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Insights from Heifer projects and our work with partners to catalyze local solutions for global impact.

The Heart of Heifer: Celebrating Our Volunteers
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Announcements

The Heart of Heifer: Celebrating Our Volunteers

At the heart of Heifer International's mission for 80 years, our volunteers spark impact and shape communities worldwide.

Farming Families Choose to Build Roots at Home, in Photos
A woman kneels in a turmeric field alongside two children.

Work & Income

Farming Families Choose to Build Roots at Home, in Photos

In partnership with Heifer, farmers build sustainable livelihoods locally and expand their choices around migration.

Bird Flu Should Sharpen Our Focus on the Global South’s Farmers
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Insights & Analysis

Bird Flu Should Sharpen Our Focus on the Global South’s Farmers

The rumblings of another bird flu pandemic may be underway, but investing in smallholder farmers can strengthen food systems and mitigate this threat.

Leaving the City Behind: A Nepali Woman Returns Home and Finds Empowerment
Sushmita sits outside her home in rural Nepal.

Work & Income

Leaving the City Behind: A Nepali Woman Returns Home and Finds Empowerment

In a region where opportunities are slim, Sushmita Chidi returned home to build her future, one goat at a time.

A Conversation with Jaebok Lee, Heifer Recipient Turned Donor
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Animals

A Conversation with Jaebok Lee, Heifer Recipient Turned Donor

In this interview with a Korean dairy farmer, he reflects on receiving livestock from Heifer during the Korean War and later contributing to a...

A Ugandan Farmer’s Success, Powered by the Sun
Susan shows a solar-powered light outside her cowshed.

Work & Income

A Ugandan Farmer’s Success, Powered by the Sun

In northern Uganda, solar power is giving Susan Acan the means to grow her farm and secure a better future for her children.

A Returnee Migrant Invests in Farming, Champions Opportunity for Others
An Indian man stands in front of a concrete building holding a rope attached to a goat.

Work & Income

A Returnee Migrant Invests in Farming, Champions Opportunity for Others

After transitioning from migrant laborer to entrepreneur, Ajay envisions a future in which goat farming creates choice for others who want to...

Milking Confidence: The Transformation of Rukmani Adhikari
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Work & Income

Milking Confidence: The Transformation of Rukmani Adhikari

Rukmani’s rise from farmer to leader, driven by Heifer’s Milky Way program, sparks a dairy farming shift in her Nepalese village.