Bhandari Dilip P, Wollen Terry S
Heifer International, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2008 Dec;1149:9-11. doi: 10.1196/annals.1428.054.
Livestock contribute to the livelihoods of around 70% of the world's poor. Heifer International provides high quality livestock, training, and related support to communities to assist with food security and to improve livelihoods. Heifer provides training and extension services so families can provide improved animal housing, management, breeding, nutrition, and veterinary health. Heifer conducts training programs for para-vets or Community Animal Health Workers (CAHWs) in areas where local professional veterinary care is not available. Beneficiaries get animal health and husbandry services through trained technicians who are selected from within the community and trained in improved local practices, using basic selection guidelines. The selected community men and women get hands-on training based on the principle of community-based animal health care, using participatory principles in the farmers' fields. Basic tasks of CAHWs in the Heifer-supported project are described. Heifer International is providing sustainable solutions to the well-being of the livestock where it works.
畜牧业为全球约70%的贫困人口提供了生计来源。国际小母牛组织向社区提供高质量的牲畜、培训及相关支持，以保障粮食安全并改善生计。小母牛组织提供培训和推广服务，以便家庭能够改善牲畜的圈舍、管理、繁殖、营养及兽医保健状况。在当地无法获得专业兽医护理的地区，小母牛组织为兽医助理或社区动物卫生工作者开展培训项目。受益者通过从社区内部挑选并接受改良本地做法培训的技术人员，获得动物健康和饲养服务，挑选过程采用基本的选拔准则。入选的社区男性和女性依据基于社区的动物保健原则，在农田中采用参与式原则接受实践培训，并介绍了小母牛组织支持项目中社区动物卫生工作者的基本任务。国际小母牛组织正在为其开展工作地区的牲畜福祉提供可持续解决方案。
