Tuesday, 3 November 2009

Milking for a shared future- flourishing co-existence in West Ramallah

Filed under: Middle East files, Peaceworkers in the news, Religion and peacebuilding, Transitional Justice, gender — story spotted by Catherine Morris @ 11:11 UTC

Cows moo softly behind us and olive trees, stone houses, and fields surround us in the village of Aboud in West Ramallah. In any other place the cows standing side by side in the small building structure that serves as a housing shed would not be anything out of the ordinary. But here in Aboud, these cows represent so much more than just the milk they produce.

Sitting and standing with us in the housing shed are some of the 20 women responsible for the cow farm, supported by World Vision’s West Ramallah Area Development Programme. Both Christian and Muslim, their presence represents the hope and co-existence that is found here.

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