Some get bees. Some get oxen. Some get ducks or cows or water buffalo. Heifer has helped inner city youth raise fancy fish that they can sell to area restaurants. This provides income for their struggling families and keeps them out of gangs.
Organic gardening is also underway in many locales.
Recipients are expected to give an animal to someone else, to help share the wealth. Since 1944, more than 4 million families have been helped in more than 100 countries. More than a million animals have been passed on as gifts by recipients in China alone. Help us expand the impact of Heifer's work. Imagine a gift that keeps on giving.