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SUMMER 2019 || HEIFER.ORG HEIFER VIETNAM Moving on in the PLUS Mekong CAN I RECYCLE THIS? A handy guide for recycling at home. HISTORIES 10 INTERTWINED BETTER AND WETTER 28 IN SENEGAL'S SAHEL HOW A HEIFER PROJECT 42 PREVENTS MIGRATION 19-WA-CD24 2019 Summer WA.indb 1 4/8/19 9:18 AM JOIN EMMY-WINNING ACTRESS UZO ADUBA AND MAKE A GIFT THAT WILL CHANGE LIVES IN AFRICA Uzo became Heifer’s first-ever celebrity ambassador to Africa after seeing firsthand the effect livestock, training and other assistance had on the families she met in Uganda. Join her by giving a special gift that makes a positive change in the world while letting your friends and family know you care. Uzo helped us put together this special collection of gifts because she saw the difference they make. Looking for the right gift for a Birthday. Wedding . Anniversary . GIVE A HEIFER TO A GIFT OF A GOAT WHAT BETTER GIFT MARK A SPECIAL MAKES EVERY THAN CHICKS FOR OCCASION DAY BETTER YOUR “CHICKADEE”? Heifer $500 Goat $120 Flock of Chicks $20 A good dairy cow can The gift of a dairy goat is Help hungry families by produce up to four gallons a lasting, meaningful way giving a starter flock of 10 of milk a day – enough for you to help a little girl to 50 chicks. One good for a family to drink or boy on the other side hen can lay up to 200 and share with their of the world while sharing eggs a year, so there are neighbors, and still have your caring spirit with plenty of eggs for families enough to sell! those close to your heart. to eat, share and sell! To order gifts visit www.heifer.org/catalog or call toll-free: 855.848.6437 Let us know if you want a gift card sent to someone you love to recognize your gift! 19-WA-CD24 2019 Summer WA.indb 2 4/8/19 9:18 AM horizons Dear Determined Humanitarians, hree years ago, we set a has the potential to a ect lives ago as we return to the parched refi ned goal within our larger than we can count,” Aduba regions of West Africa where a mission to end hunger and said. “Our job is not to change well Heifer helped drill is now Tpoverty: to move small- someone; our job is to introduce bringing fresh water for crops scale farmers to a living income. a pathway for someone to walk and livestock. And in a nod to our It’s an important di erentiator for down.” That’s precisely what past, we also feature a historical Heifer, but it unites us with others we do at Heifer International. perspective in an interview who have pledged to help achieve In this issue we’ll take a look with writer Peggy Rei Miller. the Sustainable Development at one of our early successes She shares interesting tidbits Goals, specifi cally those of zero of introducing new pathways as well as some insight into the hunger and no poverty by 2030. to families that are helping us evolution of our organization Though the SDGs are lofty, we achieve our goals and the SDGs: over the years, from a relief e ort believe they’re truly attainable. our programming in Vietnam, to community development We also believe that each one of where we’ve worked since 1987. and into market systems. you can play a part in helping While our work there is set to As you peruse this issue, I shift the momentum so that we come to a close at the end of June, hope you’re inspired by the do achieve these goals — it’s just our projects are on a trajectory progress we’ve made over the a matter of how you frame your to exceed the living income last 75 years. If so, I encourage own goals. No one has illustrated benchmark by at least $1,000. you take a cue from Aduba and this idea as eloquently as our own It’s an early achievement in support our work going forward ambassador to Africa, Uzo Aduba. reaching our living income goal, so we see an end to global hunger Speaking at the annual Social and I fi nd this to be a true Heifer and poverty in our lifetimes. Good Summit last year, Aduba success story at the macro level. refl ected on how individuals In the spirit of showcasing Yours for a better world, could replicate in their daily progress and achieving goals, lives the work of large-scale we also o er a photo essay from organizations. “One choice that Senegal. You’ll see the very same Pierre U. Ferrari we can make one day in our lives communities we featured a year @HeiferCEO HEIFER.ORG | 1 19-WA-CD24 2019 Summer WA.indb 1 4/8/19 9:18 AM Feed the Hungry. FEED YOUR FAITH. Heifer International is a nonprofit dedicated to