Heifer

Entry  #12

4-1-12

http://www.heifer.org/ourwork/success/africa/malawi-a-brighter-future-for-two-boys-in-malawi

     Heifer is a great organization which my family and I donate to. The cornerstone of the organization is to promote sustainability and to share the aid you have received with others. I wholeheartedly support those goals. Heifer teaches impoverished people about how they must think long-term as opposed to living for the day. In the past farmers have used the land irresponsibly because they were unaware of how their actions would impact them. As a result they would eventually cause their own hardships. Heifer is educating their clients about principles including: plant and animal production practices, enhance environmental quality and natural resources, and to make the most of on-farm and renewable resources. Once the clients are equipped with this knowledge they can begin to make poverty a thing of the past. As I mentioned earlier, Heifer clients are also required to share their knowledge and tangible goods with those who are in need. This attitude of peer mentoring and compassion can have a revolutionary change in impoverished areas. I would like to share a Heifer success story. A grandfather who lived in Malawi had two malnourished grandchildren who depended on him. He only was able to save $14 a year from his potato farming. Once they received a cow it began providing the children with life-giving milk. Also, the grandfather was able to make $100 a month selling milk! Furthermore, the manure the cow provided made his potato farm produce twice the yield. Once he had enough money, he purchased a new cow and gave his away to a family that was struggling so they can erase poverty in their lives.  Heifer is teaching principles of sustainability and compassion while saving lives, I commend and thank them.