3 Gifts of Home and Community

Skip shopping at the mall for meaningless gifts and instead donate money or time to a worthy cause in the name of your gift recipient.

November/December 2003
By Natural Home magazine editorial staff 
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Francisca Sucite of Guatemala earns a modest income selling her Heifer International goats’ offspring and cheese.
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1 HEIFERS FOR THE ­HOLIDAYS. Heifer International provides farm animals and training in sustainable agriculture to poor families. A gift of a cow, goat, rabbit, llama, chicken, cow, or a water buffalo is a vital source of milk, eggs, and income for individuals and their communities. (800) 696-1918; Heifer.org.

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2 HOMES FROM THE HEART. Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit housing organization whose volunteers have built more than 150,000 no-interest houses worldwide for low-income people who otherwise couldn’t afford to own one. (800) 422-4828; Habitat.org.

3 COMPASSION FOR COMMUNITIES. The Seva Foundation’s Community Self-Development Program works alongside local leaders and community members to achieve self-sufficiency. Projects include training midwives and integrating modern farming methods with traditional herbs and plants. (800) 223-7382; Seva.org.

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