As part of the effort to make partner communities disaster-resilient, Heifer Philippines and the South Pacific Integrated Area Development Foundation, Inc., held a Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Assessment and Planning in Hinunangan workshop in Southern Leyte, Philippines, January 29-30, 2013. Participants learned ways to make their communities less vulnerable in the face of disaster.
Ouk Sam On, a farmer living in Cambodia’s Ampao Prey village with her husband and two children, is lifting her family out of poverty, thanks to a Heifer project. She and her husband now have a farm with vegetables, fish, swine and poultry production. Her husband gave up drinking and gambling and helps with the farming. Now her family has enough food for the whole year and an appropriate income to invest in their children’s education.
About 100 people gathered for a Passing on the Gift® ceremony in Dengbao Village's learning center. Participants take pride in their contributions to create the shared space in this Chinese village.
Heifer Philippines staff recently attended a three-day workshop on the Community Based Monitoring System, where they gained fresh insight on the direction national and local governments are headed regarding poverty reduction, as well as how this system will help the country achieve its Millennium Development Goals.
Chandrarekha Paswan, belonging to India's Dalit caste and considered an untouchable by rest of the society, transformed from a shy woman struggling to support her family to a confident and capable Community Animal Health Worker, earning the love and respect of her village and community.
Son Sinath and her family received the 2012 Golden Talent Award in Cambodia. Through the Women Empowerment and Holistic Community Development project in Cambodia, Sinath's family received 10 ducks, seeds and fruit trees to develop their homestead garden. They have used the knowledge, skills and experiences from Heifer's trainings to propel them forward, transforming their gifts into sustainable sources of income.
Thuan Hoa is one of Heifer Vietnam’s targeted project sites most populated with poor farmers. Yet, thanks to the support of Heifer Vietnam, the participating farmers are making progress against the poverty they face. One outstanding participants from this village, Thach Thi Kim Hien, credits the Heifer project for opening a new door.
Sulekha Devi, a tribal woman from the Musahar community in northern Bihar, India, was once illiterate. But now, thanks to Heifer trainings and inputs, she earns money by caring for and treating animals in her community.
In many communities of the remote mountainous area of Yunnan, China, renewable energy sources like biogas, firewood-saving stoves and solar power are now available, thanks to the efforts of Heifer China and the local government's investments in recent years in rural energy improvement. The Shanghai branch of Hansgrohe, a bathroom and kitchen company, donated 1,785 water faucets to improve the quality of these showers.
Due to the amount of original and pass-on families in Heifer's projects in the Philippines, the risk for inbreeding of swine is high, as pigs are the main project livestock. To avoid this, Heifer participants received new boars to improve the genes of the offspring. 
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