Success stories from the field

From Hopeless to Brighter Future

Until sixteen months ago, Mrs. Norma life was no different with many other poor rural families in Indonesia who always embracing misery, limited opportunities to have brighter future, and hopeless. Moreover, Mrs. Norma family live became harder when her husband got sick few years ago and could not work to raise money for his family anymore.......read more

One Way to Future for Selamat Banten

Mr. Selamat Banten, 61 years old, is one of CAHV (Community Animal Health Volunteer) of PARAS-a project partner of Heifer Indonesia in North Sumatera-. He never finished his elementary school and had experiences many kind of works.

Married to Dariatik in 1984, they had 6 children (2 boys and 4 girls). In 1990 they moved to the subvillage of Tangkahan Telaga Tujuh with his parent in law. But then he dissipated by his parent in law because he had no job to fulfill his family needs (they are live in his parent in law’s house). Being alone, he fined himself so hopeless. Until the villagers build him a wooden raft in a land of one of the villagers that allowed him to use his land.....read more

Pass on that Changing The Muslims’ Lives !

Muslim used to struggle to meet his family basic needs. During dry season he used to work as farmer at swampy farming land. Due to very limited farming land, the harvest can not meet his family need. His day-laborer work at nearby sugar company was also sporadic. In other time, Muslim used to catch fish from nearby swamp to get additional money for his family. For the Muslims, life was a day-to-day struggle for meals. Muslim constantly worried about where the next meal for his family would come from. 

The new chapter of the Muslims lives began.....read more

Mr Sukirin

“Mooooo…” , teased the villagers whenever Mr. Sukirin passes by their houses and Sukirin-a humorist person- always laugh at it.Mr. Sukirin is a trained CAHVI (Community Animal Health Volunteer in Indonesia) from Kota Pari, District of Pantai Cermin, Deli Serdang - North Sumatera. Before, he used to be an electrician in Batam, a small island in Riau, Sumatra. Someday he decided to be a farmer. His plan was to go back to his village to be with his family. It was a difficult decision, knowing that he and his family did not have much to start beside their health and hope......read more

2006 GTA Winner

Bayung Lencir is the name of this small and remote village in South Sumatra. Their daily activity are collecting rattan and felling trees, but all those activity still could not fulfill their economic need. They sell the rattan and tress’ log far below market price. Living in the river side in their raft houses also have given them consequences such as lack of education, had no social interaction, bad sanitation and hygiene.....read more

From receiver to giver

Many things happened since the first time of Mr. Nikman joining Heifer Indonesia project. One of remarkable thing for him and his family that after 20 months being project participant, he is equal with Heifer Indonesia to help poor farmers to help themselves. Before joining Heifer Indonesia project, as poor farmer family,  Mr. Nikman did not dare to dream that one day he did help other poor farmer through livestock. Because Mr. Nikman him self live in hard life condition. Previously Mr. Nikman did not have permanent job. Sometimes he works as peasant but in another time he worked as a temporary labour at a sugar company. But, at last,  he did....read more

Rian to be a cow doctor

Women Volunteer for Animal Health
Woman volunteer for animal health? When he heared this, Camat [Head of Sub-District] did not believe that women could handle large animal as cattle, for the purpose of treating their illness. In one of his visit to the village where Mrs. Af lived, Camat tried to test this animal health volunteer from LP2M. “Can you make the cattle lie down,” asked Camat. Camat thought, a woman could not push a cattle. Mrs. Af, along with three other animal health volunteers [all were women], swiftly ...read more