The Heifer Global Village

Shepherd’s Spring Heifer Global Village, a site complete with international homes, gardens and animals that represent several of the countries in which Heifer International works to improve people's sources of nutrition and income through the gift of livestock and training. The Heifer Global Village is one method that Heifer, a non-profit organization working to end world hunger and poverty in a way that cares for the earth, uses to raise awareness of hunger and poverty.

The Heifer Global Village at Shepherd's Spring will expand Heifer's educational reach and assist Shepherd's Spring in its ability to promote peace, justice and understanding among the world's people. The experience-based Heifer Global Village programs explore the issues of global poverty and hunger while challenging people to examine their own habits, consumption patterns and beliefs to become more responsible global citizens.

Shepherd’s Spring Heifer Global Village site currently has Guatemala, Mozambique, Refugee, Kenya, and Appalachia homes available for programming. Still to be built as funds become available are a Thailand home, two additional homes and another kitchen for Mozambique, a canvas yurt and platform and a small stone home in Tibet, a second composting toilet system, a pavilion and a two story community center.

Donations are welcome as Shepherd’s Spring continues to expand the Heifer Global Village.

Currently the site offers Cultural Connections and Global Gateway programming. Global Explorers will be offered in 2010.

Cultural Connections (C.C.)
4 hour program for 4th grade & older

Participants discuss United States culture and explore Guatemalan culture through experiential learning. For more information click here.

Global Gateway (G.G.)
24 hour program for 6th grade & older

Participants explore their cultural identity and discuss similarities within the global community while examining issues of population, resource distribution, quality of life and standard of living. For more information click here.