Bees, $30. Bees, according to Heifer International, require very little space and are inexpensive to maintain, but enable the receiving families to sell honey, beeswax and pollen. In turn, the bees increase fruit production. The families that receive the bees are also trained in bookkeeping.
Ducks, $20! How cute is this picture??? Ducks are great for crops (they eat bugs and make fertilizer) while giving the farmer and his/her family protein and extra income from egg sales. And ducks make babies! Which makes for more ducks!
You can also go bigger and get a llama for $150 (or buy a llama share for $20), which are great packers, poop on topsoil (yay!), and create wool; a heifer for $500 (or a share for $50); or even a camel for $850 (share $85), to name a few. Check out all the options here.
By giving families means for land management and extra income, these families are able to save up and buy other crops or animals as well as help support their communities. It's an awesome concept. Learn about all the benefits they attribute to a simple gift of an animal on their Our Approach page.
Maybe when you save a ton of money by saying no to an expensive purchase, you can go home and buy some ducks instead. Because ducks are way more awesome than a wallet, sometimes, even if you don't get to play with them. (I mean, think -- if whoever buys an Olson twins backpack for $35,000 bought some camels instead, they could help make a ton of people better off...).
Oh, and a heads up -- hens are LOUD. You don't want them as a pet! So give them to someone else! I have two who live right outside my window, and it's not a pleasant alarm clock :) Though I can't complain about fresh eggs...
Anyway, go Heifer International!
Happy Thursday, all.
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