On Monday the school council delivered an excellent assembly to the children of Mead School highlighting the use of goats in developing countries. They discovered that because remote villages in some developing countries are very hot and dry, it is hard for the villagers to grow crops to earn money. The WE charity is campaigning to buy goats for these families. Why goats? Goats are practical animals, they like to live in harsh climates. A goat is able to provide up to 16 cups of milk a day. It's milk is easier to digest than cow’s milk and is an excellent source of calcium, protein, and other essential nutrients that growing children need. The extra milk can then be sold. Therefore a goat will enable parents to earn enough money to feed and educate their family.
We can buy one goat for £30. Let's see how many goats we can buy!
To raise money for this valuable cause the school council are holding some cake sales. The cakes will be 50p each and all the money will go to the charity. The school council representatives will be in the KS1 playground on Wednesday 31st January at 3pm, in the KS2 playground on Thursday 1st February at 3pm and the Reception playground on Monday 5th February at 2:50pm.
