Working Equids & Sustainable Development
Working horses, donkeys and mules are critical to their owners’ livelihoods. They support income generation in agriculture, tourism and transport.
Working horses, donkeys and mules are critical to their owners’ livelihoods. They support income generation in agriculture, tourism and transport.
An estimated 100 million working horses, donkeys and mules contribute to the livelihoods of many poor communities around the world, yet their contribution to sustainable development is largely overlooked. It also highlights how the contribution of working equids is helping to meet the UN's sustainable development goals.
An estimated two-thirds of livestock keepers in developing countries – approximately 400 million – are women. Brooke works to enhance the mutually beneficial relationship women have with working horses, donkeys and mules and advocates for this relationship to be recognised in gender and livestock policy.