As the world recognizes this Earth Day, Winrock International‘s Agriculture Education and Market Improvement Program (AEMIP) is mobilizing a major initiative to integrate climate change concerns into Guinea’s national agriculture education and training (AET) system as a part of USAID’s Global Climate Change (GCC) initiative. With the support of volunteer technical assistance, AEMIP is developing technical and institutional leadership on climate change within the agriculture sector at Guinea’s AET institutions. “Now with climate change as a ‘hot topic,’ if we can better understand this, we can disseminate the information to others and contribute to global level efforts to protect the environment.” – student at the national forestry institution in Guinea, the École Nationale des Agents Téchniques des Eaux et Forêts (ENATEF), which has received previous Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) support in climate change-related topics. (more…)
One of the most rewarding things about the USAID-funded Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) program is the relationships that are formed between the volunteers, host organizations, and community members… but also between the volunteers and F2F staff. Sometimes we don’t even realize how deep these connections go, and how profoundly the program can affect someone’s life.
A true example of this, one of Winrock’s volunteers shares her thoughts below: (more…)
This week is National Volunteer Week!
In 2013, Winrock volunteers dedicated more than 17,000 pro-bono hours to helping poor and disadvantaged populations around the world. That is impressive! This week, we would especially like to honor 108 of these volunteers, who recently earned the President’s Volunteer Service Award. This includes:
- 90 “bronze” award recipients with 100+ service hours,
- 15 “sliver” award recipients with 250+ service hours,
- two “gold” award recipients with 500+ service hours, and
- one “lifetime” volunteer award recipients, with 4000+ service hours!
Congratulations to the service award recipients, and a heartfelt thank you to ALL of our volunteers. You are each truly inspirational!
For more inspiration, check out www.winrock.org/volunteer to access current volunteer opportunities, volunteer spotlight stories, success stories, and other info.