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=**Uganda and The Heifer Organization** =

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Dan West founded heifer. Dan West first began charity when he was ladling milk to children during the Spanish civil war. Then, West quotes, *“These children don’t need a cup, they need a cow.” So, he came home and then delivered a shipment of 17 heifers to Puerto Rico, inundated with malnourished children. Heifers were chosen because they are female, and have not yet given birth, but are about to. This way, they make milk, and still have offspring. They continually make milk, not just when their baby needs it. Heifer has helped eight and a half million people in over 100 countries since then. Heifer’s main goal is to help communities develop. Most people recognize Heifer for their work in donating farm animals. In the Lovett Lower School, students raised money to donate animals to developing countries. But, Heifer recently has became involved in animal well-being, agro-ecology (helping to maintain sustainable farmland), women’s rights, preventing and raising awareness about HIV/AIDS, helping locals start and run businesses, and helping youth reach their full potential. These are important for encouraging sustainable growth in communities. Heifer has not been as successful in that area as it has in the classic donating animal projects. One can purchase a Dream Basket, an Earth Basket, a tree, or any particular animal. The main goal of a Dream Basket, for instance, is to help families make a living. A dream basket comes with several sheep, lots of rabbits, a flock of ducks and chicks, goats, and a heifer. This way, families can have milk, and sell animal offspring. One can purchase a tree, complete with bees for honey. Other packages Such As milk menagerie are available. This project gives families plenty of milk-producing animals, to drink their milk and to share it. One of the reasons that Heifer is so successful is because of the “Passing on the Gift”. When a family is given a gift of an animal, etc. he promises to pass on an offspring of good health to someone else. This way, another family will eventually have an offspring. So, when one pays for just two cows, eventually there will be four, then six, then eight, etc. Now, you just provided hope for a multitude of families. Not just one.


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Uganda is a landlocked country in Africa that has a population of over 30 million people. However, this might not be very accurate because AIDS is sweeping through the country and has made getting a relatively precise measurement almost impossible. Its economy is also not doing well. Children are being abducted from their homes to fight in wars that they are not responisble. Most families in Uganda have at least one child abducted. Its annual per capita GDP is $900, compareX thatX to USA’s $48,000. The main importsX include coffee, beans, and fish. These products do not bring a whole lot of money into the country. On the other hand, its main imports are government equipment, medicine, and grains. Uganda does not suffer from religious conflict because 83.2% of the population is Christian. The population does not do too well either. The literacy rate is 67% which is good, but the life expectancy is 52.34, which is not toX good. So, overall Uganda is not a very rich country that still relies on help from organizations like The Heifer Organization.

**Name of country:** Uganda (note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.)
 * Population size (2008)** – about 31 million


 * Per capita GDP:** $900 (2008 est.)
 * Main exports:** Coffee, fish and fish products, tea; tobacco, cotton, corn, beans, sesame

**Main imports:**capital equipment, vehicles, petroleum, medical supplies, cereals   Ethnic groups: <span style="color: rgb(217, 16, 218);">Baganda 16.9%, Banyakole 9.5%, Basoga 8.4%, Religion: <span style="color: rgb(183, 21, 188);">Roman Catholic 41.9%, Protestant 42% Muslim 12.1% <span style="color: rgb(77, 40, 235);"> Male: <span style="color: rgb(209, 30, 210);">51.31 years <span style="color: rgb(48, 35, 199);"> Female: <span style="color: rgb(185, 29, 160);">53.4 years (2008 est.) <span style="color: rgb(31, 46, 229);"> Male: <span style="color: rgb(225, 45, 180);">76.8% <span style="color: rgb(22, 19, 236);"> Female: <span style="color: rgb(243, 43, 198);">57.7%
 * Resources:** <span style="color: rgb(188, 41, 168);">copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land
 * Main ethnic groups and religions:**
 * Unemployment rate:** <span style="color: rgb(235, 25, 233);">NA%X
 * Infant mortality rate:** <span style="color: rgb(193, 47, 233);">65.99 deaths/1,000 live births
 * Life expectancy**: <span style="color: rgb(13, 11, 168);">total population: <span style="color: rgb(179, 33, 192);">52.34 years
 * Literacy rate:**<span style="color: rgb(48, 28, 233);">total population: <span style="color: rgb(227, 43, 204);">66.8%
 * H****u****man Development Index (HDI)**: .505

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> http://blessingsofjoy.com http://www.heifer.org

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> **<span style="color: rgb(242, 162, 54);">1.How long has the organization been in existence? Who founded it? ** <span style="color: rgb(30, 241, 227);"> It was founded in 1944, so 65 years. It was founded by American farmer Dan West. WAS HE FROM THE USA?

