Our global success depends on countries working together to solve the problems of hunger and poverty. Development assistance is one of the most effective ways to transform lives around the world.

Are you scrambling for a last-minute gift for the special person in your life? You could always dash over to the drug store down the street for that r...

As much of the world looks forward to the promise of a New Year, there's another group, nearly a billion strong, whose only promise is a continued struggle -- against hunger, against poverty -- to survive.

Lydia and her family received a dairy goat from Just Like My Child Foundation's Project Grace in August of 2012. Just three weeks later, the dairy nanny kidded female twins. This was the rise of the "goats' milk delicacy" for Lydia and her family.

Give the Heifer gift of a goat, sheep or chicks to someone you love, and you've not only avoided the mall, you've honored that person in a really special way.

This Giving Tuesday, I challenge you to take what you saved and buy your loved ones alternative gifts that really make an impact. Use our Black Friday Savings Calculator to figure out how your savings can be translated into life-changing gifts. It's money well spent.

Despite the struggling economy, along with fundraising competition from Superstorm Sandy and the 2012 elections, many charities are developing audacio...

Beyond the fear is the way of life Cambodian people learned over years of oppression: to trust no one and talk to no one, to care only about yourself, and to put your head down and simply endure.

I am struck by how often there is impatience to get to the fundraising without taking the time to articulate why people should give. Think of it like dating. With so many potential suitors out there, why should you get chosen?

When I told people I was going to Armenia with Heifer International, the most frequent response was, "Wow, um.. where is that?"

Passing on the gift of a cow to another person takes on great resonance in Rwanda, since this is a cow-loving society and every aspect of society is laden with the memory of the genocide of 1994.

My first day visiting Heifer projects in Guatemala, we got high. Specifically, we drove up, up and up to the highlands of Alta Verapaz and into the cloud forest.

There are millions of passionate and capable mothers around the world who, if given the opportunity and resources, will improve the lives of their children.

Mother's Day is our chance to honor the women who bind families together and raise children from babies to adulthood.

This weekend, roughly 2 billion Christians around the world will celebrate one of the most important religious holidays of the year. Along with the ...

BY FRANCES D'EMILIO, ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME — Bill Gates pressed U.N. food agencies on Thursday to become more efficient in helping poor farmers a...

As we begin the Twelve Days of Christmas, and mark the fifth night of Hanukah, here are some organizations I recommend that help create sustainable change for women and girls worldwide.

KarmaGoat, an LA-based business that focuses on social entrepreneurship, allows online users to sell belongings that they no longer use and donate the proceeds to charity.

There's nothing like "Wekembe" to transform an African village! "Wekembe" is a Lugandan word that means, "We do it ourselves!" We all know how great "...

Through the support Heifer International has provided Lucio, not only have his experiments literally blossomed, but so has his experience-sharing.

If the difference you want to make is to improve the lives of women and the communities they support, then make sure you are getting the real deal.