PATHWAY 2 · NUTRITION, AGRICULTURE & ENVIRONMENT · COMMUNITY-REPORTED OPERATING ACTIVITY
Dago’s dairy work connects household livestock livelihoods with child nutrition and community resilience. Community/program leadership currently reports more than 20 dairy cows in the broader community food and livelihood system.
What the project supports
Dairy activity can contribute milk to feeding and household nutrition while supporting income and livestock management. The number of cows is not itself a verified measure of milk supplied, sales, profit or household reach.
Documented history & present-day reporting
A 2024 Dago Dala Hera activity record describes three dairy cows at the children’s center and nine cows distributed to families. These dated records describe earlier stages and different ownership categories; they should not be added to the current community-reported count. Historical Heifer International dairy support is recognized without assigning that organization ownership of today’s herd.
Community leadership & partner roles
Dago Dala Hera, local households and livestock keepers guide animal care, milk use and livelihood decisions. Friends of Dago supports agreed fundraising, partnerships and evidence stewardship; it does not claim that all community-owned cows belong to the U.S. organization.
Historical milestones · 2009, 2010 and 2013
The Dago Village Development Group’s March 2009 quarter report records seven dairy cross heifers placed with families and 30 families trained across the broader integrated-livestock project. It reports four families earning income from milk sales and livestock-linked household contributions to Dago Dala Hera’s feeding effort; those figures apply to that reporting quarter. The March 2010 newsletter describes a commitment to supply two cows to the children’s center, not completed delivery at that date. A later Dago Dala Hera historical Information Pool records two center-based cows producing milk for children and surplus sales. These project stages involve different owners, dates and reporting populations; do not sum them to arrive at the current community-reported 20+ cows. Read the dated summary and source descriptions in Community Origins & Historical Evidence.
What we are tracking
Maintain dated herd counts by owner and site, animal care and condition, milk volumes, milk supplied to feeding, household use, income and operating costs. The 20+ count is community-reported; output and financial totals await local reconciliation.
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