A retired Queensland cattleman and a media personality from Adelaide are working together to tackle rural poverty in Cambodia.
abc.net.au/news/cow-for-cambodia-charity-helps-lift-people-out-of-poverty/102484046In Cambodia, a cow is worth the same as a house, but owning just one cow is a dream many poor villagers will never realise.South Australian media personality Andrew "Cosi" Costello visited Cambodia 12 years ago and was shocked by the poverty he saw.
"I know at that moment their life is changed. I'll never get sick of doing this, never, ever," he said.Mr Costello knows how to "rattle the tin" in Australia for donations but knows nothing about cattle. "If they have a cow and [it] grows up to be worth $US800 , that's a lot of money for people who earn $3 a day," he said.Five months after the calf is born, the charity takes back the mother, and when pregnant, she is lent out again.Mr Vicheth Chan, the guide Mr Costello met on his first day in Cambodia and whom everyone calls Mr Jet, now runs the charity's farm, 15 kilometres from Siem Reap.
"We've lifted our herd from 15 per cent pregnancy to 65 per cent just with better management and better protein. "Mrs Sok looked after the charity's cow beautifully. If Phai learns from mum, her cow will be in good hands," Mr Gunthorpe said.
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