From the Field

Passing on the Gift in the Philippines

From the original 100 families of Heifer Philippines’ Capacity Building and Harnessing Animal Gifts to transform Lives and Nurture the Environment (CHATON) project, 25 families from one Self-Help Group passed on gifts of swine, goats, fruit and forest tree seedlings, farm tools and hand-weaving sets on November 23, 2012.

Spreading the Gift of Sustainability and Hope

The cycle of hope and giving in Sabangan, Mt. Province, Philippines, continues to grow even more than a year after the completion of the Women Initiated Sustainable Entrepreneurship through Gift-Integrity Values and Environmental Restoration (WISE GIVER) project. The 44 second-generation Passing on the Gift® recipient families lovingly organized the third-generation POG with support from original families and first-generation pass-on families.

First Cooperative Learning Farm Opens in Ukraine

Ukraine’s first cooperative learning farm officially opened November 6, 2012, as part of the implementation of a project that will help rural families improve their lives through modern farming.

Heifer Means Security for Eliso's Family

Eliso Sulaberidze was born in Chiauri, a village in Georgia’s eastern region of Kakheti. Growing up, her family had a small farm and Eliso helped her parents take care of the animals. “Kakheti is known for its vineyards, but in our village summers are too hot for growing grapes,” said Eliso. “That’s why animal husbandry is a much better option.” Eliso’s husband was from the Imereti region in western Georgia. When they married, the couple made a home in his village. They had a happy home, but an earthquake left them and many others homeless.

Ripple Effect Visits Women Artisans in Peru

Ripple Effect Images, an organization of journalists that produce high-quality audiovisual materials to share the reality of women in the world, visited Heifer Peru from October 22-29, 2012. The organization focuses specifically on the ways women seek development, especially as they deal with climate change.

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