International Rescue Committee (IRC)

8,000 goats

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Some of the 8,000 goats the IRC is distributing to flood-afflicted families in P
For much of August, some 300 goats were distributed daily- one per family. The g
The goats were quarantined and vaccinated prior to the distribution, to ensure t
Men, women and children stood in line for their goat. The priority families were
Pakistan has one of the world's largest populations of goats, with an estimated
A goat heads off to its new home in a seat of importance between its owners, in
Photo: Pi James/IRC

The IRC is helping flood-afflicted farming families in Pakistan’s Sindh province, one goat at a time. Many lost all their belongings, their crops, and their livestock in last year’s devastating floods.  Pi James, the IRC’s communications coordinator for our Pakistan programs, recently visited Sindh, while the IRC was coordinating a massive distribution of 8,000 goats.  Here are some of her photos.