Women & Girls

Lewaa Sansan applied the knowledge she acquired from Women's Empowerment training sessions to raise livestock and improve her family's lives.

Renu Devi's life turned around when she joined Kasturba Mahila Mandal, a Self-Help Group supported by Heifer.

One woman in the Piura region of Peru has transformed from a quiet, reluctant member of the community into one who is leading the charge for...

Nanay Neneng has worked as a health worker in her community for 45 years. Her hard work has helped to transform and inspire the lives around her in...

Soas Meilas works to improve her own life and the lives of her family members through Heifer and the Rural Children Saving Association.

Leónidas Colque, 62, lives with his family in Bolivia’s Pairumani community. Thanks to Heifer Bolivia, Leónidas’ neighbors revere him as an...

Heifer International trains staff to help project communities prepare against and recover quickly from natural disasters.

On May 15, 2014, 25 Irish Friesian heifers made their way to a small community in Dumitrita, Romania. More than 120 families in this area will...

The páramo is an ecosystem in South America. The páramo environment protects water sources for a large part of the rural and urban population....

Climate change is the one true unifier of this planet—the problem belongs to us all. But for developing countries, especially those who depend so...