Work & Income

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

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

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

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

In Dokolo District, northern Uganda, many children are kept out of the classroom by school fees and farm duties. Eunice, a dedicated farmer and mother, is breaking the cycle to make education possible for her kids.

Learn how Heifer Tanzania’s initiatives have reshaped the dairy market and benefited more than 1 million farming families.

The Milky Way program is driving sustainable change in Nepal’s dairy sector, supporting smallholder farmer incomes, increasing milk production and advancing the local government’s goal of raising dairy standards.

Beekeeping increases both income and choice in rural communities limited by climate shocks and poverty.

In the complex landscape of rural-urban migration, Heifer’s seed loans and seed-saving training offer compelling support for smallholder farmers to remain on their land.

With support from Heifer Mexico and her women farmers’ group, Magali built a business selling cage-free eggs and gained a new lease on life in the process.