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Braden and Summer** ||
 * [[image:http://www.yangshuomountainretreat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/heifer_logo.gif width="156" height="118" caption="http://www.yangshuomountainretreat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/heifer_logo.gif"]] ||> **Summer: Heifer is an international organization that helps families in need. It strives to prevent problems such as hunger and poverty. The organization does this by giving animals, cows, goats, pigs, chickens, etc., to needy families. Many of these animals are used in working the land and serve as a source of food, such as milk and eggs, for the hungry.** ||
 * < [[image:http://galenfry.com/eh60/S3-252.jpg width="125" height="191"]] ||< **Braden: The Heifer organization was established by a man named Dan West around 60 years ago. He didn’t like the idea of families struggling to survive in harsh conditions. He thought that providing animals to families would help solve some of their problems. Happily, what he found was a significant improvement for the life of the families. Not only did their animals help them overcome their hunger, the animals also brought great happiness to them.** ||
 * [[image:http://www.interflon.net/ws/images/Interflon%20around%20the%20globe.jpg width="151" height="162" caption="The image “http://www.interflon.net/ws/images/Interflon%20around%20the%20globe.jpg” cannot be displayed, because it contains errors."]] ||> **Summer: Heifer distributes their assistance all over the globe. Because of this, the organization needs facilities located in various countries where the main struggles exist. Heifer’s headquarters are mainly in the United States. Resources can be easily stocked and loaded for missions here. The other facilities are strategically located in areas where a team may be required to get to an emergency destination in a short amount of time.** ||
 * [[image:http://farm1.static.flickr.com/29/38173371_0bfc4576e3.jpg?v=0 width="169" height="154" caption="Got milk? by MalayalaM."]] ||> **Summer: The Heifer organization needs money in order to help families in other countries. The money is spent on the animal the organization is providing to the family as wells as charges for the cargo and airfare. Heifer does their aid work for free and expects no payment in return for their services. To obtain money needed for mission trips, it raises cash f****rom projects hosted at schools, businesses, various fundraisers, and from individuals that donate to the cause.** ||
 * [[image:http://heifer.kintera.org/AccountTempFiles/Account10682/images/178641_29606836557819.jpg width="155" height="155" caption="http://heifer.kintera.org/AccountTempFiles/Account10682/images/178641_29606836557819.jpg"]][[image:http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/07QX2Th6mn3CH/610x.jpg width="170" height="194"]] || **Braden: Although fundraisers may bring in a ton of money (such as the NUW we just had), they do not bring in enough cash to provide enough animals for these needy families. Of course, the Heifer organization has a budget, as all organizations do. The budget depends on how much money the fundraisers bring in. The more cash that people donate, the more money Heifer has to spend on providing these animals. However, if the donations aren’t enough, Heifer puts that towards the savings for their next animal.** || **Summer: Heifer has continued to get positive comments on their work. They provide a family with an animal, which can actually serve as many different things, depending on the particular need of the family. The organization is unique and creative about how they give aid to people in other countries. They are also proud of giving animals to loving homes.** ||
 * [[image:http://www.transitionsabroad.com/images/maps/africa_abroad.jpg width="169" height="170" caption="The image “http://www.transitionsabroad.com/images/maps/africa_abroad.jpg” cannot be displayed, because it contains errors."]] ||> **Braden: At the moment, Heifer is only able to provide aid to 10 countries in Africa. The problems in Africa are widespread. The organization cannot provide help to every family in need. The team targets countries that struggle the most and that have many problems that Heifer is able to assist. The international organization hopes to be able to help more countries in Africa. Its' goal is to assist families throughout the whole continent.** ||
 * [[image:http://www.thecommonwealth.org/Shared_ASP_Files/UploadedFiles/%7B2FB548C2-70DF-4437-8D5E-B84F9152E955%7D_Kenya.gif width="145" height="191" caption="The image “http://www.thecommonwealth.org/Shared_ASP_Files/UploadedFiles/%7B2FB548C2-70DF-4437-8D5E-B84F9152E955%7D_Kenya.gif” cannot be displayed, because it contains errors."]][[image:file:///Users/student/Desktop/pepperharvest.jpg]] ||> **Braden: The country in Africa that Heifer attends to often is Kenya. Kenya is a small country, with a large population.** ||
 * [[image:http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u250/RBGStreetScholar/pepperharvest.jpg width="220" height="189" caption="http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u250/RBGStreetScholar/pepperharvest.jpg"]] || **Summer: Most of the people in this area are in need of assistance and live in hunger and poverty. Kenya has one of the lowest country GDPs in the world, only a little over $1,000. Parents are struggling to keep their families well and healthy. They have a hard time earning any money. Parents hope their children can grow up and find a suitable job to support the rest of the family. Sadly, this rarely happens.** ||
 * [[image:http://adultstemcellawareness.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/0205pigs_narrowweb__300x3650.jpg width="138" height="168" caption="http://adultstemcellawareness.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/0205pigs_narrowweb__300x3650.jpg"]] ||> **Summer: Heifer helps support these families, and provides animals for work, which can earn money. The animals can also be sold for enough money to hold the family until they are well enough to get a job. If the families are hungry, or in starvation, the animals provide a source of food.** ||
 * [[image:http://andreaplanet.ngi.it/image800/1_l_sunset.jpg width="162" height="215" caption="The image “http://andreaplanet.ngi.it/image800/1_l_sunset.jpg” cannot be displayed, because it contains errors."]] ||> **Braden: I hope that this has provided you with enough information about the wonderful work that Heifer does, and I encourage you to donate to their cause if you get the chance. Thank you
 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TcAuwMzXEo || **Here is a video that explains the Heifer project** **in****more detail** ||