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Sheep and Rabbits Help Unemployed and Socially Vulnerable Rural Residents

In the middle of December, nine Žlibinai village families in Lithuania received their first Heifer gifts: sheep and rabbits. These families are participating in the joint Heifer International and European Social Fund project, People‘s Skills Restoration, in which 1,000 families will benefit during the three years of the project.

Lithuanians Work to Preserve Skudde Sheep

Approximately 200 people gathered for a traditional Sheep Shears Festival at Samusiai Farm deep in the forests of eastern Lithuania, organized by the Heifer project community of Alksnas.The community members are very happy that they are going to influence preserving the Skudde breed. They believe that this support from Heifer will be beneficial both on nutritional and cultural levels.

Lithuanian Villages Solve Unemployment Issues with Agriculture

The People’s Skills Restoration project in Lithuania is working to increase the number of people in rural areas involved in the labor market, particularly targeting those with social risks or exclusion, and therefore, improve their incomes and lives. In Lithuania, three-fourths of people living below the poverty line are in rural areas where industry is underdeveloped or non-existent, making jobs difficult to find. This lack of work leaves many people depending on agriculture as the main source of survival for them and their families.
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