Help End Hunger and Poverty

821 million people go to bed hungry every night. Let's fix that.

Since 1944, Heifer has provided farming families around the world with the tools and resources they need to thrive. We work with families in need to create long-term solutions to hunger and poverty.

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Local Solutions,
Global Impact

We partner with smallholder farmers – especially women farmers – to improve their families’ food security and increase their incomes.

We offer tools, training and resources that help farmers work together to build profitable, sustainable businesses with strong market linkages.

MORE ABOUT OUR WORK

42.9 Million

Households assisted since Heifer International began in 1944

Family in the fields farming

2.67 million

active households in Heifer International’s programs in the past year

19 countries

Heifer International works globally, with projects in progress across four continents

7.6 million

People trained by Heifer since 2012, of which 64% are women

Recent News and Stories

A girl feeds goats.
5 Ways Animals Help Reduce Global Poverty

November 28, 2023

A woman feeds her daughter fortified porridge to combat malnutrition in Diacounda, Senegal.
Understanding Global Hunger and Food Insecurity

October 6, 2023

A woman wearing a white blouse with the Heifer logo stands beside cocoa beans in a spacious drying shed.
2023 Mission Moments: Highlights from our Programs and Partnerships

December 18, 2023

A woman exchanges a bowl of tomatoes with a man inside a boat against a serene river backdrop.
2023: Heifer’s Year in Pictures

December 12, 2023

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Get a 2023 Tax Deduction When You Donate to Heifer International by Year’s End

December 21, 2023

A female smallholder farmer carefully inspects rice in her hand while crouching in a green field.
COP28 Climate Talks: Adaptation Finance for Agriculture Gets Creative

December 5, 2023

Three smiling women in gray polo shirts stand in front of yellow flowers.
Galápagos Women Advance Food Sovereignty, Stand Up to Discrimination

November 28, 2023

Two young Ugandan women smile as they drive back from a dairy collection center.
Heifer Uganda Partners with Mastercard Foundation to Expand Youth Employment in Agriculture

November 20, 2023

Sun Sythol starts a gas water pump to irrigate his green onion fields.
Farm to Table: A Picture Perfect Journey

November 2, 2023

Innocent Apedo tends to his sunflower garden.
Heifer Uganda and Young Oilseed Farmers Improve Income, Food Security

September 22, 2023

The Power of Partnerships

Heifer is partnership-driven in the countries where we work – with farmer groups, businesses, governments and more – to scale impact and strengthen local ownership. 

We offer a variety of ways to partner with us to improve the lives of farming families. 

PARTNER WITH HEIFER

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How to Get Involved

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Give a Gift to Heifer

Donating helps give struggling families the resources they need to thrive.

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Gift Catalog

Our Gift Catalog gives you the power to choose how to change the life of a family in need.

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Heifer’s Family Fun Packs

Each month, you’ll receive a downloadable pack full of seasonal activities, games, challenges, recipes and more to help your family grow together while learning about our work around the world.

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Employer Matching Gifts

Find out if your employer is one of the thousands of corporations that match donations to Heifer through employer matching gifts.

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School Programs

Heifer offers free educational and fundraising programs that allow students in your classroom to learn about the world around them while helping others.

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Fundraise

Raise funds, have fun and make a difference by helping us to end global poverty.