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| Founded | 1944 |
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| Founder | Dan West |
| Type | Economic development charity |
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| Focus | Agroecology, sustainable development |
| Location | |
| Origins | Church 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 |
| Website | www |
Formerly called | Heifer Project International; Heifers for Relief (1944–1953) |
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.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] 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.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14] The organization receives financial support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, BlackRock, Cargill, Mastercard Foundation, Walmart and the W. K. Kellogg Foundation.[15]
Based in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, Heifer International started with a shipment of 17 heifers to Puerto Rico in 1944.[16][17][18][19][20]
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