Heifer

Description Moo-ving on up! A heifer is a young cow that will grow up into a source of milk, cheese, fertiliser and ploughing power. Cows can also be bred and either passed on to other community members or sold for a profit. This gift contributes to projects which help people raise cows, and may include providing cows as well as training on how to look after them and breed them. How your gift helps This little boy is the son of Aisha Khalid, a widow from Afghanistan. When her husband died from tuberculosis, she was left with three young children. During her husband's illness, the family had accumulated many debts. Aisha was able to make a small amount of income by helping her brother harvest wheat and corn in his field, but it was barely enough to get by and cover the money she owed. Aisha became part of a project run by TEAR's partner SERVE, which identifies vulnerable families in the community and provides them with a heifer (or in some cases, a goat), as well as training in milk pro