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Farmer's Fortunes Improve after Bill Gates visit

One and a half years since US billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates paid an ordinary dairy farmer in Nandi County a surprise visit, the man’s fortunes have dramatically changed. Laban Kipkemboi Talam and his wife Miriam have been thrust to fame and are sought after celebrities both locally and internationally.

Experts from Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), Heifer International, African Medical Research Foundation (Amref), East African Dairy Development (Eadd), Techno Serve, Icraf and Nestle Foods International are among some of the high profile officials the couple has brushed shoulders with.

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Kenya: Hardworking farmer gets fame

From Africanews.com

The Busia-Kisumu highway snakes past the vibrant Ugunja town. Almost a kilometer from the town, toward Kisumu, off the highway, there's Ulwan village in West Uholo Location. And in this village, a small-scale farmer, Mr. Stephen Onyango goes about his duties uninterrupted. Courtesy of Heifer International, Steve, as he's famously known by the locals, is a living example as to why farming, if taken seriously, can uplift one's economic status.

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Steve Denne, Heifer’s chief operating officer, celebrates Passing on the Gift

Dr. Mahendra Lohani, Asia/South Pacific vice president, joins COO in Cambodia

On April 10, 2010, 60 project participants from four self-help groups (SHGs) celebrated a Passing on the Gift (POG) at a school in Proyuth village, Pauk commune, Pauk district, Siem Reap province, Cambodia.

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Tanzania: Heifer camel project a resounding success to Maasai community

From the Arusha Times, Tanzania

They are huge, bulky and strong! They are disease-tolerant and can survive drought by browsing on leaves on trees that other livestock cannot eat. These are camels!

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Penn State students, clubs fund Heifer International gift ark

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. – According to the ancient Chinese proverb, if you give a man a fish you will feed him for a day, but if you teach a man to fish you will feed him for a lifetime.

In a sense, Penn State's Agricultural Student Council, in collaboration with other student organizations, recently accomplished both of these feats.

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Heifer Armenia organizes gender equity discussion

Heifer International’s Armenian country program is organizing a roundtable/discussion on "Gender Equity and Rural Women in Armenia," Tuesday, April 6, in Yerevan.