WHAT WE DO

What We Do

For just $100, an impoverished family in the developing world receives a female goat. That goat provides food security, a source of income, and—most importantly—the chance to build a better future.

Here’s how it works: each family receives a female goat and agrees to care for her. When she has her first litter (usually two kids), the family gifts the kids to neighbors who are also in need. At that point, the original family “graduates” from the program—the goat now belongs fully to them, and they can keep all future kids to grow their own herd.

This simple cycle creates a ripple effect: one goat given today helps not just one family, but many. A single gift of $100 sets off a chain of opportunity that spreads from family to family, village to village.

Why We Do It

• Empowerment through giving: The first family is not only helped—they become givers themselves by sharing goats with their neighbors.

• Organic growth: Your gift multiplies over time. One goat becomes two, which becomes four, then eight… creating exponential impact.

• Economic stability: Goats are living assets—“money in the bank.” Families can sell goats when emergencies arise, pay for school fees, or reinvest in their farms.

How It Works in Practice

In Haiti and the Dominican Republic, we identify families most in need and teach them how to care for goats. Each family signs a contract with Goats for Good:

• They receive a female goat and breed her with a local male.

• Any male kids are returned to the program to be sold, funding additional goats for new families.

• Any female kids are gifted to other trained families entering the program.

Once the first litter is given away, the original goat officially becomes theirs and they graduate from the program. From then on, the family builds its own herd—providing ongoing food, income, and security.

This is the beauty of Goats for Good: one act of generosity sets off a chain reaction that keeps growing, building stronger communities and lifting families out of poverty, one goat at a time.