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Heifer Passing On The Gift Analysis
Heifer’s Passing on the Gift represents a unique approach to sustainable development. It is the cornerstone of Heifer international that shows the innovative idea in optimum utilization of available resources to benefit human livelihood.
“There are 12 Cornerstones, laid out in a sort of double-barreled acronym:
Passing on the Gift
Accountability
Sharing and Caring
Sustainability and Self-Reliance
Improved Animal Management
Nutrition and Income
Gender and Family Focus
ON THE
Genuine Need and Justice
Improving the Environment
Full Participation
Training and Education
Spirituality
The first principle, “passing on the gift,” is perhaps the oldest and primary cornerstone. One of the strings on a Heifer gift is that the recipient, who gets a year

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