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Creating and Restoring Haiti Livestock Savings Accounts
At the end of the summer, I traveled to Haiti to spend a couple of weeks visiting projects with Heifer Haiti staff. For previous posts on my trip, see my author page. Kenflore poses with her favorite...
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The Transparent Egg and the Bouncy Egg
Want more great content from the Heifer Blog? Subscribe in a reader or by Email. Every week we feature a fun and/or educational activity you can try at home or in the classroom. Since this is World Egg...
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Shop for Sheep
Cotton is fine, I suppose, and hemp and linen are nice although hard to work with. Acrylic and polyester? No, thanks. When it’s time to pick up the knitting needles, sheep’s wool is almost always my...
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Camels: An Extreme Animal Makes an Extreme Gift
The land where Heifer International works in northern Tanzania is so parched in the dry season that dust devils assault the landscape. This is where camels can become lifesavers, as one man discovered....
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Heifer Philippines’ Staff OK, but Homes Damaged, Animals Lost in Typhoon
Photo Credit NASA Goddard Photo and Video Heifer International Philippines country staff are all reported to be okay after Typhoon Bopha, with top sustained winds of 130 miles per hour, slammed into...
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Christmas Wish List: The Secret Life of Sheep
On Heifer International’s Christmas Wish List, we want you to look at Christmas gift-giving from a different point of view. From a sheep’s-eye-view, actually. These guys are marvelous – they provide...
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Snapshots of the Damage
Family and neighbors of Heifer partner Jocelyn Seco cluster at the door of a makeshift cabin. Seco's house, in the background, was destroyed. Photos by Nacho Hernandez Survivors in the Philippines are...
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This Holiday Season, Give the Gift of Animal Care
When a family becomes a Heifer project participant, it almost always involves animals. We’re known around the globe for providing livestock and training to help smallholder farmers overcome hunger and...
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Discovering Livestock’s Potential to End Poverty
Ursula with her family's pigs. Freddie Cabrales was a native of Barangay Aurora, Santa Josefa, Agusan del Sur in the Philippines. He is the third son among eight siblings. His parents’ main source of...
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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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Heifer 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...
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Coming To A Mailbox Near You
It’s that time again. The latest edition of World Ark should be hitting mailboxes around the country. The August issue is chock-full of interesting facts and figures, gorgeous photography and an...
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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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