Bóthar (Irish word for Road) is a charity in the Republic of Ireland specialising in helping poor farmers in Africa and third world countries to become self-sufficient giving them livestock. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. By sending cows, goats, camels, pigs, trees and providing education and veterinary back up, Bóthar helps tackle poverty and support sustainable development.
History of Bothar
Bóthar had its origins in 1989 in the city of Limerick on the Shannon Estuary in Ireland. The Shannon Estuary is a large Estuary where the River Shannon flows into the Atlantic Ocean. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world It began as an enterprise with the aim of sending as many dairy cows to Africa as possible in the year 1991, in conjunction with the civic celebrations to mark the tercentenary of the signing of the Treaty of Limerick, an important milestone in Irish history. The Treaty of Limerick ended the Williamite war in Ireland between the Jacobites and the supporters of William of Orange.
However, as the months passed and as more people were informed about the project, a great enthusiasm began to surround the organising committee. It became apparent that this endeavour had far more potential than a local and temporary programme. It was decided to invite prominent national figures to form a Board of Directors of a new Third World Development Agency, which would specialise in the use of livestock in developing countries.
The national launch of Bóthar, on 24 August 1991 was attended by, among many others, Mr. Tom Hemphill the Chief Executive of Heifer International, USA, with whom Bóthar had formed a working partnership. Heifer International is a nonprofit charitable organization based in Little Rock Arkansas, dedicated to relieving global hunger and poverty As soon as the formalities were concluded Bóthar was offered its first dairy heifer by Mr. Tim Doody of Kilballyowen, Herbertstown, Co. Limerick. Following this the practical task of getting together the first heifer shipment was stepped up. After three months of very hard work by many people from all over the country the first Bóthar Airlift of 20 in-calf dairy heifers left Shannon Airport for Entebbe, Uganda on the night of 10 December 1991. Shannon International Airport, or Aerfort na Sionnainne in Irish is one of Ireland's primary three airports (along with Dublin Airport and Cork Airport Entebbe is a city in Uganda with a population of approximately 90500 One week later these animals were distributed to 20 individual families. In the following few years many subsequent shipments of heifers were sent to East Africa. Bóthar also began a dairy goat programme, and became involved with supplying 4 W-D vehicles, large supplies of veterinary drugs and many thousands of Artificial Insemination straws to project countries. AIH redirects here For the indie rock band abbreviated AIH see Architecture in Helsinki Artificial insemination (AI is the process by which The excellent working relationship between Bóthar and Heifer International continued throughout the formative years of the organisation. Bothar had its origins in 1989 in the city of limerick.
Irish BSE and Foot and Mouth Outbreak
In 1996 Europe was faced with the crisis of Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), and this brought a halt to heifer airlifts for two years. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy ( BSE) commonly known as Mad-Cow Disease ( MCD) is a fatal Neurodegenerative disease in Cattle During this period the only animals that Bothar sent abroad were dairy goats. However Bothar continued to assist wherever they could with veterinary supplies, vehicles, artificial insemination straws and training literature. During this period Bothar was forced to broaden its scope and look in other directions for ways of assisting struggling families in the developing world. Bóthar began investigating other countries that needed assistance and also researched other types of farm animals that they could work with. This led, subsequently, to the establishment of both the chicken and pig projects in Cameroon. More recently Bothar have established bee projects in five African countries: Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda, Cameroon and Zambia, a breeding yak programme in Tibet and a rabbit programme in China. The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast to the west Burkina Faso to the north Togo to the Tanzania ˌtænzəˈniːə officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa. The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary republic of central and western Africa. The Republic of Zambia (ˈzæmbɪə is a Landlocked country in Southern Africa. Definitions of Tibet See also Definitions of Tibet Name In English The English word Tibet, like the word for Tibet in most European China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Following the lifting of embargoes after recent Irish foot and mouth outbreaks, the heifer programme has continued to expand and now operates in Cameroon, Rwanda, Uganda, Lebanon, Malawi, Albania and Kosovo and Bothar goats are now present in Tanzania, Kenya, Lebanon, Mozambique, Poland, Uganda and Gambia. Foot-and-mouth disease ( FMD) or hoof-and-mouth disease ( Aphtae epizooticae) is a highly contagious and sometimes fatal viral The Republic of Rwanda (ruːˈændə or /rəˈwɑːndə/ in English ɾwanda or in Kinyarwanda is a small Landlocked country in the Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية The Republic of Malawi (məˈlɑːwi or; formerly Nyasaland) is in southern Africa. This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. Tanzania ˌtænzəˈniːə officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique (Moçambique or República de Moçambique, ʁɛ'publikɐ d musɐ̃'bik is a country in southeastern Africa Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa.
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