Search Results for what

Inspiration from and within a Women’s Cooperative in Mali

October 10, 2011|volunteer

In May-June 2011, Dr. Julie Heifetz volunteered her time to provide training and guidance to a women’s cooperative in Mali, as part of Winrock’s USAID-funded Farmer-to-Farmer program. She came to Mali to provide inspiration, and she ended up leaving inspired herself. Reflecting on her experience, Julie offers the following thoughts: “Faso Yirwa Ton Women’s Cooperative was created […]

Tales from a Winrock intern in Mali

June 10, 2011|volunteer

In January 2011, Justine Lindemann left the US to spend six months with Winrock International as an intern for the Mali Farmer-to-Farmer program. Having previously lived in Senegal and worked as Africa Program Assistant at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Justine had relevant experience -and a lot of enthusiasm- to bring to her assignment in […]

Kathy Colverson Helps Farmers in Kenya, Returns Enriched

May 12, 2011|volunteer

Kathy Colverson is passionate about volunteering and it shows in the enthusiasm she displays when recounting her own experiences with the USAID John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer program. Colverson has twice taken time away from her job as associate director of program development at the University of Florida’s International Center to offer her experience […]

A Kabori Story

December 7, 2010|post

Ali Maman is a farmer and gardener. He lives with his three wives, Hadiza, Habiba and Nanuwa, five children, and six grandchildren in the village of Kabori, Zinder Region, in Niger. Alli’s Story “Me, before the project came, you can see the work that I used to do. It’s just some sugarcane and some squash […]