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💡 Soil: The Unsung Superhero Beneath Your Feet 🐾! Ever stopped to thank the ground beneath you? Probably not—but here’s why you should: 🥗 Soil grows your food; 🏞️ Nurtures ecosystems; 👨🌾 Powers the livelihoods of millions of farmers. 📌 But here’s the plot twist: intensive farming, deforestation, and climate change are draining this hidden treasure, leaving smallholder farmers at risk. 👉 This #WorldSoilDay, we’re calling in the reinforcements: #RegenerativeAgriculture! It helps in ▶️restoring soil health, ▶️boosting biodiversity, and ▶️helping communities thrive. Let’s give soil the love it deserves. Time to Care for Soils: MEASURE, MONITOR, MANAGE and grow a sustainable future together. Because without soil, nothing else stands! #WorldSoilDay2024 #RegenerativeAgriculture #SustainableFarming #SaveSoil #ClimateChange Heifer International Heifer International Nepal Heifer International Cambodia Heifer International Bangladesh Passing Gifts Neena Joshi Dilip Bhandari Rabin Raj Niraula Fabrice Carbonne Isha Foundation OECD Development Agriculture Today Group International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) FAO CGIAR

Caring for Soil: Measure, Monitor, Manage! This #WorldSoilDay, we celebrate the foundation of life—our #Soil. At Heifer International, we recognize that healthy soil is key to nourishing the planet, combating #ClimateChange, and securing livelihoods for smallholder farmers. Through our regenerative agriculture interventions, we support farmers with: 🌾 Soil Health Training: Promoting cover cropping, composting, and mulching to restore fertility. 🌿 Eco-Friendly Practices: Using herbal pesticides and reducing reliance on synthetic inputs to safeguard biodiversity. 🤝 Community-Led Initiatives: Strengthening local farmer groups to implement sustainable solutions that boost yields and incomes. Our work extends across diverse landscapes in Asia—from helping farmers in India adopt goat and chicken farming and horticulture practices to enabling women in Bangladesh to lead the way in vermicomposting to boosting renewable energy in Cambodia. Healthy soil isn’t just about agriculture—it’s about life itself. Let’s continue nurturing it for a better, brighter future. 📢 Join us in celebrating soil as the cornerstone of sustainable development. How are you contributing to healthier soils in your community? #WorldSoilDay2024 #RegenerativeAgriculture #HealthySoil #HeiferImpact #SustainableFarming #SaveSoil Heifer International Nepal Heifer International Bangladesh Heifer International Cambodia Passing Gifts Fabrice Carbonne Rabin Raj Niraula Nurun Nahar Rina Soni Sareth Nhem Dilip Bhandari Neena Joshi Isha Foundation Isha Foundation USA

💡 From Hopelessness to Hopefulness: Supporting Women-Led Ventures in Asia! At the ANDE South Asia Convening 2024, themed "Big Ideas for Small Business," Dilip Bhandari - Senior Program Director at Heifer International, shared insights during the panel discussion "Growing Women-Led Ventures: From Micro to Mighty." Dilip emphasized Heifer International’s impactful strategies in Asia to empower women entrepreneurs in agriculture by: ▶️ Focus on building social capital. ▶️ Facilitating access to finance through innovative solutions like Bank Sathis in Nepal—community facilitators connecting smallholders with financial institutions. ▶️ Supporting capacity building and market linkages to help small ventures grow sustainably. ▶️ Highlighting women-led cooperatives that have achieved remarkable community impact and economic growth. The session shed light on the hurdles smallholders face, such as burdensome loans and limited financial literacy, and underscored the critical role of women in driving economic development. 🎥 To watch the session, click the link and tune in to Dilip’s insights starting at 34:40. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gkwFZWJC #SocialCapital #SustainableDevelopment #ANDE2024 ANDE South Asia Dilip Bhandari Heifer International Nepal Neena Joshi Fabrice Carbonne Rabin Raj Niraula Heifer International Bangladesh Heifer International Cambodia Passing Gifts

🌱 World Soil Day is just around the corner, so here are some interesting facts about soil🌱: Feel free to share any other soil facts you know in the comments below!👇

Excited to be part of the 15th Annual GlobalWA Goalmakers Conference! I’ll be joining the session “Impact from the Ground Up: Increasing Resilience Through Locally Led Development”, where we’ll explore innovative approaches to global challenges, how organizations are adapting, and strategies to prepare for what lies ahead. This is a fantastic opportunity to connect, learn, and collaborate with changemakers from around the world. For more details on the conference, agenda, and registration, visit: www.goalmakers.org Let’s shape the future of global development together! #Goalmakers2024 #Conference2024 Passing Gifts Elizabeth Stokely Randi Hedin Heifer International Heifer International Asia Amit Kumar

