An estimated 125 households participating in two Heifer Uganda projects lost livestock, crops and even their homes in the floods that hit the Kasese district in the beginning of May 2013.
Whether they struggle daily to feed and care for sick children or have built thriving businesses as Heifer project participants, the mothers of Rwanda are proud of their children and determined to do everything they can to provide for their families. Leigh Wood, Heifer's donor engagement manager, shares what she saw during a recent visit with these incredible mothers.
Three Heifer International donors visited Heifer South Africa projects to see first-hand the positive change their generosity has made.
Since 2006, the demand for pig products has continued to grow worldwide. Heifer South Africa continues to help small-scale farmers enjoy the benefits of the growing pork market.
Heifer Zambia's pilot Read to Feed program has raised $1,000 and enabled student participation in Heifer International's mission of ending hunger and poverty and caring for the Earth.
Heifer South Africa attended a goat auction March 7, 2013, at Msinga in KwaZulu-Natal. The auction, run by AAM livestock agents and auctioneers with the Mdukatshani Rural Development Programme (MRDP), was one of the first indigenous goat auctions in the country and the first time in KwaZulu-Natal that local, smallholder, indigenous goat farmers had the opportunity to sell their livestock through a formal and fair auction process.
Heifer Malawi showcased Heifer's work in the Dairy Value Chain Project at the Presidential Initiative Launch on April 4, 2013. The event launched two projects, which aim to strengthen irrigation and mobilize farmers in dairy production.
Kids Arise, a drama group from the Port Loko district of Sierra Leone, uses drama and songs performed in local languages to educate communities on the dangers of seasonal bush fires and how to prevent them.
On March 22, 2013, Heifer Uganda received the Best Anti-Poverty Organization Award for Uganda's Golden Jubilee, competing against other nominees including ActionAID, OXFAM International and World Vision. Several assessments were undertaken by independent teams nationwide to determine the international NGO with the best sustainable approaches toward poverty eradication.
Flora Monga lives in Zambia. Two draft animals she received from Heifer International have significantly improved her land's production and now she rents them out to neighbors. Improved production made it necessary for the community to have a feed mill for processing their harvest, so this entrepreneur bought one.
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