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21 November 2009

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
Main Address
1 World Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72202
Country
United States
Main Telephone
(800) 422-1311
Joined OneWorld
22.02.2008

Features
When Marie Benjamin's cow had a calf, she passed on the gift to another family.
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
Alice Walker
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 society…they 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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Image: Alice Walker © Heifer International
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]