Volunteer Posts
July Volunteer of the Month
July 31, 2015
One of the strengths and benefits of the USAID Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) Program is that the volunteers and local host organizations often develop and maintain strong relationships long after the volunteer assignment ends. Our July Volunteer of the Month, Judy Moses, is a wonderful example of this. Judy, a member of the Browse & Grass Growers […]
Share your knowledge
July 24, 2015
In today’s blog post, Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer Richard Janita shares his enthusiasm for volunteerism and the country of Bangladesh! Many people ask me, what I do with my time being retired? My answer for the most part is that I volunteer my time to help others in developing countries to have safer food, better nutrition, and […]
A defining moment, in Bangladesh
July 15, 2015
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”-Benjamin Franklin A defining moment, one that irrefutably changes the trajectory of what is to come, often only occurs once or twice in lifetime. My trip to Bangladesh, which sought to improve molecular diagnostics used to recognize shrimp diseases more efficiently and accurately, may best be described as […]
Bangladesh, a place that feels like home!
July 10, 2015
Dr. Martin Lo just returned from a Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer assignment in Bangladesh and shares his thoughts in today’s blog post: “Bangladesh, a place that feels like home! –Not only is this the heading on my first slide above the Bangladesh map when I delivered a seminar on Good Agriculture Practices (GAPs) at the Cold Chain […]
June volunteer of the month
June 29, 2015
Our June Volunteer of the Month is Dr. Yugendar Reddy Bommineni, who volunteered for the first time with Winrock’s USAID-funded Farmer-to-Farmer program in the fall. Dr. Bommineni shared his expertise in veterinary microbiology with technicians from the Bangladesh Department of Livestock Services – Central Disease Investigation Laboratory and poultry diagnostic laboratory staff from a private Bangladeshi […]
A hopeful atmosphere for a better future
June 19, 2015
Today’s blog post comes from Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer Ilan Bar, who just returned from his assignment in Senegal: “It was a pleasure and very satisfying assignment to train teachers and their students on drip irrigation at the Horticulture Initiation Center of Saint Louis, Senegal, a public education institution that provides training and know-how to youth, professionals […]
Introducing our Senegal F2F Team
June 10, 2015
Meet the F2F Team in Senegal The Senegal team is the newest member of Winrock’s Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) family! The team received its first volunteer as part of the USAID-funded F2F for Agriculture Education and Training (F2F for AET) Program in February, and since then, they have kept busy conducting baseline surveys, developing partnerships, designing volunteer assignments with local […]
May volunteer of the month
May 29, 2015
Our May volunteer of the month is apiculture expert Ed Levi, who has volunteered with Winrock’s Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) program since 1995. Twenty years and 10 countries later, Ed continues to show his dedication to helping those in need around the world. Over the years, Ed has introduced improved beekeeping technologies and techniques to farmers in Bangladesh, […]
F2F: a pivotal moment in my career
May 22, 2015
Today’s blog post comes from Winrock staff Gelsey Bennett, reflecting on the Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) program and how it has impacted her career: “Although I just recently started working for Winrock International’s Volunteer Technical Assistance team supporting the USAID-funded Farmer-to-Farmer for Agriculture Education and Training program, my first experience with F2F took place seven years ago. […]
The best English teacher
May 14, 2015
Today’s blog post is written by Winrock staff Jennifer Robinson, a program associate/recruiter with the Volunteer Technical Assistance team, who traveled to Guinea last month and had the pleasure of participating in a class taught by one of our volunteers. “A recent labor market study for Agriculture Education and Training (AET) in Guinea showed that graduates’ […]