Heifer International

Since 1944, Heifer International has assisted over 4 million families in 120 countries to become self-reliant through the gifts of income-and food-producing animals and training. These families then pass on the gift to others in need.

Primary web addresses

http://www.heifer.org

jobs@heifer.org

Main Address

1 World Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72202

Country

United States

Main Telephone

(800) 422-1311

Joined OneWorld

22.02.2008

Features

Cows Foster Peace in Rwanda

04.04.2008 Members of ethnic groups once pitted against each other in Rwanda's brutal civil war are now rebuilding community ties and helping each other fight poverty through an innovative program that gives small-scale farmers "peace" cows.

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Related topics/regions: [Rwanda]

Image: When Marie Benjamin's cow had a calf, she passed on the gift to another family. © Heifer International

Country Guide: Rwanda

Empower Women to Empower the World

18.04.2007 If women can't control their destiny, and they can't control their livelihood, and if they are continually ripped off by the men in their societythey don't actually have autonomy, which would ensure that they and their daughters could live really fully realized lives. World Ark interviews Pulitzer-Prize winning author Alice Walker.

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Perspectives Magazine: Gender Matters

A Cow, Not a Cup

29.11.2006

Successful development projects flow from an understanding of shared community values. Heifer's Passing the Gift is a case in point.

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Related topics/regions: [Aid] [Capacity building] [Poverty] [Animals] [Knowledge]

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