# Heifer International wins 2004 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2004/09/22/heifer-international-wins-2004-conrad-n-hilton-humanitarian-prize/
- Published: 2004-09-22T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The $1 million prize is this year awarded to the Little Rock, Arkansas-based Heifer
International.

Little Rock, Arkansas-based humanitarian agency Heifer International will receive
the 2004 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize.

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Heifer is the first U.S.-based organisation to receive the Hilton Prize since 1997.
The prize is open to non-profits around the world.

In announcing the international jury’s selection, Steven Hilton, the foundation’s
president, said: “Heifer International’s success proves that it’s often simple ideas
that are the best. Providing poor families with cows and other livestock, along 
with agricultural training, helps people become self-sustaining. Ideas on how to
help the poor in our world come and go, but Heifer has produced a model that has
endured for 60 years.”

A central feature of Heifer’s approach is ‘Passing on the Gift’ which requires every
family who receives Heifer animals to give female offspring to another family in
need. That family then does the same, multiplying the impact of Heifer’s programmes
until entire communities become self-sustaining.