Are you kidding?
Sylvine lives in Rwanda, a country in central Africa. Her parents have died and she has to look after her brother and sisters. 'Life is tough,' she says. 'It's hard to find enough food for the little ones.'
But goats, chickens and seeds from a local group that Christian Aid works with have helped. 'The goat gives us manure. The chickens lay eggs, which we can sell to buy things like soap and salt,' explains Sylvine.
Life is improving, but there's still some way to go there's no money for school and the roof leaks. But Sylvine wants to help others. 'When the kid goats are bigger I'll give them back to the group, so they can help other poor families,' she says.
Girl power?
These stories are mostly about women and girls. That's because 70 per cent of the poorest people in the world are women and children.
A goat born on Sunday
Robi means 'Sunday' in Bangladesh and that's what Najib Rahaman and his sister Washipa Khatun called their goat. Robi's an important part of the family she provides them with milk to drink and manure to help their crops grow.
Najib and Washipa's family couldn't afford to buy a goat, so a local group that Christian Aid works with lent them one. When their goat had babies, they gave one back. That meant the group could lend a goat to another family that needed one. All the kid goats after that belonged to Najib and Washipa's family. 'We keep some goats for milk and sell some,' explains Najib. So there is always enough money for food.
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Christian Aid/Georgie Treasure-Evans
Sylvine and her goat
Christian Aid/Adrian Arbib
Najib, his sister and their goats
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