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Counting Sheep: Dreams Come True in Same Ndiaye Village
Counting Sheep: Dreams Come True in Same Ndiaye Village

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Counting Sheep: Dreams Come True in Same Ndiaye Village

With each training Gagnessiri’s confidence grew from that of a skill-less 15-year-old to that of a successful sheep farmer.

Community Stands Strong After Nepal Earthquake
Community Stands Strong After Nepal Earthquake

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Community Stands Strong After Nepal Earthquake

Post disaster, Heifer's self-help groups have been very active in providing support to their members and others through mobilization of its members...

Svay Thom Self-Help Group Improves Income and Nutrition
Svay Thom Self-Help Group Improves Income and Nutrition

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Svay Thom Self-Help Group Improves Income and Nutrition

When Heifer and its partner SANTI SENA Organization (SSO) started working in her village, they encouraged Ou to join a self-help group (SHG). At...

Little Rock Students Donate to “Enhance the Chance” for Others
Little Rock Students Donate to “Enhance the Chance” for Others

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Little Rock Students Donate to “Enhance the Chance” for Others

Each year, fourth graders from Little Rock, Arkansas, become entrepreneurs with Forest Park Elementary’s “Enhance the Chance” program.

Self-Help Group Members Support Themselves, Others After Earthquake
Self-Help Group Members Support Themselves, Others After Earthquake

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Self-Help Group Members Support Themselves, Others After Earthquake

Devi and her children have been living in a small tin box that they constructed out of corrugated tin roofs retrieved from the rubble of fallen...

Cornerstones and Crops: Finding Strength in Self-Reliance
Cornerstones and Crops: Finding Strength in Self-Reliance

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Cornerstones and Crops: Finding Strength in Self-Reliance

Josephine teaches her children what she learns during the trainings. “We’ve been working shoulder to shoulder,” she said. “Even if I died...

Stories of Reslience Emerging After the Nepal Earthquake
Stories of Reslience Emerging After the Nepal Earthquake

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Stories of Reslience Emerging After the Nepal Earthquake

Since the initial quake on April 25, and in the days following the second quake on May 12, we received stories recalling what Heifer participants...

The Longest Journey of My Life: Returning to Nepal Post-Earthquake
The Longest Journey of My Life: Returning to Nepal Post-Earthquake

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The Longest Journey of My Life: Returning to Nepal Post-Earthquake

Buddi Khatri, Heifer Nepal's senior program manager for training, was in Ecuador the day the first earthquake struck his homeland. He had no idea...

Surf the Web, Help a Beekeeper
Surf the Web, Help a Beekeeper

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Surf the Web, Help a Beekeeper

This month, you can surf the web and end hunger for farmers in Honduras at the same time!

How One Cow Creates a Lifetime of Capital
How One Cow Creates a Lifetime of Capital

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How One Cow Creates a Lifetime of Capital

“[Heifer] builds your capacity and trains you. They follow-up and make sure things are going according to plan. Heifer gives you the complete...