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Celebrating 75 Years

of working with communities to end world hunger and poverty and care for the Earth.

Dan West, founder of Heifer International. Photo by Kermon Thomasson / Church of the Brethren
Dan West, founder of Heifer International. Photo by Kermon Thomasson / Church of the Brethren

A Cow, Not a Cup

Seventy-five years ago, Dan West began outlining a simple but groundbreaking plan to help the hungry. West, a Midwestern farmer and Church of the Brethren member, had recently returned from volunteer service in the Spanish Civil War where his job was to provide weary refugees with a single cup of milk. He knew American farmers had resources many others did not: cows and the steady supply of nutrition from their milk.

This “not a cup, but a cow” thought was the driving force behind West founding Heifer International. Now, 75 years later, the “teach a man to fish” philosophy still inspires our work to end world hunger and poverty once and for all and has transformed the lives of millions.

How Heifer Works to Empower Families

  • By Training People in Sustainable Farming

    We teach people how to use environmentally-friendly farming methods, create and operate businesses, and support their communities with their knowledge.

  • By Helping Farmers Gain Access to the Market

    We strengthen entire communities by making large-scale improvements to existing economic systems to benefit farmers.

  • By Empowering Women

    We help women develop leadership skills so that they can have access to greater opportunities such as education and entrepreneurship.

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Passing On The Gift

The core of our model is Passing on the Gift. This means families share the training they receive, and pass on the first female offspring of their livestock to another family. This extends the impact of the original gift, allowing a once impoverished family to become donors and full participants in improving their communities.

The goal of every Heifer project is to help families achieve self-reliance. We do this by providing them the tools they need to sustain themselves, and it's thanks to the generosity of donors like you.

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