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Families Double Their Giving in Peru

Written by Jian Li Zheng, Volunteer at Heifer Peru The day began early on March 29, and as we bumped along the roads up the mountains roads, ...

https://www.heifer.org/blog/double-the-generosity-of-giving-in-peru.html

Farmers in Peru Eradicate Their Own Poverty

Today is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. From the United Nation's website: October 17th presents an opportunity to ...

https://www.heifer.org/blog/farmers-in-peru-eradicate-their-own-poverty.html

Diversified Farming Improves Incomes in Peru

Families in the Chirinos district of Peru's Cajamarca region are expanding their coffee farms to include livestock and vegetables. These ...

https://www.heifer.org/blog/diversified-farming-improves-incomes-in-peru.html

Socorro: A Mother in Peru

Through Heifer Peru, Socorro learned about agroecology and received the gift of ducks. The family's income and living conditions improved as ...

https://www.heifer.org/blog/socorro-a-mother-in-peru.html

Elizabeth's Textile Business in Peru

Elizabeth Villanueva Díaz raises alpacas and llamas in the high Andes of Peru and creates textiles from the animals' wool to sell in a local ...

https://www.heifer.org/blog/elizabeths-textile-business-in-peru.html

Cooperatives and Their Contribution to Development in Peru

In Peru, 85 percent of farmers and ranchers produce at the family level, with net incomes that are insufficient to raise them above the poverty ...

https://www.heifer.org/blog/cooperatives-and-their-contribution-to-development-in-peru.html

Dolores Delgado Receives Heifer International Golden Talent ...

Dolores Delgado, from Peru's Huachacay community, was recognized as a 2012 Heifer International Golden Talent Award winner for her exemplary ...

https://www.heifer.org/blog/dolores-delgado-receives-heifer-international-golden-talent-award-in-peru.html

Dolores Delgado Receives Golden Talent Award in Peru

Dolores Delgado, from Peru's Huachacay community, was recognized as a 2012 Golden Talent Award winner for her exemplary work in guinea pig ...

https://www.heifer.org/blog/dolores-delgado-receives-golden-talent-award-in-peru.html

Lucio of Peru: Part 1 of 2

In total, Lucio has learned from Heifer how to improve his alpaca herd through trainings on controlled mating and care for pregnant alpacas, how ...

https://www.heifer.org/blog/lucio-of-peru-part-1-of-2.html

Policy Conflicts Abound in Rural Peru

Heifer Peru's approach has been to expand the variety of the crops grown and eaten. Using livestock and beekeeping as a means to earn income, ...

https://www.heifer.org/blog/policy-conflicts-abound-in-rural-peru.html