The Ajokon Plus Model

An enhanced version of the traditional Ajokon practice, strengthened with structure, accountability, and sustainability mechanisms.

How It Works

  1. Selected households receive a pair of goats under a formal agreement
  2. Beneficiaries receive training in livestock care and asset management
  3. Community monitors conduct routine and random check-ins
  4. After reproduction, the household retains one kid
  5. Parent goats are rotated to another beneficiary
  6. Extra kids contribute to a Community Goat Bank
  7. Households participate in a community savings mechanism for emergencies

This model ensures growth, accountability, and shared benefit.

Emergency Safety Net: Ajokon Community Savings Circle (ACSC)

All AGEP beneficiaries participate in a community-managed savings circle, which functions as an emergency safety net. Each household contributes a small, agreed-upon amount to the fund. In times of urgent need — such as illness or school expenses — beneficiaries can access short-term, recoverable support. This prevents distress selling of goats, safeguards core assets, and reinforces financial discipline and collective responsibility.

1

Beneficiary families receive two goats complemented by comprehensive training on livestock care.

2

Upon reproduction, families retain the offspring while transferring the parent goats to another beneficiary family.

3

The Goat Bank serves as a communal insurance mechanism for goat replacements.