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Heifer International's mission statement is: Ending Hunger, Caring for the Earth. Their programs are unique and interesting and take place around the world in places like: Tanzania, China, Nepal, Honduras, Uganda, Zambia, Romania, Poland, Ukraine, and Kenya. Their progarms aim to help people become self-sustainaning and improve economies on a larger scale. They do this by providing families and groups of people with ways to make a living in livestock, agrofarming, green tourism, etc. Once a group starts producing enough to sell, that group can then better their lives by purchasing nutritious food, medicines, more raw materials to grow their business, or other items. This cycle of buying can eventually lift communities out of poverty. This might be a great present for a nature lover because during some of the
Heifer International projects the organization provides speciailized (natural) resource management training.

If you would like something to slip into a box or envelope to give as a tangible gift, the organization offers printable gift inserts which can really give the cause a "face."