But cash alone will never address the root causes of poverty because extreme poverty is not simply the absence of cash. If it were that easy, the...

The Urban Food Loop, owned by Read Admire and Claire Hodgson, has partnered with Heifer International, securing a site on the Heifer Urban Farm...

It was seven years ago today, at 4:53 p.m., that Haiti was violently shaken. In just 35 seconds, the 7.0 earthquake destroyed much of the...

In 2000, Heifer [International] offered cows to vulnerable people in Gicumbi District, especially widows who were heading households, so that a cow...

Participants were introduced to new technologies focused on reducing waste and creating compost for farming. The training programme was also geared...

Live chickens sound like a dubious Christmas present -- even for the relative or friend who already has everything. But a flock of baby chicks...

Heifer International is trying raise both money and awareness -- albeit in a much less fashionable manner. The charity, which provides livestock to...

Hurricane Otto, an unusually powerful late-season storm, thundered ashore Thursday on the southern Nicaraguan coast in a sparsely populated area,...

Otto "could seriously jeopardize food security for small-holder farmers who rely on maize, beans, cocoa, honey, coffee and livestock for their...

The cozy red barn is located right behind Heifer Village downtown and it's filled with goats (including adorable babies), pigs, alpacas, chickens...