Training workshop on LINK and value chains for nutrition

by Natalia Gutiérrez | Dec 19, 2016

The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the humanitarian organization Action Against Hunger (ACF – Action Contre la Faim) signed a collaboration framework agreement in November 2014. This aimed at establishing a long-term formal partnership for...

LINK travels with Heifer to Asia and Africa

by Natalia Gutiérrez | Oct 27, 2016

(Don´t miss the previous parts of this story; see the links at the end of this post.) Building on its success in Central and South America, the collaborative work on value chain development and inclusive business between CIAT and Heifer International has expanded to...

LINK finds an echo with Heifer teams in South America and other regions

by Erika Eliana Mosquera | Sep 5, 2016

(See the first and second parts of this story.) In 2015, Heifer decided to train its technical staff in South America, Mexico, and Haiti to use the LINK Methodology, as it had already done in Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. This followed a decision by the...

Spreading LINK with Heifer in Central America

by Erika Eliana Mosquera | Sep 1, 2016

(See the first part of this post.) Rural Women on the Road to Prosperity Through the project of this name, Heifer has worked with 28 rural organizations in Central America to implement the LINK Methodology. It selected three cases from this work (one in Guatemala,...

The LINK Methodology spreads in the hands of Heifer International

by Erika Eliana Mosquera | Aug 26, 2016

The mission of Heifer International, a development organization, is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth, through an approach whose distinctive hallmark is “Passing on the Gift.” The idea is that each family shares the training it receives...