From the Field

Smallholder Farmers Prepare to Engage in Dairy Industry with Learning Visits

More than 100 potential partner families of Heifer Southern Philippines visited successful dairy farms and a dairy processing plant in Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental. The visiting families said that the lessons learned and best practices of dairy farmers that have been transformed into farmer businessmen and women, and the entrepreneurship of the local dairy industry in the region, has inspired them. One distinct realization from among the participants was that, “There is daily money in milk.”

Ester: A Mother in the Philippines

Since experiencing the devastation of Typhoon Bopha in December 2012, mother and Heifer project participant Ester is unsure she can realize her dream of providing a better life for her children than what she had.

Heifer Thailand Celebrates 39 Years of Impact

Since 1974, Heifer Thailand has helped more than 20,000 farm families become self-reliant. On April 10, 2013, more than 300 attendees celebrated Heifer Thailand's humble beginnings by dancing and Passing on the Gift®.

The Cow Lightens a Family’s Burden Amid Fear

The Voskanyan family lives in the village of Chinar, Armenia, amid daily unrest caused by the fear that Azeri snipers may at any moment break the cease-fire between Armenia and Azerbaijan and they will be shot at again. The village is located directly at the bottom of the hill from where the snipers watch the inhabitants, and there has been sniper fire over the last year. The Heifer project brought them a cow that eases some of the family's burden.

Smiling Garlic Brings Profit to Armenian Youth

Fourteen-year-old Avetis Harutyunyan, from Verin Getashen, Armenia, received a seed grant through a Heifer project to start his garlic business. His first attempts to sell weren't successful, so he implemented a marketing plan that worked like a charm and brought big profits in his first season.

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