Women & Girls
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
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
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
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
Salon owner Maria Nataly Mendoza Quieju is working hard to challenge the stereotype that women in Guatemala can’t earn their own income. With...
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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
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...
eBay and Uzo Aduba Team Up to Support Women and Girls
eBay is partnering with actress Uzo Aduba to provide buyers and sellers multiple ways to support women and girls around the world.
How the Women of Rural Senegal are Fighting Drought, Hunger and Inequality
Drought, malnutrition and restrictive gender roles challenge the women of rural Senegal every day. Heifer International is helping them ease their...
Be Inspired by 5 Women Who Are Conquering Inequity and Poverty
Celebrate International Women's Day with us by reading the inspiring stories of five women around the world who have overcome incredible odds to...