CHARITIES

This month, all profits from our store will go towards buying a water buffalo through Heifer International to support poor families in the Philippines. Our goal is to raise the $250 needed in a month. Thanks to an generous $50 anonymous donation, we're already on our way. Now we need your help to raise the remaining funds!

From Heifer: A water buffalo can lead a hungry family out of poverty and give them a chance for a bright future filled with hope and free from hunger.

"In poor Filipino villages, water buffalo provide draft power for planting rice and potatoes, milk for protein and manure for fertilizer and fuel. A farmer can plant four times more rice with a buffalo than by hand. Water buffalo haul heavy loads to the market, where the sale of extra produce brings in vital income for clothing, medicine and school. By renting their buffalo to neighbors, Heifer partner families can earn money for home improvements. Protein-rich milk, strength to till soil, manure to enrich the land ... so many benefits. And, in turn, water buffalo are happy just to graze on coarse grasses and other plants not suitable for harvesting."

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India’s poor have very little opportunity to improve their lives. Operation Shanti’s mission is to give the street population new ways to tackle their obstacles. Recently, Operation Shanti has helped women abandoned by their husbands by offering them educational opportunities. Operation Shanti also seeks out other NGO resources that could be beneficial to the poor. They are currently working on establishing a children’s home.ning,

DONATED IN DEC. 07: $100

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The Kham Aid Foundation (KAF) was founded in 1997 by Pamela Logan of Southern California to help preserve the culture of the Kham region of Tibet. With international staff located in Japan, China, and both Northern and Southern California, KAF has a variety of different programs that go towards environmental and cultural conservation, disaster relief, education and economic development, and also health care for this eastern region of the Tibetan plateau.

DONATED IN APR. 07: $100