Women & Girls
Community Leader Series: Meet Laura Mayes and Carrie Pacini
We are thrilled today to introduce you to two groundbreaking community leaders as part two of our Women’s Empowerment Community Leader Series,...
Dipping Our Toes into Something New
Women and girls shoulder an inordinate amount of the burden of fetching water in developing countries. When they have nearby, reliable sources of...
Flush with Promise
It’s easy for most of us in the United States to take our solid school infrastructure for granted, but that’s not the case the world over. Case...
Community Leader Series: Meet Asha Dahya
The power of women and community is a global universal. We are thrilled today to introduce you to a groundbreaking community leader as part of our...
Curing Snakebites and Poverty in India
Ichhasakti’s daily sacrifices of water, which she pours on the basil plant growing atop the altar, is believed to offer her some cosmic...
Meet the Future Top Grad of the Bangladesh Police Academy
Sadia's mother is encouraging her youngest to chase her own ambitions. Out of this family’s three children, Sadia is only one who has the...
5 Patriarchy Smashers You've Never Heard Of
Sometimes it's discouraging how long it takes to progress the cause of gender equity, but take heart: there are women all around the world fighting...
Heifer Haiti Director and Project Participant Honored For Excellence in Development
We are proud to share that Hervil Cherubin, our Heifer Haiti Country Director, and Ronald Malbranche, a Heifer project participant, have been...
Heifer Collaborates with Nepal’s Ministry of Livestock Development to Empower Goat Farmers
Goat is an important commodity of national economic significance in Nepal; however, it continues to encounter challenges in becoming an...
Heifer Ecuador Foundation Reflects on an Innovative Year
2017 was a year of great opportunities for the Heifer Ecuador Foundation. We worked on nine projects, in 13 provinces of Ecuador and one department...