Camels do well in the arid conditions of East Africa. Camels are environmentally friendly, eating thorn and scrub bushes rather than precious grass needed by cattle; their padded hoofs cause no erosion of delicate soils. They need little water and can stay healthy in the worst droughts. Camels produce large quantities of high quality milk, 8-10 liters per day which helps improve the nutrition of local Maasai communities. The village women also sell the milk for income. The camel project is self-regenerating as the firstborn female camel is always given as a gift to another family. The villagers sing to their camels and call them by name. They are cherished and valuable because they provide hope for a better future.

Camels in East Africa

Your gift of a camel provides a family in East Africa with an animal that is environmentally friendly and very effective in dry areas. A camel provides many liters of nutritious milk per day, giving a family a head start toward breaking the cycle of poverty and malnutrition.