b'What can be more hopeful to a struggling farmer than a gift ofHopefast-multiplying livestock?Basket : The Hope Basket, with chickens and rabbits, offers just that to $50 Heifers project participants. Rabbits are easy to care for and reproduce quickly, allowing their owners to sell the offspring for extra income once theyve fulfilled Heifers Passing on the Gift promise. Chickens lay eggs and provide manure for vegetable gardens. This gift of hope goes on and on, lasting much longer and helping more families than the usual gift basket ever could.flockof chicks:$20Lack of everything. We dont have anything we need.Thats how Kemsan described his life in Cambodia before Heifer. The 60-year-old grandfather had struggled his whole life, and had never known anything but hunger and hardship.His family ate the few vegetables they could grow, and were trying to raise chickens with no success. Kemsan tried over and over again, but didnt know how to keep the chickens healthy. He and his family were always hungry. Then Heifer gave Kemsan the gift of chicks and trained him in their care. Now he knows how to raise healthy chickens, and his life has gone from poverty to prosperity. His farm is thriving and he puts the money he makes selling chicks and eggs back into his growing farm. His family has more nutrition because he can Kemsan and his family collect afford meat and fish to eat. eggs from their chickens. Kemsan is also passing on his good fortune to others. He is so happy to give the gift of chickens to his neighbors, helping the community succeed. He says, I really thank Heifer for helping with all of these skills and helping our livelihood. Chicken eggs contain choline, which helps with brain development. Buy local and make eggs part of your breakfast.HEIFER.ORG/WORLDARK/CATALOG |17'