Re: Re: Heifer Project International

[Guest guest]

The only problem I have with the heifer project is the amount of junk mail

you get once you donate. We had mailings every other month until I finally

called them and told them to save the money we wouldn't be donating to a fund

that wasted that much paper.

Belinda

[Guest guest]

Wanita,

I agree with your views. I'm reading the book " Stolen Harvest " which Sally

reviewed and the review is on the WAPF site. The author makes the point that

food must not only be nourishing but culturally appropriate. Many cultures have

sacred traditions surrounding food, and many people of the world will not eat

just anything to stay alive. I would also want to know if the Heifer Project is

teaching culturally-appropriate self-sufficiency skills.

[Guest guest]

Hmmmm.... I have not received any further " junk " mailings from them since I

donated to them online over two months ago. Perhaps they've changed this

policy...

SCB

>From: bilherbs@...

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>Subject: Re: Re: Heifer Project International

>Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2002 10:42:12 EST

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>The only problem I have with the heifer project is the amount of junk mail

>you get once you donate. We had mailings every other month until I finally

>called them and told them to save the money we wouldn't be donating to a

>fund

>that wasted that much paper.

>

>Belinda

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[Guest guest]

Wanita,

Thank-you for posting this. It may bother some but if so that is their problem.

This is an extremely important consideration. I am also attracted to the Heifer

Project but could not contribute until I was certain that no religious

indoctrination is included and that local culture is carefully respected and

protected.

----- Original Message -----

From: Wanita Sears

Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 9:04 AM

Subject: Re: Heifer Project International

I got a Heifer Project mailer 5 years ago or so. It gave me the impression

then that missionaries were who went with the livestock to the areas

needing them. That did bother me in that I personally believe the cultural

beliefs of the many countries of the world should be left intact. Just

looking at the website there was a quote saying Heifer Project goes in,

teaches self sufficiency skills and leaves. That made me feel better. In

the faq though it gives all the world religious groups that are the Heifer

Project. If I knew for sure there was no effort other than the world

commonalitiy of food raising made to the world recipients of Heifer Project

I'd support it. This will likely bother some being a controversial subject.

If so, I apologize. Cultural preservation is important to me having Native

American ancestry with so much lost.

Wanita