Volunteer Posts
Rainbows and eager students in Senegal
October 9, 2015
Dr. Onesimus Otieno recently returned from a Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer assignment in Senegal, providing training and syllabus development on weed control for the Horticultural Initiation Center of Saint Louis. He shares thoughts from his assignment below: “I arrived in Dakar, Senegal to an early morning rain. The rainbow never looked better as it marked the start […]
September Volunteer of the Month
September 30, 2015
Our September volunteer of the month is fisheries and aquaculture expert Dr. Joe Sullivan. Joe served in the Peace Corps as a Fisheries Extension Agent in Zambia after retiring from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, fulfilling a lifelong dream. Since then, he has volunteered several times with Winrock’s USAID-funded Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) program, completing two volunteer […]
National Teach Ag Day
September 24, 2015
How do you feed 7 billion people? Teach Ag! The National Teach Ag Campaign reminds us of the importance of agriculture worldwide. National Teach Ag Day (today, September 24) recognizes the women and men who are engaged in providing agriculture education and training, and who inspire others to consider or expand their careers in the […]
first volunteer assignment with Winrock in Nigeria
September 18, 2015
Today’s blog post is from Justine Britten, sharing thoughts from her Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer experience in Nigeria earlier this summer: “It has been nearly 2 months since I returned from my assignment to Nigeria. This was my first volunteer assignment with Winrock, or any other organization for that matter. The assignment was a curriculum assessment of […]
the learning went both ways
September 11, 2015
Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer Daniel Flaherty shares thoughts from his volunteer assignment in Nepal earlier this year: I had a wonderful volunteer experience in Nepal. This was my first time to Asia, and I was amazed with the amount of human activity at every turn in Kathmandu. Every conceivable form of transportation seems to be used in […]
A new era in freshwater prawn hatcheries
September 4, 2015
Today’s blog entry comes from Dr. Bill Daniels from Auburn University, who recently completed a Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer assignment in Bangladesh. “Bangladesh is a lush, green tropical country, at least during the rainy season, and the delta region has water everywhere. It is not surprising that it is the 5th largest producer of aquaculture products, but […]
August volunteer of the month
August 31, 2015
Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) volunteer Dr. Anil Shrestha is our August Volunteer of the Month for so many reasons! A professor of weed science at California State University in Fresno, CA, Dr. Shrestha was notably Winrock’s first volunteer in Nepal after this year’s devastating earthquake. Born and raised in Nepal himself, Dr. Shrestha is also an excellent […]
Sir, you are extraordinary!
August 21, 2015
Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer Michael Lowery is a long-time entrepreneur living in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He just completed his 6th volunteer trip for Winrock since 2003, and his 2nd volunteer trip to Nigeria. Reiterating the value of Michael’s assistance, one of the training participants enthusiastically noted: “Sir, you are extraordinary. You work tirelessly with passion and commitment to your […]
The work was remarkably rewarding
August 17, 2015
From Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer Richard (Dick) Edwards on his recent assignment in Senegal: “I have learned a lot about the culture here in Senegal, and while some things are different, I have also experienced many of the same things in other countries. I developed and presented a workshop on marketing which covered the basic four P’s; […]
Recent volunteer assignments in Mali
August 7, 2015
Winrock Program Officer Gelsey Bennett shares an update on recent Farmer-to-Farmer activities in Mali: Over the last six months, Winrock’s USAID-funded Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) for Agriculture Education and Training (AET) Program fielded four volunteers in Mali to support the Sasakawa Africa Fund for Extension Education (SAFE)-Mali program. SAFE provides leadership for building capacity in agricultural extension. SAFE-Mali works with […]