Join the IGA Facebook page

If you like to interact with people involved in goats and small livestock activities join the IGA Facebook page and click on "I like"

Facebook’s stated mission is to “give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected.” The International Goat Association shares this goal. We want to enable those who are actively involved with goats to be more connected. Please join us.

Join the IGA on Facebook and help us create a more open and connected goat community. The IGA-Facebook page will be a forum to share current information, discuss recent events, exchange information and best practices, and improve communication and global connectedness.

Why should you join the IGA page?
Members of IGA include; leading scientists, producers and institutions with unique resources and expertise. Through sharing ideas and knowledge on Facebook we will provide important information to people around the globe. With your help we can make this an informative outlet to promote goat research and development around the world.

Those who participate will be better informed, obtain a broader understanding of global and local goat research and production, and have the opportunity to ask questions or share how they are improving goat production where they live.

If you aren’t already on Facebook please sign-up and become our friend. Anyone can comment and we hope that all IGA members will be active participants. To locate our IGA page, CLICK HERE., or search for us on Facebook.

We will be updating this page regularly so check back often.

If you have problems contact Christian DeVries at: goats@heifer.org or visit the Facebook Help Center.

Misconceptions about Facebook

Facebook is a fad – False
Facebook has become so mainstream that it is now has 500 million active users. It is such a widely used platform for sharing information that it’s nearly as important as e-mail or mobile phones. Think of Facebook as a worldwide directory that can help you find people, and because so many people are using it, they now expect to find you on Facebook.

It takes too much time and effort – False
The sign up process is easy and you only need to check your page when you want to. Posting is totally at your discretion. You can post as much or as little as you want, although we hope you will actively participate in the IGA group.

I won’t have any privacy – False
Facebook helps you share information with your friends and the people you choose. Providing information about yourself helps your friends find and identify you in search, but Facebook understand you may not want everyone to see certain things. They've created granular privacy settings intended to help you control your information so you can choose who can see what. You can decide to share certain information (such as your photos and work history) with everyone and other more sensitive information (such as your phone number) with just your friends.

You can set privacy for most of your information, as well as for the content you later post to Facebook. Certain basic information (your Name, Profile Picture, Current City, Gender, Networks, Friend List and Pages) is always available to everyone, including Applications. Learn more about how privacy works from the Privacy Tour.

Facebook is only useful for people in the United States – False
There are more than 70 translations available on Facebook and about 70% of its users are outside of the United States.

Need help signing up?
From the Facebook Sign Up page, just provide them with your full name, email address, desired password, gender, and date of birth. You will have the option to join one or more high school, college or workplace networks. After you complete the sign up form, they will send an email to the address you provided. Clicking on the confirmation link will complete the sign up process.