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Heifer International is a non-profit organization that provides gifts of livestock and plants to financially-disadvantaged people around the world. Additionally, Heifer provides education on how to best use their gifts in an attempt to provide a more permanent solution to global hunger and poverty.
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Fast Facts
- Year founded: 1944
- Founder: Dan West
- Current head: Jo Luck
- Headquarters: Little Rock, Arkansas
- Notable initiatives: Agroecology, animal well-being, gender equality, HIV/AIDS, microenterprise, urban agriculture
- Email: info@heifer.org
- Phone number: (800) 422-0474
- Fax: (501) 907-2902
- 2003: One of Forbes Magazine's 10 best charitiesBNET: [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2003_Nov_21/ai_110432379 Forbes Magazine Picks Heifer as One of Top Ten Charities...
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Controversy
Criticism of Heifer has come from vegans and animal rights activists who, while they agree with the organization's goal of ending hunger, disagree with the treatment and sale of animals for use as food and otherwise.Do Life Right: [http://www.doliferight.com/blog/2007/10/vegan-perspective-on-heifer.html Vegan Perspective on Heifer International The UFETA (Unitarian Universalists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) also questions the validity of Heifer's mission; they claim that Heifer's methods of fighting hunger on a large scale are misguided, that simply donating a cow to a family will not make a difference in the long run.UFETA: [http://www25.uua.org/ufeta/heiferproject.htm What's Wrong with the Heifer Project? -
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Heifer International Site Map
- Official Site: Heifer International
- Our Work
- "Learn about how Heifer does it -- our projects, our initiatives, the success stories and more information from the field -- using our fun, interactive "Explore the world of Heifer" feature!"
- Get Involved
- "With volunteering opportunities and unlimited experiential learning programs at our learning centers, there is room for everyone who wants to be involved."
- Meaningful Gifts
- "Choose a meaningful gift to give a loved one and help children and families around the world receive training and animal gifts that help them become self-reliant."
- Learn
- "Together, we can learn why our lifestyle choices make such a difference in developing countries."
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60 Minutes - Beatrice's Goat (June 12, 2005) - $17.95
How does a poor girl from Uganda wind up at a college in New England? Bob Simon tells the surprising and inspiring story of a girl named Beatrice, who made it out of her tiny village and into a school in America -- thanks to a goat from an ...
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Heifer Project International Cook Book (California) - $7.00
Oversized red square paperback with red spine,1987,California Heifer Project Committee,128 pages
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Heifer International: world sees our charitable culture.(20 Arkansas Icons): An article from: Arkansas Business - $5.95
This digital document is an article from Arkansas Business, published by Journal Publishing, Inc. on March 15, 2004. The length of the article is 2266 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is de...
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Heifer International on Twitter Powered by Twitter
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12 Steps to Greatness - a profile on Heifer International sustainable growth and development http://bit.ly/4ffITo #3Lunches
@3Lunches | November 10, 2009 05:56 PM -
My first day at Heifer International starts in about an hour and a half.
@nokondinama | November 10, 2009 01:34 PM -
@julianunes I'm asking for some more duckies (via Heifer International) or maybe a major tune-up for my bike
@jakeduhjake | November 10, 2009 12:43 AM -
@MattOrtega I turn 66 on Dec. 9. Will you invest $66 in Heifer International? @Heifer on Twitter.
@OntieC | November 09, 2009 11:01 PM -
rt @HeiferPortland v @3Lunches 12 Steps to Greatness: profile on Heifer International sustainable growth http://bit.ly/4ffITo #fb <thanks :)
@3Lunches | November 09, 2009 06:50 PM
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