Partnering with farmers and communities to end hunger and poverty.
We partner with farmers, communities, and governments across Africa to build stronger, more sustainable food systems.
Heifer International has worked with smallholder farmers and rural communities in Africa for over 50 years, helping them improve food security and increase incomes while building secure livelihoods.
Our partnerships with local organisations, governments and businesses help farmers improve production and reach markets while managing risks.
We work to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. Agriculture is fundamental to this work, helping families improve their livelihoods and access nutritious food.
We measure our impact through changes in farmers’ incomes, food security, job creation and climate resilience.
We believe farmers should lead their own development. Dignity, equity and community leadership guide how we work.
“Heifer’s support has not only provided us with livestock, but has also empowered our community. We have seen significant improvements in our income and nutrition, and the knowledge shared has truly transformed our lives.”
“Heifer’s support has not only provided us with livestock, but has also empowered our community. We have seen significant improvements in our income and nutrition, and the knowledge shared has truly transformed our lives.”
“Access to climate information provided by Heifer was our biggest asset during the crop season… Now with the tons of harvested products, we are here to give back to our community.”
“Access to climate information provided by Heifer was our biggest asset during the crop season… Now with the tons of harvested products, we are here to give back to our community.”
“Heifer helped us to get organized into a youth-led cooperative to access quality inputs and markets, including extension and training in maize production. … Being in a cooperative has helped us access better markets for our maize because we process the maize and sell it at better prices.”
“Heifer helped us to get organized into a youth-led cooperative to access quality inputs and markets, including extension and training in maize production. … Being in a cooperative has helped us access better markets for our maize because we process the maize and sell it at better prices.”
We support farmers and farmer organisations to improve production and reach reliable markets, with access to finance and technology.
Signature Programs provide a long-term framework that brings projects, partnerships and investment together around priority agricultural value chains in each country.
Heifer International’s work is organized at the country level into Signature Programs focused on large-scale, measurable and sustainable impact achieved by building partnerships at all levels.
Heifer International’s work is organized at the country level into Signature Programs focused on large-scale, measurable and sustainable impact achieved by building partnerships at all levels
Heifer International’s work is organized at the country level into Signature Programs focused on large-scale, measurable and sustainable impact achieved by building partnerships at all levels.
Explore careers with Heifer International in Africa and contribute to programs that support farmers, businesses and rural communities.
Our programs support farming communities across East, West and Southern Africa, including the Sahel. Our work focuses on agriculture, food systems and livelihoods, with attention to access to markets.
In Ethiopia, agriculture is the foundation of prosperity for over 75% of its vast population who depend on farming for their livelihoods.
Senegal’s economy is heavily based on agriculture, which employs about 22 percent of the labor force and is central to rural livelihoods.
Agriculture is the backbone of the economy in Nigeria, providing sustenance, employment and income for millions.
Since 2000, Heifer International has worked alongside farming communities in Rwanda to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth.
In Malawi, agriculture is the heartbeat of transformation for over 80% of the population who depend on farming for their livelihoods.
Tanzania is a coastal country in East Africa with a population of 67 million people, around 60 percent of whom are under age 25.
Uganda’s economic backbone is its agricultural sector, which employs 70 percent of the workforce and accounts for a quarter of the gross domestic product.
Read how farmers and entrepreneurs are growing their businesses and raising their incomes while creating opportunities in their communities.
Heifer Tanzania’s Role for Advancing Inclusive Dairy Development was Spotlighted During National Milk Week by the Minister of Livestock and Fisheries, Dr. Ashatu Kijaji.
In one of Ethiopia’s newest regional states, the Sidama region, known for its world-renowned coffee and vibrant culture, change is hatching.
In the heart of Mbagese, a farming community nestled in the Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, Janet Wuesege’s story is one of transformation and resilience.
Night falls in Pong Dwongo village, Gulu District, northern Uganda, but Susan Acan’s farm is just waking up. As the rest of the village winds down, a string of solar-powered bulbs flickers to life in her cowshed and casts a steady glow over the area where she tends to her dairy cows.
Anta Gueye Engl works tirelessly to support her fourteen children and grandchildren, all of whom live with her on a modest compound on the outskirts of Thiès, Senegal’s third largest city.
Workeye Endris, a 29-year-old mother of six from Asosa, Abrahamo Woreda, is breaking long-standing gender barriers in beekeeping.
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