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From the Field: Heifer Improves the Environment
This weekly post shines a light on a handful of stories from Heifer.org’s “From the Field” section. Because the Earth sustains us, environmental responsibility is of the utmost value to Heifer...
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Where Does Chocolate Come From?
Happy Valentine’s Day! However you spend today, there is a good chance chocolate will be accompanying you. This week, 58 million pounds of chocolate will be sold in the U.S., constituting $345 million...
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‘Everything is for My Grandchildren’
Editor’s note: Empowering women is at the core of Heifer International’s model for sustainable development. In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, this week we are sharing stories of the...
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Heifer Honduras Helping Women-led Small Business
Falguni Vyas is traveling with Heifer CEO Pierre Ferrari this week visiting projects in Honduras and Guatemala. Belen-Ocotepeque in Santa Rosa-Belen, Honduras, sits just off a winding, bumpy road high...
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Typhoon Bopha’s Aftermath
The last time I posted here I was on my way to the Philippines to interview project participants who had lived through Typhoon Bopha. I told you that I’d be posting about my experiences. But we had no...
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Follow me to the Philippines
Next Wednesday, January 23, I’ll be departing for the Philippines. Like we told you last month, I’ll be traveling there to report on the rebuilding efforts after the damage caused by Typhoon Bopha last...
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Why Water Buffalo?
It is truly astounding how each gift of livestock can change the lives of Heifer participants all around the world. I’ve seen it each time I’ve traveled for work. But I’ve never been more impressed...
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Want Banana Chips With That?
Imagine this: It’s lunch time, and you take a bite out of your juicy, delicious burger. You reach into the drive-thru bag for some of those salty, crunchy-on-the-outside, soft-on-the-inside-french...
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Heifer increases goat productivity in Nepal
In January Heifer launched its dream project for Nepal, Strengthening Livestock Value Chain (SLVC). Its goals are to increase meat and milk production to substitute current imports and create a unique...
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Climate Change and the Hungry
In the last few years we’ve seen how the changing climate has affected vulnerable people and places. Famine was declared in Somalia last year after the annual rains failed. Millions more are on the...
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13 Generations of Passing on the Gift
Heifer’s President and CEO Pierre Ferrari poses with donor and recipient at 13th generation Passing on the Gift ceremony. Photos by Geoff Oliver Bugbee Photos by Geoff Oliver Bugbee BHARATPUR, Nepal—A...
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Container Gardens From Malawi
Here’s a clever idea from the industrious women of Gideon village in Malawi, who grow heaps of healthy greens right beside their front doors. Grace Banda, a 28-year-old mother of four, keeps a line of...
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Support Women Worldwide on Mother’s Day
In Spitak, in the Lori region of Armenia, lives Irina Dallaqyan, a 37-year-old widow and mother to three sons. The family has lived in temporary housing since 1988 when an earthquake left them...
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Heifer Among 40 Organizations Shaking Up the Food System
Heifer International is honored to be among the 40 organizations highlighted by Food Tank: The Food Think Tank for our “invaluable work to change the way we eat, grow, cook, buy, and sell food.” Since...
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A Father in Cameroon Builds a Better Life for His Family
Photo by Jake Lyell, courtesy of Heifer International. From the first time I heard the story of Augustin and Abigail Njita, I was intrigued. This young couple is part of a Heifer International biogas...
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A Fighting Chance for Dads
Manong Leonardo Cacap Manong = the first born, the big brother He goes by Narding. Gayang, his home town, is in the mountains—a small village without… steady jobs good roads any education that would...
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