Our Chicken Farming Program aims to help families increase their financial income to support their children’s education and increase their quality of life. Our goal is to help families earn an additional CNY 3,000 – 6,000 (USD 420 – 840) annually through raising chickens.
Another life we have changed through our program is Wangzha Mofeizi. She is a mother of five, her oldest son is in 9th grade, and her youngest is still in kindergarten. While her husband works in inner Mongolia and makes CNY 5,000 monthly (USD 687) and have a farm where they grow potatoes, buckwheat, and oats—yielding additional CNY 15,000 (USD 2,062) annually—their big family size needs way more to sustain their children’s education.
When she was selected as one of our beneficiaries in the program, she was truly grateful how raising poultry could add more to their family income.
As we always do, we visit our beneficiaries’ homes to see progress. When we visited, she was out on the farm and returned with farming tools in hand. She apologized for making us wait, and warmly welcomed us inside her house.
Inside, she enthusiastically pointed to her chickens, smiling as she said: “Look, the chickens I’ve raised with the project’s help are now 10 kilograms each. Thanks to the training sessions, I followed the instructors’ advice carefully.”
She proudly emphasized how she had fully paid attention to the training sessions, taking all the skills we taught to heart. Initially, she had fed the chickens a mix of feed and cornmeal, but eventually supplemented their diet with fresh vegetable leaves that she collected daily. She knew that adding this to their diet would make them healthier fowls.
When we asked about the survival rate of the chickens, Wangzha explained that of the 20 chicks she received in late June, two died due to improper handling during transportation. The remaining 18 have thrived, and she had sold six chickens so far and made CNY 1,000 (USD 137) out of it. The money that she made from her first six chickens was used to cover household expenses and school supplies for children.
Since the Lunar New Year was approaching when we visited, she mentioned that she had planned to use two chickens for their little feast. The remaining 10 are to be sold like the others.
Before we left, Wangzha Mofeizi expressed her sincerest gratitude to our organization. She said that while the chicks were easy to raise due to their good quality, the most significant benefit she gained from us was the knowledge she had learned during the training sessions. She confidently shared that the skills she learned will enable her to continue raising chickens in the future, providing a sustainable way to improve her family’s diet and income, ultimately allowing her to better support her children.
As we bid our goodbyes to her and her family, we thought about how much of an optimistic individual Wangzha Mofeizi is. Despite the challenges of managing a large family and caring for her children while her husband is away, she remains to radiate contentment—finding joy in the health and well-being of her children.
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