One family in Butove in Eastern Uganda was able to buy medicine for their sick child with income from the sale of milk. Others are using the money earned for blankets and school materials. Manure is used for fertiliser. The now well-nourished children are doing better at school. Families are busier, happier and more secure with the knowledge that even if their crops fail, they will still have the cow.
Communities come closer together through the shared work and experience of caring for their animals.
Even before a calf is born there is an effect as people have the hope and expectation of better times to come. Not all their problems will be solved, but by restoring a family's traditional livelihood a great deal can be achieved.