Recipients are not your Aunt Jane or that delightful widow next door, but impoverished individuals and families in more than 40 nations around the world, and the gift of an animal helps them feed themselves, earn income, share with their neighbors and care for the environment. It works like this. A widow with several children is given an HPI heifer, providing four gallons of milk a day. In this way, over time, an entire village prospers, children for the first time are able to attend school, and crop yields are increased because of ample fertilizer and improved agricultural practices. And you, because you helped set this self-perpetuating gift in motion.
Success stories abound in the catalog.
From Jose, a young boy in the Dominican Republic who helped his family's goat through a difficult birthing and became a hero in his village, to a Ugandan girl who shares her excitement at being able to go to school for the first time. You can honor someone special or memorialize a loved one by sending the attractive gift card explaining the nature of the gift. Barbara Darnall of Abilene is a self-employed tax consultant. E.W. Scripps Publications , All Rights Reserved. Site users are subject to our User Agreement .