Heifer in the News

The Anchorage Public Library staff has really outdone itself with this year's Summer Reading Celebration, which runs through the end of July. The national summer reading theme for children is "One World, Many Stories," so continuing in that vein, staff named the teens' program "You Are Here" and the adults' "Novel Destination."  Participants in all three programs are encouraged to keep track of their reading minutes, which will translate into cash to donate to Heifer International, this year's Readers to the Rescue charity, at the end of the summer.

She’s an investment banking executive who once worked for Goldman, Sachs & Co., but Sheryl WuDunn has little faith in long-revered commodities to save the global economy.

In an interview, WuDunn discussed one eye-opening passage of the book. It describes Jo Luck, head of Heifer International, talking to a group of girls in Zimbabwe. Luck’s international relief organization uses charitable donations to provide destitute families with farm animals, honeybees and other sustainable resources for overcoming hunger and poverty.

From Africanews.com

The Busia-Kisumu highway snakes past the vibrant Ugunja town. Almost a kilometer from the town, toward Kisumu, off the highway, there's Ulwan village in West Uholo Location. And in this village, a small-scale farmer, Mr. Stephen Onyango goes about his duties uninterrupted. Courtesy of Heifer International, Steve, as he's famously known by the locals, is a living example as to why farming, if taken seriously, can uplift one's economic status.

From the Arusha Times, Tanzania

They are huge, bulky and strong! They are disease-tolerant and can survive drought by browsing on leaves on trees that other livestock cannot eat. These are camels!