(Pic found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/prasoonpics/325703407/ - some excellent pictures here, and I'm glad to credit them.)Another interesting news item on PM today was about whether or not it's a good idea to buy someone a goat for Christmas ... or rather, should a gift of a goat for someone in a developing country be made instead of buying someone a present in the UK?
This link introduces the issue, raised here in February 2006.
A Goat is not just for Christmas ...
CAFOD, Oxfam, Christian Aid, Food Aid and other organisations all have schemes where you can buy a goat, some educational textbooks, medicine, a well or other similar gifts for people in LEDCs, and you give a card to your loved one telling them what has been bought. This has proved to be very popular.
The idea is based on the old Chinese proverb: "Give a man a fish and you feed him for today. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."
However, the World Land Trust has pointed out that goats eat lots and drink lots of water, so may not be the best gift for someone in a developing country.
Look up the arguments ... what do you think?
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