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Heifer International Sheep Distribution Jump-Starts Senegal Project

Months-Long Animal Distribution Begins Under Large-scale USAID Grant Project

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Feb. 15, 2012) –A historic, months-long distribution of farm animals is now under way in Senegal, as Heifer International begins work on part of a new USAID Feed the Future project. Heifer estimates this handoff to 5,500 families to be the largest in its 68-year history. The original animal placement in the Bakel region is highlighted in a video that can be seen at http://hefr.in/SenSheep.

Giving up? Give Back … 40 Days to Make a Difference

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Feb. 23, 2012) – When you're poor and hungry, you give up something each day. A parent gives up their cup of rice for their starving child. A young girl gives up her dream of reading—tragically, poverty demands sacrifice.

Heifer CEO Joins Harvard Conference

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Feb. 17, 2012) – Heifer International President and CEO Pierre Ferrari has been invited to participate in this year's Social Enterprise Conference at Harvard Business School. Ferrari will participate in a panel discussion Sunday, Feb. 26, on Business Models for Food Security and Agricultural Development. The conference, which in 2009 was named by Forbes.com as one of the "Top 12 most influential and exclusive executive gatherings," along with the World Economic Forum at Davos, TED and the Clinton Global Initiative, is co-hosted by students at the Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School.

Heifer International Leader To Visit Haiti

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Feb. 13, 2012) – Heifer International is deepening its work in Haiti this month, with a visit by its President and CEO, Pierre Ferrari, and the opening of a new goat-breeding center. The $30,000 breeding center will house about 100 animals, which will be used to fortify local goat stock. Ferrari will be in Haiti from Feb. 15-22, to preview Heifer Haiti's new REACH project, or Rural Entrepreneurs for Agricultural Cooperation in Haiti. The $18.7 million project will target more than 20,000 families in Haiti, working with goats, cattle, poultry, pigs and other agricultural inputs. The project will focus on moving families from hunger to self-sufficiency and further into small business development.

Heifer International is Your Choice for “Alt Gifts” this Valentines Day

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Feb. 2, 2012) – Valentine's presents can convey love, affection, admiration and devotion but this year by donating to Heifer International your Valentine will know you are also committed to making a lasting and impactful change in the lives of so many. By visiting our Valentines page you can choose from a variety of whimsical, romantic or kid-friendly e-cards to send to your sweetheart, teachers, family and friends.

Celebrating Seeds of Change in Hughes, AR

Leaders from Heifer International and the U.S. Department of Agriculture gathered Monday in Hughes to celebrate Heifer's commitment to working in a USDA StrikeForce area.

Heifer International recently launched the first phase of the Seeds of Change project, which aims to improve the income of small farmers in areas of Appalachia and the Arkansas Delta. The project also aims to make healthy foods more accessible to hungry families by creating sustainable food systems. Welcomes were given by U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, St. Francis County Judge Gary Hughes, Hughes Mayor Lawrence Owens and Hughes School Superintendent Jimmy Wilkins. Tamidra Marable, program manager for Heifer International, said, "We're very excited to be here today. There is a true recognition of a need for collective commitment."

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Heifer International Receives a Generous Gift

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Feb. 3, 2012) The QBE Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Australian based international insurance company of the same name, recently made a generous donation to Heifer International. Heifer is honored to be among several other recipients, chosen by QBE employees, as one of the first charities to receive this grant.

Global Journal Ranks Heifer No. 12 Among Top 100 NGOs

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Feb. 1, 2012) We are honored that the Global Journal ranked Heifer International No. 12 in its first international ranking of nongovernmental organizations. Heifer was selected because its "inexpensive and uncomplicated formula for development has seen improvements in health, nutrition and income as well as increased gender equity and family values for its recipients across-the-board."

Facebook Game 'WeTopia' Allows Players To Donate Real Cows

Remember the day you selected “Hide all by FarmVille” on Facebook? That was a good day. Friends among the 32 million monthly users of Zynga‘s popular game immediately lost the power to share the number of purchased cows on your news feed. We knew our friends were enjoying mindless fun, but still judged them for putting so much effort into something so intangible and non-constructive. Today, that’s all changing. We’re seeing more and more games that bridge our online and offline worlds for social good.

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The risks and rewards of helping Honduras

Virtually the entire American Airlines flight going to San Pedro Sula in Honduras was clad in color-coordinated t-shirts, each representing a group doing good in the Central American country. Medical missionaries from South Carolina. College students from the Northeast. Church groups of kids, parents and pastors from across the country, including ours from St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Coral Gables.

Read the complete article on miamiherald.com

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