FACTUAL
Gift of a Goat
Sunday 24 December 2006 16:30-17:00 (Radio 4 FM)
Ethical gifts of goats to help poor African families have become a hit Christmas present. But what happens to the animals, and the people who receive them?
Hermione Cockburn travels to Uganda to see a goat scheme in action. There she finds out the challenges of keeping the animals healthy and well looked after and she discovers just what it takes to ensure that new goats really do help rural communities struggling to find a way out of poverty.
