Hope Blooms in Zambia By Donna Stokes Heifer empowers small farmers in Zambia to shed old dependencies on vanishing copper mining income to take responsibility for their own successes. An Evaluation of Heifer's Work in Zambia By Thomaz Chianca, Ph.D. Heifer International consistently makes important contributions to reducing poverty and improving living conditions, a professional evaluator reports. Long Journey to Java By Jaman Matthews In Chiapas, Mexico, Heifer horses and training ease the load of rural coffee farmers who battle steep terrain and back-breaking work for a harvest they count on to feed their families for an entire year. Special Family, Special Gifts By Annie Bergman Ryan Bell may look different than other kids his age, but through raising money for a Gift Ark for Heifer International, he has found acceptance and appreciation from others, "not despite his differences but because of the difference he is making in the world." |