Heifer China held a successful charity event on March 23, 2013, in the Beijing Grand Millennium Hotel. Heifer China's first-ever gala was attended by 280 guests, including representatives from the government, the corporate sector, NGOs and other organizations.
During March, project participants across Nepal are Passing on the Gift to other families in need. Manamaya Nepali tells about her family's journey from recipient to donor.
During the month of March, Heifer Cambodia and its partners celebrated events which mark the social achievements of self-help groups and reflect on continued community development. One event was conducted by the Disability Development Services Program Organization, which included about 500 participants who passed on gifts to other families in need.
Heifer Vietnam project participant who was too poor to go to school received a heifer in 2010, and is seeing improvements in her family's living conditions and uses the work of Heifer to reach out to the rest of her community.
A Cornerstones Workshop designed for the 4-H Club coordinators in five provinces in the Cagayan Valley Region, Philippines. During the workshop, participants realized they are actually Passing on the Gift®−a Heifer Cornerstone−of their commitment to help in pushing 4-H youth in the right direction.
Heifer Cambodia conducted a five-day training on Values-Based Holistic Community Development (VBHCD) for the staff of the Gender and Development for Cambodia (GADC) and for a new provincial project coordinator and community facilitators under a brand new three-year grant contract project between Heifer Cambodia and GADC.
On March 22, 2013, Heifer Uganda received the Best Anti-Poverty Organization Award for Uganda's Golden Jubilee, competing against other nominees including ActionAID, OXFAM International and World Vision. Several assessments were undertaken by independent teams nationwide to determine the international NGO with the best sustainable approaches toward poverty eradication.
Six Community Animal Health Workers (CAHWs) and three program officers of Heifer Philippines attended courses on Sustainable Pig Farming and On-Farm Production of Beneficial Micro-organisms, including practical class and field trips to organic farms.
Lusine lives in the Zorakan community of Armenia's Tavush region. She is one of the young entrepreneurs engaged in Heifer Armenia’s YANOA (Young Agriculturalists) Project. In the framework of this project, the youth involved in the business direction of the Heifer-supported YES! (Youth Empowered for Self-Reliance) Clubs, received seed grants to realize their business plans. Lusine saved the money she generated from selling the chicks, and will add a little more from the egg sales to be able to pass on the same amount of money she received to another member of the YES! Youth Club in her native village. She'll use the rest of the money to purchase feed and medicine for her poultry.
Heifer Bangladesh organized its first workshop on the 12 Cornerstones for Just and Sustainable Development for 23 project participants from four project partners on March 7-10, 2013.
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