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.
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.
Heifer Philippines held a workshop on Heifer's 12 Cornerstones for Just and Sustainable Development and witnessed the transformation of 100 families. Participants said the workshop was "intangible but a complete gift and will always be treasured in our hearts.”
Philippines residents lost nearly everything to Typhoon Bopha, but Heifer's resilient project participants are piecing their lives back together and look forward to a brighter future. World Ark Senior Writer Annie Bergman shares their story.
Heifer Philippines project participants took part in three learning visits to development cooperatives. Those attending gained experience in smallholder farming, dairy production and animal husbandry.
Natural disasters have posed a significant challenge for Heifer Philippines’ project Developing Dairy Zone Towards Local Economy Development for Smallholder Farmers. Despite the risks, partners are enthusiastic and the first 100 dairy families are expected to participate in the Original Placement Ceremonies (OPC) this June, immediately followed by the OPC for the remaining 300 families.
A Farmer Field School in Northern Philippines is helping farmers learn how to become organic farmers. They recently received a grant and built an organic fertilizer processing building, so they are assured that organic fertilizer will be readily available.
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.
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.
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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