World Ark Magazine - March/April 2009 - (Page 3) MarcH/aPrIl 2009 contents special issue: passing on the gift 18 A Passing on the Gift ceremony in the village of Adeva, Haiti, in October 2006. departments 4 6 Readers Respond Farm Animals Rural Homelessness Good Groceries Waste Not 12 What Money Doesn’t Buy By Barbara Kingsolver Microfinance projects in northeastern India help women provide for their families through small businesses and agriculture. Letters For the Record 18 Passing on the Gift By Jaman Matthews as project participants pass on the gift of animal offspring and skills to neighbors, their celebrations and happy faces reflect the very picture of sustainability across the globe. 8 The Good Life 10 Asked and Answered Dr. Rajiv Shah of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation The Power of Giving Giving Back Five Favorites: Passing on the Gift Sheltering Sheep in Romania Kenyan Market for Milk Global Gateway Service-Learning Programs Passing on the Gift 26 Stronger together By Donna Stokes and Shi Yingying Join Heifer Hong kong in passing on the gift of a $3 million match to help families suffering from a catastrophic earthquake in china. 40 Mixed Media 43 Heifer Bulletin 32 Heifer Heroes By Heifer editors and contributors Honorees for this year include a farmer, a physician, two foodies and a philanthropist. cover: Jiadou Wuniu holds a goat in Wa Er village, Xide County, 50 Calendar 52 First Person China, in August 2007. “Passing on the Gift is really important so that we learn to trust each other,” she says. “I received goats from Heifer International, and it is my obligation to pass on.” cover photo: Jake Lyell. aBove photo: Darcy Kiefel. Online exclusive: Indonesian finds hope after tsunami, www.heifer.org/worldark w w w. h e i f e r. o r g march/apri l 2009 | worl d ar k 3 http://www.heifer.org/worldark http://www.heifer.org
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