Tran Thi Cuc Huong and her husband, Nguyen Van Lieu, joined a Heifer project in Vietnam unofficially in May of 2012, after another project family forfeited their cow. This family is constantly innovating, building on old methods while implementing new business and environmental conservation techniques. They have used the support of Heifer Vietnam to enhance their efforts, with very promising results.
On May 2, 2013, Marleen New, director of global partnerships and alliances, anda Carol Moore, manager of global partnership development, both from Heifer International headquarters, visited communities involved in Heifer Vietnam projects to see the implementation firsthand and hear the stories of participants.
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.
Heifer Vietnam volunteer Maria Wrabel shares the stories of Heifer Vietnam project participants as they experience their first Passing on the Gift® ceremony.
Vietnam’s total national meat production in 2011 only met about 54 percent of the domestic market demand. Beef production in the Mekong Delta area studied accounted for just seven percent of the country’s production. There is great opportunity for beef cattle production in the Mekong Delta, specifically, and the whole country of Vietnam, in general. This workshop brought project partners and other stakeholders together to discuss the issues and work on a plan to improve the beef value chain.
The Hoang family are members of Improving Livelihoods in the Poorest Districts of Kien Giang Province. They are hard-working and plan to seize every opportunity to lift themselves out of poverty and pass the gift on to another family in need.
For the year 2013, International Women's Day was celebrated in projects in Kien Giang, Ben Tre, Hau Giang and Tra Vinh, engaging more than 200 project members in the celebrations that included games and entertainment.
Trinh Thi Phuong Dung and her husband, Heifer Vietnam project participants, work hard so their children can go to college. Their two daughters, 28 and 22, both graduated from the university with degrees in accounting, and their son, 18, is due to begin his studies in February at the College of Politics in Bac Lieu.
On February 21, Soc Thao commune of Phu Tam village in Vietnam became busy, filled with laughter and eagerness, as 125 participants waited to receive a heifer during the project's second animal distribution ceremony. 
Heifer Vietnam project participants celebrated the Year of the Snake with a spring sporting event on February 2. Farmers took a break to build teamwork and make new friends by competing in soccer and tug of war.
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