Heifer Haiti Distributes Food to Hurricane Sandy Victims
Last Friday we posted about emergency efforts that were underway to help the people of Haiti affected by Hurricane Sandy. Yesterday, Heifer Haiti’s Country Director, Hervil Cherubin, let us know that...
View ArticlePoverty in the U.S.: The Stories You Don’t Hear
The home page for Bus 52 where you can keep track of where the bus is going and view the videos of where they've been. It’s easy to become mired in hunger and poverty statistics. As people the world...
View ArticleHeifer CEO in Nepal: First Steps into Sustainability
On his first day in Nepal, Heifer International President and CEO Pierre Ferrari found himself among a group of withdrawn yet excited women in an unused classroom in the village of Kabilash in Chitwan...
View ArticleContainer 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...
View ArticleHappy International Day of Families
Teghenik, Armenia — Heifer beneficiary Tsovinar Davtyan prepares cheese, the sale of which supports her children and grandchildren. Photo by Geoff Oliver Bugbee “Families hold societies together, and...
View ArticleDiversified Farming Grows Income and Nutrition
Osvaldo Clavo transformed his family’s farm from a single-crop coffee farm to one teeming with biodiversity with gifts of livestock and training from Heifer International Peru. You can support more...
View ArticleProtect Our Pollinators
Imagine if you showed up to your local grocery store, only to find one-third of the food gone. If we don’t protect our pollinators, we could end up with a dire food situation. This is National...
View ArticleWatch a Queen Bee Lay Eggs
Buy some bees for a family in need! Bees are pretty amazing. I had always wondered what a queen bee looks like, and thanks to our folks at Heifer Farm, now I know. That’s not a queen bee. You have to...
View ArticleWe Can Achieve Zero Hunger Together
What if there were a club to end hunger for good? As of today, there is. It’s called Community for Zero Hunger, and we are excited to announce Heifer International, through CEO Pierre Ferrari, will...
View ArticleNepal Visit Fills Heads, Hearts of Heifer Board Members
Photos and video by Geoff Oliver Bugbee Heifer International is proud to have a board of directors who invest their expertise, resources, money and time with passion and commitment to further our...
View ArticleInnovations to Help Curb Food Waste
I ate a huge plate of food at lunch at a new Mexican restaurant the other day. Absolutely more than I needed. But I can’t stand to see food go to waste, you know? And I wasn’t in a position to take...
View ArticleFrom the Field: Uniting Families
This weekly post shines a light on a handful of stories from Heifer.org’s “From the Field” section. Armenia Working abroad is sometimes the only source of income for families in rural Armenia. Vram...
View ArticleBolivia’s Indigenous Care for the Cacao Trees
Editor’s note: The original story was written by Napoleón Calcina from the Heifer International Bolivia office in honor of the United Nations International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. Read...
View ArticleFrom the Field: The Joy of Increase
This weekly post shines a light on a handful of stories from Heifer.org’s “From the Field” section. Guatemala Last year, 16 families in Nilla village received the gift of honey bees. They learned how...
View ArticleBolivian Farmer Appreciates Value of Organic Farming
Editor’s note: Video by Napoleon Calcina from our Heifer Bolivia office. Photo courtesy of Heifer International. Everyday, Julia Mamani gets up very early to start her work as a producer with the...
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