Four Reasons to Get to Know Us
Heifer International is a proud partner in the effort to reach the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, including achieving zero hunger and poverty and ensuring decent work, good health and well-being for all by 2030.
We’re honored to be in such good company and, as part of this extraordinary network, would like to share a few reasons to get to know us, in particular.
Since 1944, when our founder first determined giving animals to vulnerable families would help them feed themselves, we’ve been on a mission to end hunger and poverty by providing the resources people need to stand on their own and lead dignified lives.
We are immensely proud of?our history ?and our success to date, so far supporting nearly 40 million families.
Our longevity shows both our commitment to ending hunger and poverty — for good — and our ability to adapt and implement solutions until these goals are achieved.
Our history is rooted in giving livestock, but animals are only a fraction of our development model. Today, we partner with?smallholder farmers ?to alleviate poverty and achieve food security at the household and community levels.
Our programs focus on supporting women to be?leaders in their families and communities . We help farmers improve their access to financial services and help them?increase production . We invest in?infrastructure ?and strengthen?value chains ?so producers can access markets and earn more income. And we promote?regenerative ?and climate-smart agricultural practices that diminish negative environmental impacts of production while increasing yields.
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Working in groups, such as farmer-owned?cooperatives ?or Heifer-supported?self-help groups , provides an opportunity for individuals to pool their resources,?participate in training , establish shared businesses and harness the power of the collective to drive progress in their families and communities.
It also fosters sustainability by giving the local community the greatest stake in its development, ensuring growth can continue long after Heifer is gone.
For our work ending hunger and poverty to last, it takes more than just getting families above the poverty line — they need to reach a point where there is continually enough income for everyone in the household to meet their basic needs and live dignified lives.
That’s why we’re focused on helping every family we work with achieve a?Sustainable Living Income , the amount of money needed to afford food, clean water, shelter, a decent education and other essentials within their regional context, and in a way the local environment and infrastructure can support over the long term.
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Senior Program Management Specialist
2 年Concrete work to end poverty aligned with local context.
HR by profession.
2 年It’s always a good feeling to be part of the solution. Looking forward to working with you.
Work hard and be patient. The rest will follow!!!
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Agricultural Economist | Value Chain and Market Linkage Officer
2 年Great works
Research/Health Communication/Technical writing/Grants Writing
2 年Great work, Heifer. From cups to cows and even beyond cows now. Keep up the good work!