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Belew Single to Benefit Heifer International

This article appeared on Arkansas Online on Mar 29, 2013.

Cody Belew, a season 3 contestant on NBC's The Voice, is releasing a single Monday to benefit Heifer International, a nonprofit organization to end hunger and poverty. T

Holiday Gifts for the Truly Charitable Do-Gooder in Your Life

This article appeared on Jezebel on Nov 23, 2012.

What do you, the most unabashedly selfish and inconsiderate member of your friend group, buy this holiday season for that one person in your life whose giving is not restricted by our Gregorian calendar? To defeat the charitable people in the world, we must first understand the charitable people in the world, and the following list of possible gifts is a pretty good place to start.

Chanukah Gifts & Food: Nonprofit Launches ‘Heifer at Hanukkah’ Campaign

In the “Heifer In the News” section, you will find news coverage of Heifer International’s projects and programs, from a variety of media outlets.

This article appeared on J Weekly on Nov 21, 2012.

Dreidels, latkes and menorahs come to mind when one thinks of Chanukah, but Heifer International also wants people to consider goats, vegetable seeds and chicks this time of year.

Holiday Gifts for the Do-gooder

This article appeared on The Advocate on Nov 20, 2012.

With Heifer International, you can give a family you don't know the ultimate gift: a livelihood. For a donation of $10 and up, you provide an animal (everything from chickens to water buffalo) that the family can use to produce milk or eggs, make cheese or other products, or fertilize gardens, and then help others. Families first lift themselves out of poverty and then give the animal's offspring to another family in need, paying the gift forward. $10 and up, Heifer.org

Former Displaced Persons Pick Up the Pieces, Thanks to Biogas

This article appeared in The Observer on Nov 9, 2012.

Fred Otema, 35, is a resident of Punena parish in Bungatira sub-county, Gulu district, but spent half of his life in Cope Camp as an internally displaced person (IDP), during the Lord’s Resistance Army conflict. The experience influenced his determination to ensure he had a good life for himself and his family after the conflict.

Gates Foundation: Catalyzing Change to Build Better Lives

This article appeared on Forbes on Nov 12, 2012.

One of the questions I’m often asked as CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is what issues we invest in and why. To answer, it helps to understand a little about the foundation’s history.

Heifer International Expands Work to Bangladesh

This article appeared on KTHV on Nov 9, 2012

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Little Rock-based Heifer International is expanding into the South Asia nation of Bangladesh.

State Hails Heifer for Copperbelt Rural Empowerment

This article appeared in the Zambia Daily Mail on Nov. 3, 2012.

The government has commended Heifer International for its efforts in promoting livestock farming and its focus on improving household food security among rural communities on the Copperbelt.

Heifer International Launches Large-scale Assault On Poverty Through Biogas Project

This article appeared in Talk Business Quarterly on Oct. 28, 2012. 

“Heifer’s mission is to end hunger and poverty, and to care for the earth. There’s no part of our mission that says anything about livestock,” said Elizabeth Bintliff, Heifer’s vice president of African Programs. Of course, livestock is what most people automatically associate with Heifer International, the Little Rock-based non-profit that has made a name for itself helping people in countries around the world.

Heifer 'Passing on the Gift' Project Continues to Benefit Communities

This article appeared on the Philippine Information Agency on Oct. 24, 2012.

BAUKO, Mt. Province, Oct. 24 (PIA) - The Passing on the Gift project of the Heifer International Philippines in partnership with non-government organizations (NGOs) continues to benefit communities in the province.

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