helping the least of these around the world lift themselves out of hunger and poverty. Our faith programs allow your congregation to join us on our journey toward a poverty-free future. Visit www.heifer.org/faith today for free resources. LIVING ANIMAL GIFT CRACKERS MARKET A RESOURCE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH MINISTRIES EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO HOST YOUR OWN ALTERNATIVEGIVING EVENT LIVING GIFT FILL THE ANIMAL FEEDING MARKET ARK CRACKERS 5000 Tools for an Four-Week Resources Rotational Alternative Family Giving for Vacation Curriculum Giving Event Calendar Bible School #HEIFERFAITH | WWW.HEIFER.ORG/FAITH | 888.5HUNGER (888.548.6437) DOUBLE THE CELEBRATION! Celebrate knowing that you’re giving someone else a reason to celebrate, too. Whether it’s your birthday, your wedding day or you just want the opportunity to do good, fundraise for Heifer to create opportunities for families in need. VISIT WWW.HEIFER.ORG/FUNDRAISE TO CREATE AND CUSTOMIZE YOUR FUNDRAISING PAGE! 19-WA-CD24 2019 Summer WA.indb 2 4/8/19 9:18 AM table of contents | Summer 2019 Histories Intertwined SUMMER 2019 || HEIFER.ORG Author and historian Peggy Rei Miller 10 began investigating the stories of post- World War II seagoing cowboys as a way to learn more about her family history. Her research also led her to dive deep into the early days of Heifer International. Moving on in HEIFER VIETNAM Moving the Mekong on in the 18 After more than 30 years, Heifer PLUS Mekong CAN I RECYCLE THIS? A handy guide for recycling at home. International is ending the Vietnam HISTORIES 10 INTERTWINED program, but the farmers and BETTER AND WETTER 28 IN SENEGAL'S SAHEL HOW A HEIFER PROJECT organizations involved in the projects 42 PREVENTS MIGRATION continue to thrive and carry on the spirit of the work into the future. COVER Better and Wetter Bui Thi My Nhan with one of the in Senegal’s Sahel thousand chickens she’s raising. 28 Photo by Phillip Davis In the dry Sahel region, water is scarce, making farming and daily life extremely Top: di¤ cult. Heifer Senegal is making sure Khardiata Alassane Ba and her families and communities have water mother, Mariame Modi Sow, show o eggs from their hens. for human and animal consumption, Photo by Xaume Olleros crops and daily chores, as well as a reliable source of income and nutrition. HEIFER.ORG | 3 19-WA-CD24 2019 Summer WA.indb 3 4/8/19 9:18 AM letters READERS RESPOND was the regional director, and us up. We visited the recipients and the o¤ ce was in Bridgewater, Prentiss Institute. If I recall, a man Massachusetts. At that time, we by the name of James Norman received all contributions from was in charge of the livestock New England, prepared receipts program there. That was before and thank you letters, shipped Willis McAlpin arrived. I am trying to educational materials, spoke to locate my report on that shipment. churches, congregations and ROSALEE SINN schools, visited donors, and Plymouth, Massachusetts arranged for animal shipments Heifer sta 1965-2004 gathered on farms in New England. Prentiss Institute was one program that New England supported. First with shipments, Q&A SUMMER via the United States Post O¤ ce, In this issue, we share with boxes of 100-day-old chicks. a recipe for summer We would pick up the boxes at produce. Do you have a the hatchery, open them, put a favorite recipe that uses IN DEFENSE OF OVERPACKING quarter of an apple in each of the fall vegetables? If you I loved Bethany Ivie’s article in the four sections, tape them up and do, we might publish it Spring 2019 World Ark. I’m sending take them to the post o¤ ce. I don’t for the next issue. it to my sister-in-law — they love recall that we ever lost a chick. to travel, and my brother gives her Then, about 1967, we arranged a hard time about overpacking. for a freight car of cows and sheep, Bethany, you go, girl. plus a dentist chair, a piano, and JULIA CRAIG clothing and shoes to be on the Bothell, Washington rail from Boston to Prentiss. My For more World Ark content, husband, Paul, and I and Robert follow us on Twitter FROM MASSACHUSETTS TO Mayhew were on the freight car @world_ark. MISSISSIPPI AND BACK with the animals, a stack of bailed You can also follow our writers: World Ark Spring 2019 arrived on hay separating us, but allowing us @austingbailey, @mollycmitch, a snowy day and brought back to feed and water the animals en @jason_m_woods and many memories.