Livestock Management Training for Women

In Pakistan, little by little people are returning to their homes following the mop-up campaign against the armed groups. Look at the details here.
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With the help of JEN’s supporters and the Japanese government JEN is working on a livelihood improvement program, targeting the repatriated inhabitants of FATA (Federally Administrated Tribal Area) Khyber Agency.

This program focuses on breeding livestock.

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JEN is focusing on improving livestock management in the Akaher District, Khyber Province. In Pakistan women usually take care of livestock, so JEN is providing cattle and livestock management training to women.

The women will be able to sell the meat and milk as well as provide for their own families.

However in Pakistan men are traditionally the head of the household and the community．

In order for the women to be able to participate in the training JEN spoke with the women’s families especially the older relatives to help them to understand our project and to ask for their help and support in letting the women join in the activity.
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JEN invited a female livestock management officer from the Livestock Industry Bureau in Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA). So far about 1,000 women have participated in the training.

[Instructor giving livestock management training]

The training is interactive with the women openly sharing their experiences and knowledge with each other.
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The program uses a lot of photos to help make the subjects as easy as possible to understand. It covers breeding, feeding, barn management, diseases and vaccinations.
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The women are looking forward to using their newly found skills and knowledge.


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