The project started because of the activities of the Karamajong, a tribe who believe that all cattle belong to them. They carry out atrocities to retrieve ‘their’ herds, making milk very expensive to buy.

In 2004 young people at Queens Road Baptist Church decided to help by raising money to buy livestock. Ladies from the QRBC fitness group later got involved, and the project became known as the 'Keep Fit Cow Project'