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Passing on the Gift® on the Snowy Mountain

At the foot of a snowy mountain in Tibet sits Dan Nu Village, a semi-farming, semi-pasturing community where people make their living farming and raising livestock. Participants from the villages of Xue Ba, Zhi Ba and Da Nu gathered here for a Passing on the Gift ® (POG) ceremony and to celebrate their success.

Cambodia Cornerstones Training Brings Nine Countries Together

On April 23-28, 2013, Heifer Cambodia staff attended Heifer International’s 12 Cornerstones for Just and Sustainable Development Training with representatives from eight other countries in Siem Reap Province, Cambodia.

Heifer Philippines Monitoring and Evaluation Uses New Survey Technology

A Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) workshop was held for Heifer Southern Philippines partners, introducing a new survey tool guided by Heifer’s Theory of Change. Nilda Udarbe, community facilitator for the Developing Dairy Zones for Smallholder Farmers in Agusan del Norte Dairy project said, “Before, we used to have fewer partner families but it took us a long time to complete the consolidation process. But now with this system, once encoding is complete we can readily see the results in a more accurate and systematic way.”

Hope After the Storm: Sharing and Caring Ensures Passing on the Gift®

Nanay Minda, affectionately known as “Mother Minda,” and her family were less affected by Typhoon Bopha than others, so she enthusiastically led the group of farm families to bounce back. She assisted HEED Foundation and Heifer in organizing groups for the distribution of emergency relief goods.

Vietnamese Woman Regains Hope in Marriage and Family

Nguyen Thi Thu Trang escaped an abusive, arranged marriage when she was 25 years old. After becoming a Heifer Vietnam participant, Trang has seen her family life improve along with her finances.

The Children of Heifer Nepal

Alina Karki, planning, monitoring and evaluation temp for Heifer Nepal, shares the stories of two Nepali children and the women who have influenced their lives.

Heifer China Passes on Gift Ahead of Schedule

Before its projected Passing on the Gift® (POG) date, Heifer China held a special POG ceremony in honor of International Women's Day.

Smallholder Farmers Prepare to Engage in Dairy Industry with Learning Visits

More than 100 potential partner families of Heifer Southern Philippines visited successful dairy farms and a dairy processing plant in Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental. The visiting families said that the lessons learned and best practices of dairy farmers that have been transformed into farmer businessmen and women, and the entrepreneurship of the local dairy industry in the region, has inspired them. One distinct realization from among the participants was that, “There is daily money in milk.”

Ester: A Mother in the Philippines

Since experiencing the devastation of Typhoon Bopha in December 2012, mother and Heifer project participant Ester is unsure she can realize her dream of providing a better life for her children than what she had.

Heifer Thailand Celebrates 39 Years of Impact

Since 1974, Heifer Thailand has helped more than 20,000 farm families become self-reliant. On April 10, 2013, more than 300 attendees celebrated Heifer Thailand's humble beginnings by dancing and Passing on the Gift®.

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