<span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(15, 195, 199);"> Little Rock, Arkansas <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; letter-spacing: 0px;">**<span style="color: rgb(224, 111, 11);">3.What is its purpose? ** <span style="font-family: Lucida Grande; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(224, 111, 11);"> <span style="letter-spacing: 0px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; color: rgb(17, 223, 216);"> To work with communities to end hunger and poverty and to care for the earth. <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; color: rgb(17, 223, 216);"> <span style="color: rgb(235, 142, 15);"> <span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(235, 142, 15);"> **<span style="color: rgb(235, 142, 15);">4.Does it just provide assistance to Africa, or is it active around the world? **<span style="color: rgb(235, 142, 15);"> <span style="color: rgb(18, 237, 233);">It is active in over 50 countries spread over North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.
 * <span style="color: rgb(215, 132, 15);">2. Where is it headquartered? **<span style="color: rgb(215, 132, 15);">

<span style="color: rgb(14, 205, 203);"> Heifer is adressing poverty and starvation in Africa. It gives them <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">(AFRICANS?) training and dual-purpose livestock.
 * <span style="color: rgb(238, 118, 23);">5.Which problem(s) is it addressing in Africa? **<span style="color: rgb(238, 118, 23);">

<span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(23, 238, 231);"> It provides assistance to 9 countries in Africa.These countries are Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. <span style="color: rgb(239, 115, 21);"> **<span style="color: rgb(239, 115, 21);">7.How does the organization raise money for its efforts? **<span style="color: rgb(239, 115, 21);"> <span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(19, 221, 216);"> One way is the donors andX choose what animals they want to purchase and the organization decides where it would be most helpful. Or larger foundations can send grants and the organization will use that money to buy animals and training. || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: rgb(20, 230, 240);"> || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: rgb(20, 230, 240);"> || || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: rgb(20, 230, 240);"> || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: rgb(20, 230, 240);"> || || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: rgb(20, 230, 240);"> || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: rgb(20, 230, 240);"> || || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: rgb(20, 230, 240);"> || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: rgb(20, 230, 240);"> || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="color: rgb(243, 133, 18);"> **<span style="color: rgb(243, 133, 18);">9.How much of the money it collects for Africa is used for overhead (expenses)? ** <span style="color: rgb(17, 232, 232);"> **<span style="color: rgb(17, 232, 232);"> In 2004 it was ** <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(17, 232, 232);">28.3% <span style="font-family: Lucida Grande; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(17, 232, 232);">. Only 71.7% went to program services <span style="color: rgb(242, 127, 24);"> **<span style="color: rgb(242, 127, 24);">10.Have the reviews of your organization's efforts been favorable or critical, i.e., what kind of a "report card" has it been getting? **<span style="color: rgb(242, 127, 24);"> <span style="color: rgb(15, 215, 210);"> <span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(15, 215, 210);"> The organization has been getting mixed reviews. There are many supporters that say it is really helping to stop hunger. Others say that it is not spending enough on the program. Others say that there is too much spent on salaries and fundraising. <span style="color: rgb(15, 215, 210);"> **<span style="color: rgb(24, 231, 224);"> Heifer claims that it has done a "good job". But, Charity Navigator, a website that rates charities, shows their expenses,compares them, etc. calls Heifer average. It has been more successful with donating animals than with other things. ** <span style="color: rgb(16, 209, 203);">We believe that donating money is worthwhile, because donating money to charity is good. We do not know if our money will actually go to giving people animals, or promoting heifer.
 * <span style="color: rgb(232, 122, 23);">6.Does it provide assistance to just one or several countries in Africa? **
 * <span style="color: rgb(242, 125, 7);">8. What is your organization's budget? **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: rgb(20, 230, 240);">Program Expenses (cows) $71,107,835
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: rgb(20, 230, 240);">Administrative Expenses $6,260,366
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: rgb(20, 230, 240);">Fundraising Expenses $16,621,209
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: rgb(20, 230, 240);">Total Expenses $93,989,410
 * <span style="color: rgb(239, 123, 31);">11.How would you rate your organization's efforts? Has it done "a good job? ** <span style="color: rgb(24, 231, 224);">
 * <span style="color: rgb(246, 112, 14);">12.Do you think donating money to your organization is worthwhile? **

<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> <http://www.heifer.org/site/c.edJRKQNiFiG/b.183217/>.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 0%;">Bibliography Bibliography **
 * "Gift Catalogue." __Heifer International__. 26 Feb. 2009

"Heifer Project International." __Charity Navigator__. 2006. 26 Feb. 2009 <http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=3809>.

"Uganda." __CIA world factbook__. 24 Feb. 2009. 26 Feb. 2009 <https://cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ug.html>.

"Heifer Project International." Charity Navigator. 2006. 16 Mar. 2009 <http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=3809> **. Picture URLs []
 * "Uganda." National Geographic. 2008. National Geographic Society. 16 Mar. 2009 <http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_uganda.html>.**

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