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The government has commended Heifer International for its efforts in promoting livestock farming and its focus on improving household food security among rural communities on the Copperbelt.

Heifer’s mission is to end hunger and poverty, and to care for the earth. “There’s no part of our mission that says anything about livestock,” said Elizabeth Bintliff, Heifer’s vice president of African Programs. Of course, livestock is what most people automatically associate with Heifer International, the Little Rock-based non-profit that has made a name for itself helping people in countries around the world.

BAUKO, Mt. Province, Oct. 24 (PIA) – The Passing on the Gift project of the Heifer International Philippines in partnership with non-government organizations (NGOs) continues to benefit communities in the province.

It is nearing that time of year again when one starts thinking about the holiday season and what they may decide to gift to the person in their life that seems to have what they need and is difficult to buy for. Why not do something totally different and unique this year?

About 270,000 households in five provinces have benefited from the Heifer International sustainable livelihood programme that seeks to provide vulnerable communities with livestock, agriculture inputs and training in agriculture production.

PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The holiday season is coming up fast and Heifer International’s 2012 “Most Important Gift Catalog in the World,” arriving in homes soon, will make your holiday gift purchases even more special by helping others in need.

At 28, Beatrice Biira has had experiences that most of us will never have in our entire lives. She’s been on “60 Minutes,” “Good Morning America” and “Oprah.” She was the subject of an award-winning, bestselling 2001 children’s book called “Beatrice’s Goat.”

For one aid group, an animal on the farm is worth more than a meal on the table.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Heifer International will host “Beyond Hunger: A Place at the Table,” on September 21, 2012 at the Montage Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles. The event will be co-hosted by Diane Lane, Nina Jacobson, Jane Fonda, Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt and Tracey Ullman.

Continuing this school year, children participating in Heifer International’s Read to Feed program will be able to take part in helping impoverished communities around the world become self sufficient. But first, they will have to read. A lot.