Disaster relief agencies are still struggling to reach those in need with supplies because of debris-strewn roads, shattered infrastructure and bad weather, four days after an historic typhoon devastated parts of the Philippines.
Typhoon Haiyan has impacted 9.5 million people across the Philippines — and displaced at least 600,000. Survivors are in desperate need of clean drinking water and food. The organizations listed below are deploying urgent relief efforts on the islands.
Crawford Preparatory School recently raised R135 000 for Heifer Read To Feed charity. The programme motivates children to read books so they can help impoverished families in rural areas.
Residents in Rwanda’s Rulindo District are set to benefit from a donation of 20 cows provided by Heifer International on Monday 11 November 2013 in Cyinzuzi Sector.
With all the deals popping out this time of the year, it’s easy to get excited and forget about what we are supposed to be celebrating – being thankful what what we do have.
To help the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, AmeriCares sent an emergency team with medical aid for 20,000 survivors and gave funding to partner organizations, Heifer International is aiding its 4,000 project participants…
This year’s market will offer 21 alternative gift opportunities, all non-profits with a mission to improve quality of life for others.
Saturday, Nov. 16 is the Gentle Giving Fair at Richmond Beach Congregational United Church of Christ (1512 N.W. 195th St., Shoreline). Several local and international organizations, including HopeLink, Health Start and Heifer International, will be represented alongside local crafters and Fair Trade goods from around the world.
My mother walked up the stairs and said, “Heifer, I want to invite our family and friends to give animals in Sean’s memory.” When my brother died very suddenly at at 27 after suffering a head injury and severe trauma we searched for the best way to invite our family and friends to celebrate his life. Years ago he put the heart donation sticker on his drivers license. He wanted to be an organ donor. So, when we had to decide how we wanted to honor and celebrate the life of my brother, giving flocks of chicks, ducks, rabbits, and cows was a perfect fit.
More than 10,000 people are feared dead after Typhoon Haiyan made landfall Friday in the central Philippines, local officials said. So far, the official death toll is 1,744, but the number is expected to rise as aid organizations mobilize to deliver food, water and medicine to survivors.
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