I am in Zimbabwe covering the livestock fairs where all those Oxfam Unwrapped goats that people have been giving for birthdays and Christmas actually get to the people that need them. In the last few months, as with any successful venture, the scheme has been getting plenty of media coverage and I was keen to see how it all works out on the ground.

For me, the best moments are not necessarily meeting someone getting that first goat but the people who last year got goats. This year they are selling the offspring and using the proceeds for something really tangible like paying their children's school fees. We met some poeple who had a chicken last year and have been able to sell enough of the offspring to be able to buy a goat this year.

The fairs are like any other market or fair. Animals are not distributed but people have been given vouchers so they can decide what they really need and want to spend their vouchers on. This means there's plenty of bartering and negotiations going on.