Your Gift Sets a Cycle of Change in Motion
Thank you for your generous gift to Heifer International!
Your gift will help a family expand their farm, increase their crops, and increase their income by selling products like milk, eggs or vegetables. But your gift goes even further than that — setting a cycle of change in motion by giving a family the tools to lift themselves out of hunger and poverty.
Learn about everything your gift entails and where it will go.
Find Your Change-Maker Identity
Your gift shows that you care about the world around you. But what’s your true change-maker identity?
The Journey of Your Gift
- A family joins a Heifer project and learns how to care for their animals
- The family receives their own animal gifts
- The family joins a cooperative and grows their farm
- The family earns extra income selling products from their farm
- The family diversifies their farm and starts a business
- The family passes on their gifts to others
- The family THRIVES!
Your Gift Includes:
- Hands-on training with best practices on how to raise healthy livestock
- Veterinary supplies and materials to build shelters for their animals
- Connections to other farmers through a local cooperative
- Training in sustainable farming practices, bookkeeping and gender equality
- Support from Heifer’s agricultural experts
- Livestock and high-quality seeds
Where in the World is Your Gift?
Your gift is on its way to Uganda!
Right now, a family in Uganda is preparing for your generous gift! Before a family receives your gift — whether it’s a snuggly sheep, garden seeds, a biogas stove or anything in between — they participate in extensive training. Ultimately, we want the family to succeed — and we want to be good stewards of your gift.
WHY UGANDA?
Since gaining independence from Britain in 1962, Uganda has grappled with a series of coups and wars. Decades of conflict have left nearly a third of the population living below the poverty line. Vulnerable to disruptions like drought and the impact of COVID-19, rural residents bear a disproportionate burden, pushing them deeper into poverty. An unexpected way to boost their incomes is through dairy.