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Food & Water

5 Ways to Celebrate World Food Day in Your Classroom

By Heifer International | July 15, 2026

Food & Water

The Terrifying History of Chocolate

By Jason Woods | August 5, 2025

Despite a lifetime of chocolate eating, I couldn’t tell you how it was made, where it came from or really anything about it until a few years ago. Then I visited a chocolate forest in the Bolivian Amazon, where Heifer worked with families managing and harvesting wild cacao.

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No Woman Alone

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Credit Where It's Due

Give women farmers access to finance — and watch food systems change.

Food, Farmers and the Future

With every harvest, smallholder farmers are securing a tomorrow where hunger is a thing of the past.

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Climate Heroes

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Strength in Sisterhood

Harnessing the power of collaboration, these women are breaking new ground, sharing their wisdom and resources to cultivate a future of mutual prosperity.