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Seeds of Success: A Zambian Mother Lifts Up Her Community
A smiling woman wearing a purple headscarf and floral dress admires her new bicycle.

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Seeds of Success: A Zambian Mother Lifts Up Her Community

Betty Chisamu received training and support from Heifer Zambia in the form of high-quality seeds and a new bicycle. With her newfound knowledge,...

An Ambitious Mother Feeds Her Family, Fulfills New Dreams
A woman holds a handful of eggs at her farm in Cambodia.

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An Ambitious Mother Feeds Her Family, Fulfills New Dreams

With support from Heifer International, Tor Pon Louk has transformed from a struggling farmer into a successful business owner and leader for her...

Breaking Barriers: Empowering Women In Bihar, India
A group of women walking in the field.

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Breaking Barriers: Empowering Women In Bihar, India

Up against deep caste and patriarchal prejudices, women farmers in the Indian state of Bihar are changing the face of their participation in...

Breaking the Cycle of Illiteracy: One Family’s Gender Reckoning
An Indian woman stands amid her goat herd, smiling at the camera and balancing a bowl of fodder on her head.

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Breaking the Cycle of Illiteracy: One Family’s Gender Reckoning

After joining a Heifer India project in 2013, Panchu Devi learned to write — and to rethink, together with her family, long-held beliefs about...

Stalled by COVID-19, a Women’s Cooperative Turns to Social Media to Build a Booming Agribusiness
Stalled by COVID-19, a Women’s Cooperative Turns to Social Media to Build a Booming Agribusiness .

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Stalled by COVID-19, a Women’s Cooperative Turns to Social Media to Build a Booming Agribusiness

With COVID-19 cases rising and the market closed, members of the Akota Women’s Cooperative faced the risk of a huge loss without a market to sell...

Gender-Based Violence Survivor Launches Thriving Poultry Business in Kenya
A Kenyan man and woman stand next to each other, each holding and inspecting a chicken.

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Gender-Based Violence Survivor Launches Thriving Poultry Business in Kenya

After 17 years of domestic abuse, Lilian Ocholla is now committed to building a better future for herself and her children. With the support of...

Community Chicken Vaccinator Earns Income, Hatches Hope in India
Geeta Rani Jena receives vaccination supplies from a pharmacist in her local village center in Odisha, India. Photo by Pranab K. Aich/Heifer International

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Community Chicken Vaccinator Earns Income, Hatches Hope in India

A community vaccinator is an essential animal healthcare worker who provides low-cost chicken vaccines and deworming treatments to poultry farmers....

Breaking Barriers with the Beauty Business in Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala
A Guatemalan woman wearing a traditional top embroidered with flowers stands in the entrance to a salon with her arms folded. She is smiling.

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Breaking Barriers with the Beauty Business in Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala

Salon owner Maria Nataly Mendoza Quieju is working hard to challenge the stereotype that women in Guatemala can’t earn their own income. With...

The Women of Bihani Dairy in Nepal Give Back to Community, Adapt to Pandemic Changes
Six nepali women stand in front of a deep green building. They are wearing traditional garments that are vibrantly colored and are smiling at the camera. Between them they hold a large, metal milk can.

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The Women of Bihani Dairy in Nepal Give Back to Community, Adapt to Pandemic Changes

In Kopuwa, Nepal, many women depend on their husbands for income. The women of Bihani Dairy cooperative are joining forces to make sure that they,...

Leah Amongi Zooms Past Obstacles to Help Farmers Thrive, Even During COVID-19 Pandemic
Leah Amongi rides her motorcycle on a smooth dirt road. She is wearing a red face mask, a red shirt and a red and white skirt.

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Leah Amongi Zooms Past Obstacles to Help Farmers Thrive, Even During COVID-19 Pandemic

Join us for International Women's Day (and beyond) as we #LiftAllVoices and share stories of women around the world who are shaping a more equal...