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Heifer Is Working To Help Hurricane Katrina VictimsAbout Heifer InternationalHeifer International works to end world hunger and save the earth. For more than 60 years, Heifer has helped more than seven million impoverished families in 128 countries lift themselves out of poverty and achieve self-reliance. The idea is simple and it works. Instead of providing hungry families with a non-renewable source of food, Heifer International provides a "living loan" of an animal. The family's health and standard of living is greatly improved by what that animal can provide. This might be milk from a cow or goat, eggs from poultry, meat from rabbits, draft power from water buffalo or wool from llamas. Key to success of the program is that Heifer provides extensive training in animal care, ecologically sound agriculture practices and community development. The result is to transform not just families, but the environment and community. Another key cornerstone of Heifer International is "passing on the gift." Families who receive an animal repay the loan by passing on one or more of the animals' offspring to other needy families. That family passes on their gift to another family and so on. So one gift multiplies through the community. Heifer International currently provides more than 27 types of animals that provide food and/or income to struggling families in 48 countries (including the U. S.) Heifer International's Commitment to Community Education Heifer International is committed to its education mission--to increase understanding of issues related to hunger and poverty, and empower and inspire people to take action to create a sustainable, socially just, economically viable, and environmentally sound world. It is Heifer's vision that programs like Read to Feed will be instrumental in helping to launch a movement of people taking action to end hunger and care for the earth. To learn more about Heifer International and its mission to end hunger and save the environment, visit www.heifer.org
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