From the Field

Heifer Romania Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Heifer Romania is celebrating 20 years from the date of its first official Letter of Agreement (LOA) signing. It all started in the spring of 1990 with a Heifer International prospect visit to Romania. After the fall of communism, Romania was struggling, trying to find a new path toward a modern economy and democracy. Fifty years of dictatorship had stripped the people of creativity and open-mindedness. This transition era of the 90s brought many changes, both good and bad.

CARMAC Project Brings Tangible Results

After Armenia gained independence in 1991, and agriculture was privatized and decentralized, around 340,000 farms formed with an average size of 3.5 acres each. The Community Agricultural Resource Management and Competitiveness project launched in 2011 to target the issues these small, fragmented farms face.

The Tserunyan Family and Future Peacemaker Koryun

Heifer Armenia came to Chinari village in 2008, distributing pregnant heifers and training to 25 families. The village is about a half mile from the Azerbaijan border. During the war over the Nagorno-Karabagh region from 1991-1994, the village was bombed many times. Now, 20 years after the ceasefire, shootings from the Azeri side have become commonplace for the people of this village to deal with while they are trying to improve their livelihoods.

Haitian Veterinarians Receive Community Animal Health Worker Training

Heifer Haiti staff hosted the Community Animal Health Worker (CAHW) Orientation Workshop in Les Cayes December 4-6, 2012. The goal of the workshop was to develop a community-based animal health care system in Haiti through a “training of trainers” methodology, where workshop participants learned basic health care applicable for all animal species so that they can use that knowledge to train animal health workers in the field.

Community Facilitator Works Tirelessly to Serve Farmers

Nguyen Van Dau, a Heifer Vietnam community facilitator, is active, creative and enthusiastic. In trainings, Dau is always a center figure because he is experienced in working with the farmers and he does not hesitate to raise crucial issues related to project activities. This man embodies the spirit of enthusiastic giving.

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