Dan West (philanthropist)

Dan West (1893–1971) was the founder of the aid program Heifer International, dedicated to relieving hunger and poverty by supplying farmers with livestock. He was a social activist involved in other programs associated with the Church of the Brethren. He was an advocate for Christian pacifism and a conscientious objector in World War One.

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