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Haiti - Earthquake Response

Heifer International remains committed to its long-term rehabilitation work in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake. Our goal is to rehabilitate rural livelihoods and foster sustainable food and income security for 12,000 families by the end of 2013. Heifer is working to make farming ecologically sound and economically profitable in Haiti.

Guatemala - Conservation of the Cahabon River Area Project

Indigenous Q´eqchies people who live near the ridge of the Cahabon River watershed in Alta Verapaz department of Guatemala are underemployed, have few labor alternatives, are plagued by illiteracy and have no access to potable water, draining systems and electricity. Heifer’s work here is promoting activities to provide income and conserve the area’s natural resources.

China - Cuomei Tibetan Community Development Project Update

Heifer is actively involved in Tibet to help impoverished households become self-sufficient and preserve their culture. In addition to increasing family income by an average of 25 percent, community members have built stronger relationships. The result is a more peaceful neighborhood in which neighbors seek to help one another.

China - Sichuan Earthquake Rehabilitation Update

Heifer is assisting more than 4,000 people in 20 villages in the Sichuan region of China who were affected by the 2008 magnitude 8.0 earthquake. Heifer has developed a children’s writing and painting competition through which children of participant families show how Heifer has impacted their lives. The competition encourages these children to express themselves, to explore their own potential and to realize their dreams.

Cambodia - Women's Empowerment and Holistic Community Development Update

Heifer International is working in Cambodia to improve the quality of life on many fronts. Heifer is empowering women to enable them to escape domestic violence and to become leaders in their community. Participants have increased their families’ incomes and improved their living conditions.

United States - Arkansas Seeds of Hope

Poverty and hunger are in abundance in Heifer’s own back yard in the Arkansas Delta. As a result of economic flight, little education and unemployment, the people in this area of Arkansas live in need of food and resources. Heifer is equipping hundreds of families with agricultural skills, and providing them with vital access to local food markets where they can sell their produce for income.

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