- Additional livestock: It is a dream of most women to own a cow. A cow will provide milk for her family, and its offspring fetch the equivalent of a year's wages. This women sold a few of her goats to buy a cow. (The community keeps its cows together for safety.) The cow is now pregnant and she still has 5 goats. She plans to keep several goats always, in order to fund her children's education. The gift of a single goat has enabled her to dramatically change the future for her family.