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Heifer International
Heifer International is a nonprofit organization that donates livestock to poor. The organization is based in Little Rock, AR and managed by Jo Luck. Its official home on the web is http://www.heifer.org
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Heifer International is a non-profit that sends livestock to farmers in needy areas of the world. Can this approach scale?
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Yes, by sending livestock instead of food, Heifer helps communities help themselves. This is much more sustainable.
Yes, by sending livestock instead of food, Heifer helps communities help themselves. This is much more sustainable.
Give livestock.
Train impoverished people how to care for and profit from them.
Empower people through markets instead of making them dependent.
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Cape Cod ChronicleChurch's Ark Project Exceeds Heifer International Fundraising GoalCape Cod ChronicleHeifer International was founded 65 years ago by Daniel West, who had been giving out cups of milk in a relief program during the Spanish Civil War. ...
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Promoting strong communities, sustainability, environmental protection and peace by providing livestock and training in order to alleviate hunger and poverty and encourage self-reliance.
Heifer has been offering families a source of food rather than short-term relief for over 60 years, and millions of families in 128 countries have now been given self-reliance and hope.
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Heifer International has 41 known supporters...
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Greeneville SunRural Resources Welcomes Heifer International GroupGreeneville SunA group of volunteer fundraisers for Heifer International visited the Rural Resources facility Saturday morning. left, explained the various projects and ...
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In the debate over Kiva's misrepresentation of how their funding system works much of the discussion has focused around how honest aid agencies can and should be with donors. My argument has always been that we have to be honest and ethical about what we are doing and that it is the responsibility of aid agencies to educate donors on good aid practices. If you want to tie this to a fundraising campaign that creates a personal connection that's...
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Heifer International, a global aid group that has a demonstration farm near Ceres, suggests an alternative to giving gifts to your gifted-out friends and relatives. Instead, you can make donations in their name and help Heifer provide livestock to poor people around the world. As the news release puts it, "Soon, your goat, cow, pig or water buffalo will be delivered to a family in need, minus the tape, ribbons and bows, and it will be welcomed...
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Heifer International invites the public to attend “Know Your Stuff Day” at Heifer Village in downtown Little Rock on Saturday, October 10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Spend the day exploring where your “stuff,” such as toys, food, clothes and more, comes from and where it all goes once it is [...]
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For most people, living without electricity or running water and with limited food supplies isn’t their definition of an ideal weekend. But for Drury faculty and students, it’s an opportunity to learn about poverty and sustainable development ...
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Personal achievement trumps societal advancementTufts DailyI was co-editor-in-chief of my high school newspaper, and co-president of our Heifer Club (we fundraised for Heifer International, a non-profit organization ...
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AuctionbytesConsumers Can Use Amazon Accounts to Donate to Non-ProfitsAuctionbytesOrganizations such as American Red Cross, UNICEF, Greenpeace, Nature Conservancy, Feeding America, Heifer International, Autism Society of America, ...Amazon Makes Giving as Easy as ShoppingTonicall 3 news articles »
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