Bóthar

Bóthar was established in Limerick in 1991 as an initial one-of gesture of airlifting cows to 20 families in a poverty stricken region of Uganda to mark the city's 'Treaty 300' celebrations. Since then it has grown into one of Ireland's leading international NGOs. Over the past 25 years, the organisation has delivered thousands of animals annually... to families in 35 countries across Africa, Asia, South America and Eastern Europe. While the organisation started out with an airlift of Irish heifers, it broadened its livestock donations in the early years to include Irish goats and pigs. It now also purchases the water buffalo, camels and bees in project countries. Top of the list of donations is the Bóthar 'Global Village' - a herd including a dairy cow, two dairy goats, three dairy camels, four pigs, five flocks of hens and six bee hives that will be distributed among 17 poor families. Donations to Bóthar start at just 10 for a share of a snail farm and run right up to the 5,000 for the Bóthar Global Village. For further infornation visit www.bothar.orgRead More