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Bees Become a Symbol of Diligence in Armenia

Heifer's beekeeping project is flourishing in Armenia. Neighbors are preparing for an upcoming Passing on the Gift® ceremony. This story profiles some of the villagers in Debed.

How Literacy Helps Soun Tho

Soun Tho lives in Thmey village, Kampong Seila commune, Kampong Seila district, Pres Sihanuk Province. She is a housewife and her husband is a farmer. They have four children. During our visit, she shared how she felt before joining the self-help group (SHG). Back then, she was not involved in community activities. Her lack of knowledge made her too shy to participate. Besides, she was always busy with rice cultivation and raising animals for her family to sell for income. These activities left very little time for anything else. Even though she worked hard to earn money for her family, they always struggled because the animals they raised had very poor productivity and brought a low sale price.

Mary Finds Hope After Loss, Rejection in Kenya

Mary Adhiambo Were's husband died of HIV, and she struggled for years after his death. See how her life changed after she joined a women's cooperative and worked with Heifer Kenya.

Gift of Knowledge Shapes Leader in the Philippines

Knowledge changes lives, and Heifer’s training produces tangible results in communities. Mario Abaluado has implement his training in his village in the Philippines.

Farmer Field School Improves Backyard Chicken Production

Backyard chicken production is a popular production model in rural areas. Ko Ko is a remote village in Vietnam where many people are raising backyard chickens; however, diseases and a deficiency in technical knowledge has made success elusive for some farmers. Heifer Vietnam and its provincial project partner conducted a Farmer Field School (FFS) on April 18, 2012, on backyard chicken production to help improve participating farmers’ knowledge of bio-safety production and to help improve their livelihoods.

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