Families who once struggled for three meals a day, now enjoy a surplus of food year-round, which they freely share with local orphans and their less fortunate neighbors. Parents who before could not afford to pay the fees for elementary school are now sending all of their children to universities. Individuals who had struggled for years to find steady employment are now employing their own workers and sharing with them the knowledge they have gained from Heifer International’s training and instruction.
But the stories are not limited to one country. Variations of these life-changing stories can be found in every country where Heifer’s initiatives have taken root. Through Hope Equity®, you can provide long-term support to a variety of Heifer International country programs and educational initiatives. Hope Equity is an online community investing in the end of hunger and poverty through Micro-Endowments® (ME). With an ME, you can contribute to charitable causes, track the growth of your charitable investments, and interact globally with individuals, businesses and organizations that share your values and desire for a better world.
Your charitable gifts through Hope Equity are invested and continue to grow year after year. Heifer Foundation then makes funds available each year from the endowments (or Interests) to the different causes, charities and country programs. Many programs utilize these funds for developing new project areas, enhancing and improving ongoing projects, and, ultimately, allowing more families to realize their own self-worth as they lift themselves out of the depths of poverty. However, some programs choose not to pull from their endowments every year in order to allow them to grow until a time when the funds are most needed.
A brainchild of the Heifer Foundation, Hope Equity enables individuals and businesses to provide long-term, sustainable giving to those organizations dedicated to the mission of ending hunger and poverty and caring for the earth.
