CORNERSTONE: ACCOUNTABILITY
HOW IT WORKS:
Participants in Heifer projects, including Heifer staff, partner organizations and the communities being helped, are mutually accountable to each other and must work together to achieve common goals. Heifer provides livestock, supplies, expertise and support, while project participants reciprocate with hard work and a pledge to pass on what they learn and receive.
IN ACTION:
We're all part of communities, from the family level to the global level, so we must be accountable for the resources we use and the actions we take. Taking responsibility for our place in the world can take many forms: Recycling, volunteering and taking a genuine interest in the people and happenings around you are just a few. Make a list of ways you can be accountable to your family, friends and community and refer to it throughout the year.
Once a Recipient, Now a Donor
Nepal
I received two goats from Heifer International and applied the knowledge I acquired during Improved Animal Management training while raising them. After receiving the animals I have passed on two goats. My small effort has helped my family have a better life. I hope other women will be able to achieve bigger success by working harder.
Young Armenian Girl Achieves Egg-cellence
Armenia
I love my business. It's not an easy deal; it requires care, attention and a high sense of responsibility.
Sandura, Zimbabwe: a Community of Transformation
Zimbabwe
The community of Sandura is in Zimbabwe’s Gokwe North district in the Midlands province.
An Amazing Woman
Vietnam
Following the small concrete path, we were surprised to find a lively painted thatched house peacefully surrounded by green paddyfield, pig pen, hen house and garden of flowers.
Technology, Partnerships and Women Will Advance African Dairy Industry
Kenya
Elizabeth Bintliff, Vice President for Heifer’s Africa Program, presented a keynote address at the April 2012 8th African Dairy Conference and Exhibition held by the East and Southern Africa Dairy Association.
A Just Life for Honduran Farmers
Honduras
Jonan Daniel is a young, enthusiastic, and highly trained agricultural advisor.
Heifer's Long-term Approach to Natural Disasters
Haiti
In late October, Hurricane Sandy barreled through the Caribbean Sea and up the eastern seaboard leaving a path of destruction.
REACH: Rural Entrepreneurs for Agricultural Cooperation in Haiti
Haiti
The future of Haiti begins in its soil but will come to fruition only in the marketplaces of the Caribbean, Central and South America and beyond.
Big Moo Canoe
Haiti
The Big Moo Canoe is raising awareness and donations for Heifer International's REACH program — the largest animal project of its kind in Haiti's history.
Jog for a Hog fundraiser
United States of America
Getting pledges from their parents for running laps around a track
