LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Oct. 29, 2012) - Hundreds of animals and thousands of dollars in crops are among the losses suffered by Heifer International project participants in Haiti after Tropical Storm Sandy passed near the island nation late last week. The storm, which is now a Category 1 hurricane slamming into the East Coast of the United States, caused 51 deaths in Haiti, mainly due to flooding after heavy rains.

Heifer International and World Food Program distribute food aid to flooding victims

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Jan. 18, 2012) – Heifer International is bringing much-needed food aid to families affected by recent flooding in Cambodia. With funding from the World Food Program, Heifer is distributing food to 1,101 families, including many who were not current participants in Heifer projects.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Jan. 12, 2012) – As Haiti and its neighbors remember the shattering earthquake of 2010, Heifer International will mark the 2nd anniversary of the tragedy with a moment of silence. In the last two years, Heifer Haiti has worked to help rehabilitate communities affected by the quake and to bolster the country's agricultural economy, and is now setting the stage for a bold new enterprise in Haiti.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (May 6, 2010) - Heifer International's Miyoba Women's Draft Cattle Project in Zambia has been selected for a Best Practice Award by InterAction, a coalition of humanitarian organizations providing disaster relief, refugee assistance and sustainable development programs worldwide.

The project-which supported Women Farmers in Building Community Resilience Through Harnessing Crops and Livestock-built economic resilience and self-reliance by increasing crop yields and improving

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., May 23, 2008 - Fifty impoverished farm families participating in a Heifer International development project in Jiangmio Commnity in Shouxian in eastern China have collected $300 (2,050 yuan) to help victims of the devastating May 12 earthquake in Sichuan Province in western China. Per capital income in the region is about $220 a year.Heifer groups throughout China have been raising support and aid for those in the earthquake-hit areas. In the spirit of Heifer's