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The smartest charity i ever heard of--Heifer.org

rollingsrollings unknown Posts: 7,125
edited November 2010 in A Moving Train
Instead of supplying food, this charity supplies a source of food....

"This simple idea of giving families a source of food rather than short-term relief caught on and has continued for more than 65 years"

http://www.heifer.org/site/c.edJRKQNiFi ... TH1J100019
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  • SturgoSturgo Posts: 89
    I wouldn't go as far as calling the "Church of the Brethren" smart...
  • unlost dogsunlost dogs Greater Boston Posts: 12,553
    There's a collection at work every year for one of the big bosses and this is the charity they chose.

    (I thought at first it was a cruel joke, as one of the big bosses is, um, kind of big...)
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  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,165
    I gave the "gift of a goat" a few years back. I can't recall if it was through Heifer or a similar organization.
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  • redrockredrock Posts: 18,341
    Oxfam do those kind of gifts. There is food to cater for a crisis but their aim is to give those who this gifts are aimed at the tools to enable them to develop their community. Whether this is with a well, a goat/cow, seeds, toilets, education materials, etc.

    We've been doing this for years. An excellent idea.

    http://www.oxfam.org.uk/shop/oxfam-unwrapped
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