Volunteer Posts

Please share your volunteer story!

October 21, 2011

Volunteers are the heart of our Farmer-to-Farmer programs. The unique perspective of each volunteer, and the people-to-people exchange inherent to international volunteerism, are what make these programs successful. The stories we hear from each volunteer remind us every day why we do what we do; and we hope these stories can inspire others to get involved […]

Inspiration from and within a Women’s Cooperative in Mali

October 10, 2011

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 […]

Volunteers share thoughts on their experiences

September 2, 2011

Volunteers find their assignments to be some of the most professionally rewarding and personally fulfilling work they do. Here are some thoughts that some of our volunteers have shared with us: “Being a volunteer for Winrock allowed me to reconnect with a lifelong passion of working with limited resource farmers. The experience was deeply gratifying at all […]

Kathy Colverson Helps Farmers in Kenya, Returns Enriched

May 12, 2011

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 […]