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Let the Heifer Games Begin: Unlikely Swimming Champions
Let the Heifer Games Begin: Unlikely Swimming Champions

Animals

Let the Heifer Games Begin: Unlikely Swimming Champions

Some animals are natural athletes. Others? Not so much. Try, if you will, to imagine a swimming competition with some nontraditional contenders.

Heifer Projects in Bangladesh, India and Nepal Affected by Monsoon Flooding
Heifer Projects in Bangladesh, India and Nepal Affected by Monsoon Flooding

Equality

Heifer Projects in Bangladesh, India and Nepal Affected by Monsoon Flooding

UPDATE: Severe flooding has spread to Heifer projects in Bangladesh as well as in eastern India and Nepal.

Family Plagued by Malaria Fights Back Through Better Nutrition
Family Plagued by Malaria Fights Back Through Better Nutrition

Equality

Family Plagued by Malaria Fights Back Through Better Nutrition

Poor nutrition led to compromised immune systems and frequent illnesses for Esther Musonda and her family. With Heifer's help, they are fighting...

How to Volunteer for Heifer with Your Church
How to Volunteer for Heifer with Your Church

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How to Volunteer for Heifer with Your Church

Are you looking for inspiration for how to volunteer for Heifer International with your church? Need some direction in how to impact the fight to...

Rocked by Recent Earthquakes, Heifer Ecuador Continues to Rebuild
Rocked by Recent Earthquakes, Heifer Ecuador Continues to Rebuild

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Rocked by Recent Earthquakes, Heifer Ecuador Continues to Rebuild

Northwest Ecuador was struck by 5.9- and 6.2-magnitude earthquakes on July 10, near Muisne and Quininde, both in the province of Esmeraldas. Heifer...

Workshop Commences Development of a Heifer Project in the Galapagos Islands
Workshop Commences Development of a Heifer Project in the Galapagos Islands

Equality

Workshop Commences Development of a Heifer Project in the Galapagos Islands

For the human inhabitants of the Galapagos Islands, a World Heritage Site and famous muse of one Charles Darwin, living in harmony with their...

Read to Feed Makes Heifer History
Read to Feed Makes Heifer History

Equality

Read to Feed Makes Heifer History

Our Read to Feed-ers blew us away this spring, raising more than $100,000 as part of our Read to Feed™ Matching Gift Challenge!

Mary Bone: An American Farmer
Mary Bone: An American Farmer

Equality

Mary Bone: An American Farmer

Did you know that Heifer works in the USA? Watch this interview of Mary Bone, a Heifer project participant and American farmer from Arkansas, to...