CELEBRATING 75 YEARS
of working with communities to end world hunger and poverty and care for the Earth.
A COW, NOT A CUP
Seventy-five years ago, Dan West began outlining a simple but groundbreaking plan to help the hungry. West, a Midwestern farmer and Church of the Brethren member, had recently returned from volunteer service in the Spanish Civil War where his job was to provide weary refugees with a single cup of milk. He knew American farmers had resources many others did not: cows and the steady supply of nutrition from their milk.
This “not a cup, but a cow” thought was the driving force behind West founding Heifer International. Now, 75 years later, the “teach a man to fish” philosophy still inspires our work to end world hunger and poverty once and for all and has transformed the lives of millions.
BY HELPING FARMERS GAIN ACCESS TO THE MARKET
We strengthen entire communities by making large-scale improvements to existing economic systems to benefit farmers.
BY EMPOWERING WOMEN
We help women develop leadership skills so that they can have access to greater opportunities such as education and entrepreneurship.