Every day families face poverty that is extreme, cruel, and worst of all – unnecessary. But rural Africa is rich with opportunity and where there is land, there is hope.
Send a Cow doesn’t impose solutions, we help grow them from within. That’s why they work. Our African-designed solutions were developed with, and for, the communities we support. Families get back the skills and confidence they need to get the most from their land. Families can grow enough food, earn a living and go after their dreams.
And because the families we work with pass on what they know, success quickly multiplies, from family to family, community to community, generation to generation.
Working across six African countries, we speak many languages. But in all of them, Send a Cow has come to mean a better future.
Who we work with
100% are smallholder farmers.
Families who can learn to grow nutritious crops from their own land.65% are female
Research has shown that women are more likely to invest income into their family‘s future.50% are widows
We work with some of the most vulnerable people in Africa.Many are disabled or have HIV/Aids
Our work ensures no one is left behind.The three pillars to our work
Gender and social inclusion
Farming the land
Business skills
In three out of four households, women and men are now equal partners in making decisions about how to use the family's land, and how to share the workloads.*
97% of farmers believe they can provide enough food and income for their families' needs from their farms.*
By selling surplus farm produce, families' income increases six-fold.*
*Data from Our impact