Spreading Benefits as a Livestock Animal Health Worker

 “I feel that being a Sukakeswan in ADRA’s program is not only beneficial for me and my family, but also for the people around me.”

“I hope that my experience can be adopted by other farmers, so that the village’s economy can improve.”

Alam Gusman (64 years old) and his family live in Bangga Village. He works daily raising and caring for goats. Previously, he was a cocoa farmer, but after the earthquake and flash flood that struck Bangga Village, his farmland was damaged and his cocoa trees no longer bore fruit.

Through the REAF II program, he received two goats from ADRA and became a participant in the Livestock Field School. Currently, the goats he owns have produced two kids (young goats). Thanks to his success in raising and caring for the goats, he was selected as one of ADRA’s community livestock health volunteers (Sukakeswan) in Bangga Village. As a Sukakeswan, he is responsible for organizing animal health posts, checking livestock health, and educating other farmers. From the two goats he initially received, his livestock has now grown to seven goats, and he has already passed on offspring to other beneficiaries.

Alam Gusman feels that his involvement in ADRA’s program has not only benefited him and his family, but also the wider village community. He hopes that in the future, more villagers will adopt improved livestock practices so that the community’s economy can grow stronger.