created a book entitled Beatrice’s Goat to explain how just one goat, cow, or other farm
animal can rescue a family from poverty. The book was so popular that they invited Biira
to go to the United States and tell her story to the public and the media. Wherever she
went, she touched people’s hearts and earned their admiration.
With the support of a scholarship, Beatrice Biira went on to attend Connecticut College,
earning a BA in International Development and Social Change. As of this writing, she is
working toward an MA in Public Service from the Clinton School of Public Service.
Biira is the outreach coordinator for Millennium Promise and Connect To Learn. She
mobilizes and energizes communities on behalf of global campaigns to end extreme
poverty in our lifetime, and to educate girls and boys through high-tech platforms.
Beatrice Biira’s life was transformed by her opportunity to get an education, and that was
made possible by the gift of a goat. She is now changing the lives of others in poverty.
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