Volunteer Posts
Harder to Say Goodbye
September 6, 2013
At the end of his second volunteer assignment in Guinea, Lloyd Ziegler noted, This is the second time in a year I have worked with the beekeepers of Nialeya. I feel as if I have made some friends there; it is a privilege to work with such fine individuals. I now have at least a […]
A Wonderful Experience in Bangladesh
September 6, 2013
Today’s blog post is from Dan Miller, just returning from Bangladesh I’ve done almost thirty projects in developing nations, but my first trip to South Asia was a dairy cattle project in Bangladesh. The project involved having discussions with different groups of livestock raisers about how they can improve their management and why and how […]
Bees, Coffee and Other Adventures in Ethiopia
August 26, 2013
Thank you to volunteer Stephen Peterson for his blog entry from his recent assignment in Ethiopia! (Read below): August 2013 Ethiopia, and specifically the Kaffe district in the SW, is the genetic home to Coffea arabica colloquially known, at home, as a “cuppa joe”. I learned a bit about beekeeping (local bees are VERY aggressive), […]
Reborn After Volunteering
August 23, 2013
“I have been coming back to Latin America time and again for 35 years to work with rural farmers. I am continually “re-born” each time in having the honor to work with small scale farmers, be they in El Salvador or elsewhere.” –Charles Mitchell, Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer in El Salvador Charles was one of five farmers […]
Building Skills and Confidence of Youth
August 16, 2013
This week marked International Youth Day. Many Winrock Farmer-to-Farmer volunteers work with youth to build skills and confidence to enable youth to improve their livelihoods. What work could be more important? Volunteer Bonnie Loghry shares her thoughts after working with a youth association in Mali: “Coming to Mali has touched me greatly on a personal […]
Guinea Through the Eyes of a Volunteer
August 9, 2013
Have you ever wondered what Guinea looks like? One of our recently returned volunteers captured some of the sights & scenes of rural Guinea in this video. Thanks Linhai!
Volunteering in Nigeria
August 2, 2013
July 28, 2013 I was in Nigeria for two weeks in July as a Winrock International volunteer with the USAID John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer program. The “host” was the Community Based Natural Resource Management Program – Niger Delta (CBNRMP-ND). My assignment was to train farmers and cooperative leaders in group dynamics, association & […]
Leaves for Sale: launching a market study for a traditional product
July 31, 2013
Ariel Dansky is volunteering with us in El Salvador for two and a half months. She chronicles her time in country on her personal blog. Dansky is assisting the Salvadorian Chamber of Commerce with expanding the market for plantain leaves, through a grant from the UNDP. In her blog, she looks at both the cultural and […]
Exceeding Expectations
July 27, 2013
Katie Hicks has been volunteering and traveling through Myanmar (Burma) with her husband since early June. Read about her trip, in her own words, below: When my husband and I decided to travel halfway around the world to do a volunteer assignment with Winrock International in Myanmar, I truly didn’t know what to expect. I […]
Receiving More Than Giving
July 24, 2013
Burt Hicks is finishing up his first volunteer assignment with Winrock in Myanmar (Burma). He describes his rewarding experience below: Over the course of the past two months, my wife and I have worked as volunteer consultants in Myanmar with Winrock International through the USAID Farmer-to-Farmer Program. While I was the one that was supposed […]