SEEDs workers partnering with local charity Yayasan Pendar Pagi in Riau, Sumatra identify families that are unable to find regular work due to poor health, age, or other limiting factors with the intention of empowering these families with the means to supplement their income with home-raised chickens.

One such family is that of Mrs Bini, whose husband died several months ago. As a widow raising four children and supporting her aging parents she is in need of additional income.   SEEDs workers joined with local village leaders to identify this family and together construct a sturdy chicken coop capable of housing 20+ chickens. Mrs Bini and her family received one rooster and two hens as an initial step towards their families’ success in raising chickens.

Mrs Bini’s whole extended family network is quite poor, but it was encouraging to see that another family member who had a friend at a local saw-mill saw Mrs. Bini’s chicken coop and constructed his own using scraps that the saw mill was planning on throwing out. Now Mrs. Bini’s extended family also has the hope to be able to sell chickens at the local market.