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Local Leaders

For 80 years, local visionaries have been the heartbeat of Heifer’s mission, transforming communities and crafting sustainable futures.

Summer 2024

An image collage celebrating Heifer International's 80th anniversary.
A community agrovet in Tanzania educates farmers on livestock health and care practices.

A Community Vet Spreads Health and Wealth in Tanzania

By By Heifer International

In Tanzania’s southern highlands, Zawadi Rastoni Mafufu finds a sense of purpose in his work as a community agrovet, providing low-cost animal health services to his region’s farmers.

A woman in a colorful embroidered blouse tends to her hens in a rustic chicken coop.

Women Entrepreneurs Decide and Conquer in Mexico

By By Heifer International

A woman in an orange headscarf points to a chart on an easel.

Where the Soil Meets the Sky: A Bangladeshi Woman Dares to Dream New Dreams

By By A'Melody Jacobi

A Note From the CEO - Summer 2024

By Surita Sandosham

Surita Sandosham marks Heifer International’s 80th anniversary by honoring the achievements of smallholder farmers and stressing the importance of sustained global efforts, strategic partnerships, agricultural practices and market-led income growth to drive lasting change.

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