Bekelu's Journey with Project Mercy's Dairy Program

Bekelu, a member of the community, was selected as one of the beneficiaries to acquire a Jersey breed cow through Project Mercy's program. She purchased the cow from Project Mercy for a price of 4,000 birr. Bekelu received the cow when it was three months pregnant, and it has given birth to a male calf.

While Bekelu is grateful for the birth of the calf, she expresses that she would have benefited more if it had been a female calf. Female calves would have allowed her to engage in selling dairy products. Despite this, Bekelu diligently cares for her cow and feeds it a type of grass called Frushka. Currently, the cow is able to produce a modest amount of milk, providing only around 5 litres per day.