Whilst in Bolivia last year, I was fortunate enough to see one of our Alalay cows give birth, aided by Isidro, our fantastic husbandry expert. Isidro and his family live in a small house next to Alalay’s aldea and he and his wife look after the quails, chickens, cows and any other animals (!), as well as helping with the vegetables and general maintenance on site.
We are financially supporting Isidro this year – ensuring that the children continue to get fresh milk (rather than the watered down version often for sale in the market!), home-grown vegetables and fresh eggs. As always, any extra produce is sold in the local markets to generate an additional income for Alalay. See more of this year’s projects here.
