From the Archives
Presidential Families Eisenhower, Bush, Clinton AND Bartlett have at least one thing in common: they like Heifer International
This year we’re celebrating Heifer International’s 75th year of working to end hunger and poverty and care for the Earth. As we look back over...
Bovine Intervention Helped Bridge Mississippi Racial Divide
In the summer of 1955, Heifer Project — now Heifer International — started working with the Prentiss Institute, an African-American junior...
Allow Us to Introduce Ourselves
We talk a lot about our work to end hunger and poverty, but now that we’ve been named Global Impact’s charity of the week, we thought we’d...
Eliminating Poverty: Forging Ahead on Heifer International's 75th Anniversary
On July 14, 1944, a shipment of 18 cattle left the port of Mobile, Alabama, bound for Puerto Rico in a campaign to help impoverished communities...
The People, Places and Things celebrating 75 years in 2019
This year marks Heifer International's 75th birthday! Learn who and what else is celebrating their Diamond Anniversary.
Remembering the Time We Flew 100,000 Chicks to Egypt in the 1950s
In the 1950s, 100,000 chicks were sent to Egyptian farmers from New York. For this initiative, Heifer Project partnered with the Christian Rural...
Hop in a Time Machine to 1960s Bolivia
At the request and effort of pastors and leaders from the Methodist Evangelical Church in Bolivia, Heifer Project began work in the country in...
Take a Look at Ecuador in the 50s and 60s in These Historical Photos
Heifer’s first shipment to Ecuador landed in Quito on October 13, 1948.
Vintage photos showcase little-known pieces of history from Korean War
War broke out between North Korea and South Korea in the middle of 1950, leaving families mourning loved ones and struggling after the loss of...
Peggy’s Picks: Heifer’s Historian Shares Photos That Left an Impression
Seventy-five years ago, farmer and Church of the Brethren member Dan West started the organization that is now Heifer International. After his...