"A young girl's dream of attending school in her small Ugandan village is fulfilled after her family is given an income-producing goat. Based on a true story about the work of the Heifer project."
"Heifer International is a nonprofit organization working to end hunger and poverty and save the earth through gifts of farm animals and training. Over the course of sixty years, Heifer has helped 4.5 million people striving for self-reliance in 128 countries, including the United States.
The idea is simple, and it works. Instead of providing hungry families with a temporary source of food, Heifer International provides the "living loan" of an animal. A family's health and standard of living is greatly improved by what the animal can provide. This might be milk from a cow or goat, eggs from poultry, draft power from water buffalo or wool from llamas.
Heifer also provides training in animal care and in farming methods that preserve the environment. Each family in turn passes on these gifts to another family in need, creating a chain of hope that lifts entire communities. To learn more, please visit www.heifer.org"
-Page McBrier
The idea is simple, and it works. Instead of providing hungry families with a temporary source of food, Heifer International provides the "living loan" of an animal. A family's health and standard of living is greatly improved by what the animal can provide. This might be milk from a cow or goat, eggs from poultry, draft power from water buffalo or wool from llamas.
Heifer also provides training in animal care and in farming methods that preserve the environment. Each family in turn passes on these gifts to another family in need, creating a chain of hope that lifts entire communities. To learn more, please visit www.heifer.org"
-Page McBrier