Our Club was privileged to hear from Jane Dinnison, who works alongside Andrew Costello in the inspiring Cows for Cambodia program. We were even treated to a personalised video message from Cosi himself, who shared a simple but powerful message for our Club: ‘Don’t just donate, participate.’
The charity’s innovative cow-loan program provides pregnant cows to carefully selected families, often mothers with children, who have the capacity to care for them. Once the calf is weaned, the family keeps the calf, helping to build their future, while the cow returns to support another family in need.
But Cows for Cambodia is about much more than cows.
The organisation builds homes, provides food relief through Rice Runs, supports education, promotes sustainable farming practices and works alongside rural communities to create lasting change.
We learned about the Agricultural Learning Centre, whose 35 enrolled kindergarten students demonstrate the parental commitment to education. A bicycle program has provided 57 bikes to help children get to the school and access education. In communities still feeling the effects of the Cambodian genocide, education is helping to rebuild opportunity, hope and a brighter future.
Thank you, Jane, for sharing the remarkable work being done to empower families, strengthen communities and create sustainable change throughout Cambodia.
Alison recently travelled to Cambodia on the program, where she met Jane.
Chair Peter is pictured with Jane and Alison
