Heifer's Mission to End Hunger

Heifer envisions...
A world of communities living together in peace and equitably sharing the resources of a healthy planet.

Heifer’s mission is...
To work with communities to end hunger and poverty and care for the earth.

Heifer's strategy is...
To "pass on the gift." As people share their animals' offspring with others - along with their knowledge, resources, and skills - an expanding network of hope, dignity, and self-reliance is created that reaches around the globe.

Heifer’s History
This simple idea of giving families a source of food rather than short-term relief caught on and has continued for almost 60 years. Today, millions of families in 115 countries have been given the gifts of self-reliance and hope.

"With a gift of a Heifer International animal, it is not just giving money away to some vast organization that you hope is going to trickle down to the people who need it. You are giving a living, breathing, breeding gift, so that you know exactly what it is that participants in Heifer programs around the world are going to get, and you know it's going to change their lives dramatically."

Brad Whitford/Jane Kaczmarek, Actors

Photo: Hillevi Loven
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