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It's Not Just About Cows at Heifer!

Across the globe, Heifer donors, volunteers, staff and project partners strive daily to build communities, distribute resources fairly, improve access to education and preserve our environment.

In Afghanistan and refugee camps in Pakistan, Heifer supplies hungry people with Fayoumi chickens, which are appropriate for the arid conditions and scant resources there. In the high Andes, they use alpacas and llamas for wool and packing power. They have used elephants in Thailand and camels in Tanzania. From Chinese silkworms to Nepalese water buffalo, Heifer has learned that no resource is too small or too large to help lift families from hunger and poverty.

We contribute quarterly to Heifer out of our gross margins - nothing extra is added to our prices in order to make this contribution. We began this giving January 2005 and have contributed $37,000.00 since that time. updated 6-30-08

Here’s how Heifer International works:

A typical Heifer project consists of three essential components: (1) live stock and other material goods, (2) training and extension work, and
(3) organizational development, which includes planning, management, record keeping, passing on the gift, reporting and evaluation.

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It all starts in a community.
First, Heifer helps a community group analyze their situation. They ask: What do we need? What are our resources? What would we like to see happen in five years? Then, they plan specific activities to achieve their goals.

At this point, the Heifer “living loan” becomes reality. Farmers prepare for their animals by participating in training sessions, building sheds, and sometimes planting trees and grasses. Then the livestock arrives – bringing with it the benefits of milk, wool, draft power, eggs and offspring to pass on to another farmer.

Finally, the group evaluates its progress, and the cycle repeats as the group moves to more and more ambitious goals, each time visioning, deciding, implementing and reflecting.

Every family and community that receives assistance promises to repay their living loan by donating one or more of their animal’s offspring to another family in need. This practice of “Passing on the Gift” ensures project sustainability, develops community and enhances self-esteem by allowing project partners to become donors.

This is Heifer’s sustainable approach to ending hunger and poverty – one family, one animal at a time. It’s not temporary relief. It’s not a handout. It’s securing a future with generations of people who have hope, health and dignity.

Extra Mile Promotional Products is proud to help Heifer International make a difference. If this is of interest to you we recommend that you go to the Heifer International website and read more. Heifer will be glad to answer any of your questions (1-800 422 0474) - please contact them.