Representatives of project partner Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (GMCR) and Heifer International made a field visit to the community of Villa Linda, Unión Cantinil, Guatemala. They visited a group of women involved in a Heifer project, and included a presentation some of the women followed by a series of questions and answers. Afterwards, the visitors went on a tour of five households that were putting their Heifer training into practice.
Colleagues from Heifer’s U.S. staff visited Heifer Guatemala the week of September 24-28. The visit was an important one in terms of the new fundraisers achieving experiential understanding of Guatemala’s projects.
At Heifer Peru, we have strategically considered the inclusion of information and communication technologies, or ICTs, for the development of campesino communities. We believe that its use decreases the inequity gap in access to up-to-date information, which can generate the capacity that is needed to begin self-sustained social and economic development of people. Thus, we look to ICTs to help improve the quality of life of people in the most vulnerable sectors.
Heifer Haiti staff distributed more than 400 packages of food to families affected by Hurricane Sandy on Nov. 2-3. Each bag contained rice, corn, sugar, milk, beans, flour and cooking oil. 
Kenflore enjoys helping care for her goats, leading them to pasture, making sure they have enough water and feeding them. The extra income the gift of a goat provides will pay the 5-year-old's school fees. As she cares for these goats, she directly improves her opportunities.
Jonas, a Haitian fisherman, makes his living on Lake Péligre. Due to runoff from deforestation, the lake has become shallower, making the fish less plentiful. With the training he received from Heifer, Jonas can make as much income in five months with the cage fishing program as he could in one year before. This extra income will help him buy more food and pay his children's school fees.
A celebration was held for the opening of Agricultural Institute as part of the Economic Development, Education, Food and Nutrition Security project, in partnership with the Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung Foundation and the municipality of Costa Senahú, on September 6, 2012.
The opening ceremony for the Productivity and Nature – PRONATURA – project was held on September 26, 2012, at the Health Center in San Miguel Tucurú in Guatemala. The purpose of the event was to promote PRONATURA for the community development of San Miguel Tucurú, a a partnership between the Holistic Rural Development Association and Heifer International.
Anthonio organized a group of peers to improve the La Sucrerie community in southern Haiti. Today they're raising rabbits. Glaucoma claimed his eyesight at age 12, but his neighbors consider Anthonio a man with true vision.
A Nicaraguan coffee farmer shares her story and explains how she joined a cooperative. 
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