Send a Cow Ethiopia (SAC-Eth) is registered with the Ethiopian Ministry of Justice, and officially opened its office in Addis Ababa in March 2006 and re-registered in November, 2009 as Foreign Charity.
Vision: To see a nation where poverty and destitution eradicated; people’s dignity ensured, resources and benefits equitably shared and environment sustainably managed.
Mission: To enable poor rural families in Ethiopia to attain food and livelihood security, by developing strong, self-reliant community groups and sustainable agricultural system integrating crops and livestock.
Objectives: Strong, self-reliant and gender sensitive community groups; Improved management and sustainable use of natural resources; Improved productivity of land, livestock and labour; Improved family nutrition, food security and livelihoods; Improved family and community relationship
Values: Integrity, Stewardship, Quality, Equity and Equality, and Learning are values of SAC-Ethiopia
Cornerstones: Send a Cow shares same cornerstones with Heifer International. These cornerstones are twelve in number and are based on social, economic and spiritual backgrounds of small holder agricultural practices. They are acronymed as PASSING GIFTS: Passing on the gift, Accountability, Sharing and Caring, Sustainability and Self-reliance, Improved animal management, Nutrition and income, Genuine interest and justice, Gender and Family Focus, Improved environment, Full participation, Training and Education, and Spirituality.
SAC-Eth has implementing and funding partners. Currently our projects are implemented in partnership with local NGOs. The four local partners are Alliance of knowledge and Action for Sustainable Livelihood Management (AKAM), KaleHywot Church-South West Zone (KHC-SWZ), Rural Organization for Betterment of Agro-pastoralists (ROBA), and Selam Environmental Development Action (SEDA).
The funding partners are Send a Cow UK, Heifer International (HPI), The Brooke UK, Donkey Sanctuary UK, the Big Lottery UK and IFAD
Families with minimal resources (small backyard, family labour, etc) are given priority in an inclusive manner that considers HIV/AIDS, disability and other social marginalization. In addition, hard work, willingness to be organized into groups, interest for sharing and caring, women participation, willingness to learn, etc. are part of the criteria applied for selection of project participants.
Impacts: Farm production and productivity improved; Nutrition and health enhanced; Resources well managed and environmental degradation reduced; socio-economic relation improved and community values and norms restored.
