June Missions Project: MCC Giving: Palestine—Raising Animals for Food..

Palestine - Raising animals for food

As conflict continues to impact people’s access to goods and food in Gaza and the West Bank, family and community reserves and coping strategies are stretched nearly to exhaustion. Obtaining even basic foods has become a real challenge for the most vulnerable. Many goods are not available. As a result prices skyrocket, with a single chicken costing as much as $17. MCC is working with partners in north Gaza to provide more food to families through livestock. By supplying equipment, training and animals, the project will help provide a sustainable food source. Each family will receive animals such as rabbits and chickens as well as equipment and training on how to raise healthy, productive animals. The meat and eggs will provide protein that children need. The project also will allow families to generate additional income from the sale of animals, meat and eggs.

$118 Cdn./$100 U.S. is the cost of five rabbits or six chickens.

$188 Cdn./$160 U.S. provides equipment, such as fencing, for one family raising animals.

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