Heifer International is a global nonprofit dedicated to ending hunger and poverty. Through gifts of livestock and education, Heifer ensures that families have the resources and opportunity needed to not just survive, but thrive.
Read inspiring stories of people who have transformed their lives after receiving gifts from Heifer.
Hunger held 13-year-old Emmy back in school, but she shot to the top of her class when she started getting a few square meals a day.
Read More About Emmy RisingMore than a million Cambodians have migrated to find work abroad, most often in Thailand. Around 53 percent are undocumented migrant workers. As a result, they face many challenges, including staying in low-quality shelters, enduring poor working conditions and receiving lower pay than other workers. Many live in fear of being arrested and deported back to Cambodia and losing all of their savings.
Read More About Migrant No More: How Chickens Are Keeping Families Together in CambodiaIndigenous communities in the Ecuadorian Andes are reviving ancestral fiber arts with alpaca wool to escape the cycle of poverty and protect the unique highland ecosystem in which they live.
Read More About Ecuadorian Farmers Spin Alpaca Wool Into GoldJoin our mission to end hunger and poverty, once and for all. Donate today and create lasting change for a family in need.
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We currently work in 21 countries around the world.
We connect farmers with skills, knowledge and networks so they can raise more, sell more and earn more.
We strengthen triple-impact rural businesses, driving positive outcomes for incomes, food security and the environment.
We work with producers to develop businesses that increase their incomes while caring for the Earth.
We support the people of Haiti to address food insecurity, climate shocks and fragility.
We equip farmers with tools, knowledge and networks to master agroecology, enhance productivity and connect with lucrative markets.
We help farmers work collectively to produce food, connect to markets and secure resilient futures.
We partner with Kenyan farmers to build sustainable futures through resources, training and community values.
We help farmers build profitable agribusinesses to earn income, overcome poverty and feed their families.
We partner with smallholder farmers for growth, connection to markets and sustainability.
We train and support farmers — especially women — to reach new markets, raise better livestock and earn more money.
We bridge the gap for smallholder farms, connecting them to value-expanding markets, agricultural knowledge and financial empowerment.
We supply farmers with tools and services to overcome climate challenges, participate in markets and earn more income.
We connect farmers to training, services and market opportunities to transform household farms into thriving businesses.
We connect farmers to innovative technologies alongside tools, expertise and insights to elevate agriculture.
We partner with smallholder farmers to cultivate prosperity in farming and food through climate-smart strategies.
We are helping 320,000 households escape poverty and become sustainably resilient by 2030.
In Zimbabwe, Heifer is aiming to lift 200,000 families out of poverty by 2026. Heifer works to build social capital among farming families to boost their incomes and standard of living, and improve nutrition and health across Zibabwe.
We support women farmers to increase production, earn more from their products and unlock opportunity.
In one of India's poorest states, Heifer empowers women farmers to provide food for their families, improve the local environment and increase business opportunities for their communities.
For families living along Senegal’s northern coast, cooking can be an arduous process.
Women and children spend hours every day gathering firewood. Smoke from fires pollutes outdoor areas, irritating people’s eyes and lungs. To make matters worse, the demand for firewood is driving deforestation and soil erosion as trees are cut down for fuel.
The Blue Flames project worked with families to make their farms more sustainable by expanding access to renewable energy.
Ecuador
Through coordination and financial services, farmers are able to enter formal markets and meet bigger orders.
Dairy farmers in East Africa face many barriers to entering the formal economy.
The majority of Uganda and Tanzania’s populations are youth, who grow up in poverty.
Nepal
Heifer works with farmer cooperatives to improve financial management and link them to distribution markets.
Farmers operating on their own typically face many costly challenges that keep their earnings down and forcing them to take off-farm jobs to supplement their incomes.
China
An efficient, productive poultry farm can change everything for farmers, their families, and their communities.
Through specialized production techniques, cooperatives and connections to local markets, Cambodian families earn living incomes.
Powering local dairy production in Lempira, located in western Honduras, which is the country's poorest department.
Honduras
Heifer provides training and technical support for farmers to boost yields of quality, reliable products for high-value markets.
Supporting farming families in Nicaragua’s ‘Milky Way,’ to increase production and diversify their product offerings.
Haiti
Restoring rural livelihoods by promoting sustainable food production
Sololá, Alta and Baja Verapaz, Guatemala
By identifying local market demand and providing support and training, Heifer International and partners are paving the way for women to earn living incomes.
In this partnership with the Walmart Foundation, Heifer empowers women farmers across Mexico through training, finance and providing connections to formal markets where they can sell their products.