Happy Thanksgiving! ❤️ We are so thankful for our incredible supporters and the hardworking farmers who are ending hunger and poverty around the world! 👏

Highlighting Our Commitment to Poverty Reduction Across Asia! At the recently concluded 2nd Asia Philanthropy Forum in Haikou, China, Heifer International leaders from #Cambodia and #Bangladesh made significant contributions to the dialogue on "Global Poverty Reduction and People-to-People Connectivity." Nurun Nahar, Country Director of Heifer International Bangladesh, made a presentation on Bangladesh's poverty reduction efforts, complemented by the screening of the Heifer Bangladesh Documentary. Her insights showcased innovative approaches to ending poverty and inspired valuable reflections among participants. Sareth Nhem, Country Director of Heifer International Cambodia, highlighted Cambodia’s integration of #SDGs into national strategies, emphasizing SDG 1: No Poverty and Heifer Cambodia’s framework for 2020–2030. Sareth also delivered a welcome speech and participated in the signing ceremony for the 'International NGOs Network for Poverty Reduction Cooperation – Asia Action Plan'. This landmark collaboration aims to foster experience sharing, project partnerships, and resource mobilization to advance poverty reduction across Asia. We are inspired by these meaningful contributions and look forward to future collaborations to build a sustainable, poverty-free Asia. #AsiaPhilanthropyForum #PovertyReduction #Collaboration #SDGs #EndPoverty #EndHunger Neena Joshi Dilip Bhandari Fabrice Carbonne Rabin Raj Niraula Sophea Uth

This Thanksgiving, we’re inspired by the resilience and sustainability of smallholder farmers in Asia, who protect the earth’s resources while strengthening food systems and creating pathways to prosperity. 🌏 ✨ Meet Parbati Mohanta from India, a participant in Heifer’s Odisha Socio-Economic Development project. She uses climate-smart practices like organic vegetable gardening and azolla cultivation to create a reliable income, provide nutritious food, and adapt to unpredictable seasons. ✨ Meet Marzan Khatun from Bangladesh, who expanded her farm with buffalo, goats, and a kitchen garden through cooperative support, enriching the local food system with greater output and shared success. Let’s celebrate the grit and determination of smallholder farmers who lead the way in sustainability and community resilience. 💪 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g9KbxVF5 #Sustainability #Thanksgiving #SmallholderFarmers #ClimateSmart #FoodSystems Passing Gifts Heifer International Bangladesh Nurun Nahar Rina Soni Fabrice Carbonne Nawaz Alam

Empowering Women Farmers through #HatchingHope – an initiative co-created by Cargill and Heifer International! Ms. Rina Soni, Executive Director of Passing Gifts, a subsidiary of Heifer International, shared her vision at the 2nd Hatching Hope Summit in #Odisha. She emphasized the transformative power of backyard poultry farming in empowering women farmers—not only as a source of livelihood but also as a means to amplify their voice and influence in daily life. Rina said, “We need strategic partnerships and a diverse coalition of organizations to elevate smallholder women farmers, enabling them to thrive and achieve economic independence. Through initiatives like Hatching Hope, the focus on the desi poultry model paves the way for sustainable growth and empowerment.” Join us in this movement to support women farmers and take this initiative to new heights! #HatchingHope #SustainableLivelihoods #FoodSecurity #BackyardPoultry Passing Gifts Forum of Enterprises for Equitable Development (FEED) Akshaya Kumar Biswal Sonmani Choudhary Anamika Priyadarshini Nawaz Alam Dipanwita Chakraborty

Mr. Amit Vatsyanan, Partner and Leader of the Social and Skills Sector at EY, shared valuable insights during the panel discussion at the 2nd Hatching Hope Summit in Odisha. He spoke about the critical role of backyard poultry in generating livelihoods and providing nutrition, particularly for communities vulnerable to poverty. He also emphasized the need for stronger breeding policies, better health coverage to protect farmers from economic losses, and enhanced training and skill development to ensure the success of #BackyardPoultry enterprises. Additionally, he highlighted the importance of last-mile improvements through convergence, engaging volunteers, and leveraging government support. Mr. Vatsyanan underscored the significance of scaling the experiences from #HatchingHope – an initiative co-created by Cargill and Heifer International to state and national levels to amplify its impact. Together, we are driving meaningful change for sustainable livelihoods and food security. #HatchingHope #SustainableLivelihoods #FoodSecurity #BackyardPoultry Passing Gifts Forum of Enterprises for Equitable Development (FEED) Rina Soni Akshaya Kumar Biswal Sonmani Choudhary Anamika Priyadarshini Nawaz Alam Dr. Chanchal Bhattacharya Dipanwita Chakraborty