2. Save the Sindh Save the Buffalo

3. The Sindh Region

4. 2011 Floods

5. Water Buffalo

6. To the Pakistani farmer, a water buffalo is:  A tractor  A source of milk  A pickup truck  A source of fertilizer  A source of fuel  A major investment

10. Mercy Corps’ Plan:  Distribute quality fodder (buffalo food) to 1,250 farming families in the Sindh Region  Help villages set up veterinary facilities  Provide training for farmers to maintain the health of their animals  Set up programs with companies like Engro and Nestle to set fair prices for farmers’ dairy products

11. 100,000 Ploughs Program in Burkina Faso raised farm productivity 43% in one year!

12. How you can help!  It takes $2,500 to feed the Buffalo of the Sindh region every day during this time of crisis  $25,000 will feed the animals for ten days