Laois farmers urged to support Midlands for Africa fundraising sale
Midlands farmer invites Laois farmers to support mart sale fundraiser for Africa
Midlands farmers are invited to unite in a farmer-to-farmer appeal to support African families at a special fundraising livestock sale later this year.
The Midlands Fundraiser for Self Help Africa aims to raise tens of thousands of euros for livestock and rural development programmes supporting struggling communities throughout Africa.
At the centre of the initiative is a simple request: “Will you sell one animal so another family can survive?”
Ronan Scully of Self Help Africa says the fundraiser has the power to genuinely change lives.“In many African communities, livestock are life. A cow, goat, sheep or chickens can mean milk for children, income for school fees, nutrition for families, security during crises and hope for the future.
"The proceeds raised from this fundraiser will support livestock breeding programmes, AI services, community veterinary care, livestock training and initiatives that help improve the breeding and bloodlines of cattle, sheep, goats and poultry across vulnerable communities in Africa.
“It is not charity that creates dependency. It is solidarity that creates opportunity, dignity and hope,” he said. MORE BELOW PHOTO.
Offaly livestock farmer Pat Mahon, from Blue Ball near Tullamore, is the founder and driving force behind the campaign.
“When people see how one donated animal here can help transform the life of a struggling farming family in Africa, I believe they will help,” he said.
Farmers farming in Offaly, Westmeath, Laois, Kildare, Longford, Meath, Roscommon, Leitrim and Galway/East Galway are invited to donate one animal (minimum three months old — male or female) in aid of Self Help Africa.
Animals can be collected or brought directly to the special fundraising livestock sale at Tullamore Mart on Monday, September 28.
All proceeds from the sale will go directly to Self Help Africa and its livestock and rural development programmes across Africa.