Dear Sa Kimsorn,

How is the Cow bank project doing? I just came by a project which supports Cow bank projects in Cambodia and maybe they are willing to help you. Their name is Project Enlighten, website: http://www.projectenlighten.org/projects.html
The program provides support in these areas:
Education
Sustainable Community Projects
Environmental Health & Safety
Non-discriminatory cultural, religious & social support
Charitable Economical Assistance
Their Current focus is on South East Asia.

Hi Kimsorn,

Hi Kimsorn,

Hi Jennifer,

The term 'cow' usually refers to the female of this species, and these are used for their milk, and I am not aware if the females are used for ploughing fields also.

Ploughing of fields is done by the male of this species, known as the 'ox'. These are a bit bigger in size and hence stronger than the cows, and so find use in towing heavy weights also.

The 'ox' and the 'bull' are males of the cow species. The 'bull' is used for breeding, and the 'ox' is not used for breeding. I am not aware if Cambodia has a different system.

Vijai and Ken-

I contacted Ockenden International this evening and requested additional information on their program. Hopefully, we will hear back from them soon.

After looking through their information, they seem to be focused on oxen for pulling plows, and I am not sure that is exactly what Kimsorn is referring to. I will need to clarify with him. Ken, I think he's actually referring to diary or beef cows, but I'm not 100% sure. I will ask him about goats too.

I also contacted Heifer International this evening as well. (www.heifer.org)

Regards-

Jennifer

Hi Ken-

I am so glad to know that you are working in this village and I am certain that we will be relying on you a lot due to your vast knowledge in this arena.

I am planning on taking information back to Kimsorn via chat, email and SMS right now, so to answer your question, yes the information will be communicated back to the village. I also know that Kimsorn checks here as frequently as he's able himself, so I am sure that you'll be hearing feedback from him too.

Hi,

The following appears on the site of Ockenden International, as part of their activities in Cambodia, through this link :

http://www.ockenden.org.uk/page.php?ref=template22

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Cow Banks - what are they?

Raising a cow is one of the most simple and popular ways for a rural community to increase its income. The problem, however, is that these communities are often so poor that they cannot afford to buy livestock.

A Cow Bank is a means to loan money and provide training, so that a local community can use cows in their fields.