Heifer International

Heifer International (also known as Heifer Project International) is a global nonprofit working to eradicate poverty and hunger through sustainable, values-based holistic community development. Heifer International distributes animals, along with agricultural and value-based training, to families in need around the world as a means of providing self-sufficiency. Recipients must agree to "pass on the gift" by donating animal offspring, as well as sharing the skills and knowledge of animal husbandry and agricultural training with other impoverished families in the community. The organization receives financial support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, BlackRock, Cargill, Mastercard Foundation, Walmart and the W. K. Kellogg Foundation.

Heifer International
Founded1944
FounderDan West
TypeEconomic development charity
Tax ID no.
35-1019477
FocusAgroecology, sustainable development
Location
  • Little Rock, Arkansas
OriginsChurch of the Brethren
Brethren Volunteer Service
Heifers for Relief
Area served
Global
Key people
Surita Sandosham, President and CEO
Arlene Withers, Chairman of the Board
Websitewww.heifer.org
Formerly called
Heifer Project International; Heifers for Relief (1944–1953)

Based in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, Heifer International started with a shipment of 17 heifers to Puerto Rico in 1944.

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