Egypt

[Evelyn Yvonne Theriault]

Name: Agung Ayu Putu Wirati Location: Indonesia Notes Agung Ayu Putu Wirati and her husband is feeling the effect of the current volatile economic situation. Her husband works as a farmer with uncertain income. To gain additional income stream, Agung Putu Wirati and her husband tried to grow their pig farm that they started 5 years ago. In a 5 month cycle, Agung Ayu Putu Wirati usually farms 3 to 5 pigs, and earns about $25-30 profit. She uses the earnings to pay for daily living expenses. Mrs Agung Ayu Putu Wirati feels that limited funding availability is restraining them from purchasing additional feed to grow her business. With DINARI's funding and training assistance, she is applying for $475 6-month loan. Agung Ayu Putu Wirati is certain that she can grow her business and increase her earnings. Image below: Pig, Renaissance Italy

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Name: Avelina Location: Peru Notes The district of Cupi is located 40 kilometers away from the Melgar province. This town is a predominantly cattle raising and agricultural zone, and Mrs. Avelina Ccasa’s family is no stranger to this noble trade. She, along with her husband and two young daughters, actively works in agriculture and raising alpacas ... She wishes to boost her capital in order to increase her number of alpacas and crops.

Name: Pabla Mamani Gutierrez Location: Peru Notes The business of buying and selling wool and alpaca fibre allows Pabla to increase her economic income, as father and mother of her children, she gives her best effort and dedication to this activity that she has been performing for more than 15 years, thanks to this effort she has been able to provide education and well-being to her children. She gets her merchandise during holiday days in the different towns around her city, Juliaca. After getting a good amount, she sells it through an agent of a textile company, Pabla’s wish is to offer her merchandise directly to the company and that way increase her income, to do this, she needs to invest more and with that project in mind she requests a loan.

Image below: Inca, silver figurine

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Name: Samera Dikanovic Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina Notes Samera was born in 1984. She was previously a war refugee, but now lives in Rašljeva, a village in Bosnia .....The Muslim holiday called Eid Al-Adha commemorates the story of Abraham. Muslims traditionally slaughter a lamb or sheep on this holiday and divide the meat for their family, friends, and the poor. Samera has raised sheep to be sacrificed on Eid ul-Adha, but she needs to pay an animal doctor to analyze the blood and health of the sheep before she can sell them to her neighbors. She requests a 1,000KM ($650 USD) loan from Women for Women, International, which she will use to pay the veterinarian for his services.

Image below: Livestock, ancient Greece

[Evelyn Yvonne Theriault]

Name: Huong Nguyen Thi Location: Viet Nam Notes There are 7 people in this family. The husband is dead. The mother and two daughters are the main workers, and the other 4 children are still pupils. The mother and 2 daughters usually work in the green dragon factory, but their incomes are unstable by their uncertain work. The family does not have any other source of income. Huong's nephew, Pham The Diep, used to live with his grandmother when he was still a child, but now he lives with Huong and her family because the grandmother passed away. Diep got a project scholarship from Mekong Plus to help pay for school fees. Huong wants to borrow $50 to raise rabbits to earn more income to support the family.

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Name: Huong Nguyen Thi Location: Senegal Notes Fatoumata Sabaly, 33, is married and the mother of 4 children. She wants this loan to improve the living conditions, health, and education of her family by bolstering her business fattening goats. She buys goats which she raises with the intention of selling them later on, when the feast days are approaching.

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Name: Teofila Perez Hurtado Location: Peru Notes Since she was very young, she was related to the breeding of animals. Her parents were great livestock breeders in their area; and since she got married, Teofila saw in livestock breeding her best of option for making a living. It has been approximately 25 years that she has been fully dedicated to her animals, which are beautiful llamas. She goes out to graze them every morning to the surrounding pastures in her community, which to her is the part of her work she most enjoys. The most difficult thing is to feed them during the winter, since the cold weather affects her normal routine.

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Name: Sarorn Nhem Location: Peru Notes Because rice farming is the main source of income for the family, the family wants to have their own buffalos for plowing. Sarorn needs a loan of 1500000 riels ($375) to purchase two buffalos so they can improve their farming business. Sarorn's husband is pictured because she was not available.

[Evelyn Yvonne Theriault]

Thanks to fellow KivaSleuth Mona for pointing this one out!

Name: Mila Coronel Cortez Location: Peru Notes Mila is a very self-sacrificing mother who is in charge of the care of seven children; they are all still very small and depend completely on her. This is why she chose to raise small animals in her home so that she could also continue to attend to the needs of her children. She still needs to take care of the smallest of her children so she does not have the chance to leave to the agricultural fields to work; however, she can feed and take care of the small animals...... She showed us the tender animals that she raises; among them beautiful rabbits which are the most delicate and specifically the ones she would like to increase; this is why she is seeking a loan.

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