Peace Begins when Hunger Ends.

Esperance’s cow gave birth to a calf that was passed on in order to help another family. Help provide peace and opportunity for other families.  Support Heifer programs today.

And with the gifts of livestock and training, Heifer International is helping bring peace to embattled countries, like the African nation of Rwanda.

Esperance, a young mother from Rwanda, struggled greatly trying to provide for her little children in the aftermath of the brutal tribal wars between the Hutus and the Tutsi in Rwanda.

You see, Esperance is Tutsi, and she was forced to send her children into hiding during the war in order to flee from the Hutus. And even when she was reunited with them, tribal tensions were still too high for them to live in safety. That was when Esperance found out she was HIV positive. She was fearful of what may happen to her children if she died.

But then she discovered a nearby Heifer women’s Project, The Muhazi Women’s Dairy Project.

Thanks to Heifer’s generous supporters, Esperance received the gift of a cow. Up until receiving their animal, milk was the family’s largest expense. But after their cow arrived, they immediately had enough fresh, vitamin-packed milk to drink every day. But it really wasn’t until her Jersey cow gave birth that Esperance finally breathed a sigh of relief. The little calf would be passed on in order to help another family. She didn’t know if they would be Hutu or Tutsi. She didn’t care. To her, they were all part of the Heifer family. Help bring an end to hunger for other families.

The Muhazi Women’s Dairy Project saved Esperance’s life, and the lives of her children, giving them the opportunity for a safe, sustainable future.

Heifer International’s gifts of livestock truly are essential building blocks on the road to peace – enabling families to regain their livelihood and sense of security.

Support Heifer’s programs today by helping to send livestock to more war-torn nations across the globe, bringing peace and prosperity to families in need. 

Peace and Opportunity provided by Heifer Supporters

Cambodia The water buffalo Heifer supporters provide to disabled farmers, like Mr. Seng Sam pictured here, in Chungruk, Cambodia are a big help.   Tanzania The Range family from Muriba, Tanzania, now work in partnership with neighboring clans instead of competing ever since a Heifer project began in the region.   Peru Madeline and Yolmer with two of their daughters. Their farm in El Morante, Peru is both thriving and sustainable since they joined a bi-national project designed to ease tensions on the Peru/Ecuador border.   Georgia Thanks to Heifer International’s generous supporters, Marina Tsiklauri and her family now enjoy fresh, nutritious milk every day easing tensions after the Russian/Georgian border was closed due to conflict.