Spring 2015

Spring 2015

The Burning Question

Millions of women and girls in developing countries spend part of every day foraging for fuel to cook their families’ meals. Professor Gautam Yadama of Washington University speaks with Heifer International about the challenges these women face.

Spring 2015

Refuse Reuse

A biogas project in Uganda leaves nothing to waste. Through the use of simple technology, animal manure is transformed into fuel, fertilizer and electricity.

Spring 2015

Nepal Tries to Recover After Deadly, Horrific Floods

More than half of Nepal’s 75 districts were affected by the flooding, with the greatest damage concentrated in 26 districts. Heifer International Nepal works in five of the districts that were hit the hardest.

Spring 2015

Students Read to Feed for Literacy and Livestock

Students at The Children’s School first enlisted in Read to Feed more than a decade ago, and since then, classes earned enough money for gift arks every year except one. Pressure was high, and 2014’s Read to Feed classes had no desire to break the streak.

Spring 2015

Heifer Spirit: Mississippi Maverick

Doing good by donating money or volunteering a few hours didn’t seem nearly extreme enough for comedian Kurt Braunohler — so he set off down the Mississippi River on a jet ski to raise money for Heifer International.

Spring 2015

Coming Full Circle

When Irina Ellison agreed to participate in the Women's Lambing program at Heifer Farm, she did not know she would see something that would remind her of her world travels nearly 30 years before.