Volunteer Posts
My Experience As National Volunteer in Ghana: Farmer – to- Farmer
June 30, 2021
Having a Farmer-to-Farmer national volunteer in Ghana is a very innovative approach that enables us to use our professional experience to practically support the host to improve on what they are doing and their livelihoods. In my assignment as a national volunteer, I was able to communicate in the local languages that made them fully […]
F2F Support Ushers in A Great Light Through Online Education
April 20, 2021
Globally, teaching and learning methods have been done through physical engagement. Over the years with technology advancement, some form of remote/virtual communication began, which has progressed into various forms of online mediums and less of physical contact for educators and students to leverage. Nigerian tertiary institutions have not adopted much of online mediums to communicate […]
National Volunteer Week 2021
April 19, 2021
April 18th to the 24th is National Volunteer Week in the United States which gives us all a chance to stop, reflect, and shine a light on the people and causes that inspire us to serve. As North America awakens to spring and the sense of a renewed optimism, what better time to take a […]
Appreciating Our Volunteers
November 26, 2020
My journey as a Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer recruiter with Winrock began about four years ago. I had discovered a knack and affinity for this kind of work when I ran a volunteer program for a veteran service organization. Essentially, my job is bridging the gap between highly qualified individuals and opportunities for them to use these […]
Remote but Not Distant: Pesticide Use and Safety Training for Shea Butter Producers in Guinea
October 9, 2020
Having had the once in a lifetime opportunity to travel to Guinea earlier this year, I was ecstatic to receive word of the possibility of continuing pesticide safety work in the beautiful mountain village of Dabola remotely. For those unfamiliar with the West African Country, agriculture in Guinea is diverse and impressive, with many cooperatives […]
Planting Seeds That Will Grow Forever
September 30, 2020
After 6 years at the helm of the Farmer-to-Farmer team in Senegal, our beloved Mama Toure retires today. Before she started with Winrock in June 2014, Mama became a member of the Africa Women Leaders in Agriculture and Environment (AWLAE) network that Winrock helped form and strengthen in the 1980s. She received her Master’s in […]
Socially Distant: COVID-19 Reveals Strength of Human Connections
May 28, 2020
In Guinea (West Africa), as with the rest of the world, the presence of COVID-19 has prompted the Government to initiate national lockdown quarantine measures. Once bustling, vibrant streets and markets have now slowed to a quiet hum as businesses and government agencies temporarily shut their doors. For Winrock’s Farmer-to-Farmer team, based in the capital […]
National Volunteer Week
April 24, 2020
“If our hopes of building a better and safer world are to become more than wishful thinking, we will need the engagement of volunteers more than ever.” — Kofi Annan This quote from Kofi Annan really resonates, given everything that our world is facing these days. AND – it’s National Volunteer Week! Now, more than […]
Volunteering in Challenging Times
April 23, 2020
My mother-in-law has lived a long and full life because of the kindness and sacrifices made by an American volunteer. She loves to tell the story of her life and how her daughter was saved by a daring doctor during the Nigerian Civil War. In 1967, she was in labor for one week and risked […]
Building the Future
March 5, 2020
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps, and 59 years later we take this week to celebrate all the ways Peace Corps has made a difference at home and abroad. Since 1961, more than 240,000 Americans have served our country and the global community as Peace Corps Volunteers, living and working alongside […]