World Ark Magazine - January/February 2009 - (Page 42) heifer bulletin News from the Field georgians say hello to 47 dairy cows The arrival of Brown Swiss dairy cows turns into a celebration for villagers in Khashmi, Georgia. By Jaman Matthews, World Ark Associate Editor N the former soviet territory of georgia is about contention and division. in june 2008, heifer georgia distributed its first dairy cows, bringing hope to the rural community of khashmi. it was a rainy, gray day, but the whole village of khashmi was astir. young and old, men and women gathered to meet their animals, 47 brown swiss dairy cows. Villagers drew lots to determine who would receive a cow. one by one, the cows’ identification numbers were drawn and announced. the new owners with smiling faces led their cows away. the ot all the news coming out of celebratory atmosphere, with happy adults and children running around, made it seem like a holiday. one khashmi community member, efemia shinjikashvili, saw the project as an answer to her prayers. as soon as she received her new cow, she named it madonna. “for several years i was trying to collect money for purchasing a cow,” said shinjikashvili, “but i constantly had to spend it on doctors for the children, buying medicine and for other family needs. my wish to have a cow grew into an unrealized dream, and i lost any hope it would come to be true.” “but heifer gave the second life to my family, made my dream come true and my future visible,” continued shinjikashvili. “now i will not have to buy milk and dairy products from my neighbors but have my own! “Heifer gave the second life to my family, made my dream come true and my future visible.” furthermore, through passing on the gift, heifer gave me a great opportunity to care for the other people, make them happy, share my gained skills and experience with them. i have never imagined that anytime i would be able to help another family in need.” “thank you all, every person who has contributed even a penny to this project. a great thanks to heifer international!” n Information for this story was submitted by Medea Tsitskishvili, administrative assistant for Heifer Georgia. 42 j a n uar y / feb ruar y 2 0 0 9 | world ark www.h ei f er .o r g http://www.heifer.org
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