News & Stories

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

Honduran Cacao Farmers Build a Future
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Work & Income

Honduran Cacao Farmers Build a Future

Battling against sociopolitical and economic upheavals, the Guzmáns are working together to produce cacao and make a difference for their own...

A Leader, a Chick Producer in Cambodia
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Work & Income

A Leader, a Chick Producer in Cambodia

Trained in self-help group manangement, poultry production, leadership development and the 12 Cornerstones by Heifer, Set Hach is now a thriving...

2022 Annual Report: Success Despite Adversity
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Announcements

2022 Annual Report: Success Despite Adversity

Our annual report highlights Heifer's progress in 2022 and some of the key achievements we've made alongside our wider global community.

Seeds of Resilience: A Young Mother Builds a Better Life
A young woman tosses a tray of soybean seeds in Uganda.

Work & Income

Seeds of Resilience: A Young Mother Builds a Better Life

When Robina was suddenly faced with pregnancy and forced to drop out of school, the foundation she built through a Heifer-supported women's group...

Goma's Journey from Farm to Office
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Equality

Goma's Journey from Farm to Office

With support from her cooperative in rural Nepal, dairy farmer Goma Devi Timalsina is proving ambitious goals aren't restricted by gender.

What is Social Capital?
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Insights & Analysis

What is Social Capital?

Building social capital in smallholder farming communities is at the heart Heifer’s development efforts to end global poverty and hunger. But...

Overcoming the Odds: 6 Challenges Farmers Face
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Work & Income

Overcoming the Odds: 6 Challenges Farmers Face

Helping smallholder farmers turn obstacles into opportunities is core to Heifer's mission. Here are six common challenges farmers face, and how we...

Historic Gift from South Korea Aims to Transform Nepal’s Dairy Sector
Four people, government officials and representatives from Heifer Nepal and Heifer Korea, stand next to a crate affixed with a poster.

Announcements

Historic Gift from South Korea Aims to Transform Nepal’s Dairy Sector

A government-to-government initiative, facilitated by Heifer International, saw the transfer of 101 high-quality heifers and 20 breeding bulls from...