Volunteer Stories
Rich Harrill
Kyrgyzstan
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Philippines
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Philippines
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Philippines
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Kenya
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Philippines
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Benin
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Nepal
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Timor-Leste
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Philippines
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Philippines
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Philippines
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Philippines
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Philippines
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Philippines
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Philippines
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Philippines
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Philippines
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Angola
Since 1991, the 81-year-old Lewes man tried to spread his business knowledge and ensure democracy thrives…
Drew Hauffe
Philippines
Read moreHost Spotlight: Federación Comercializadora de Café Especial de Guatemala
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The Federacion Comercializadora de Café Especial de Guatemala (FECCEG) is an association of small…
Malawi Government Impressed with USAID Funded Farmer-to-Farmer Project
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Authorities have expressed satisfaction with the efforts by the Washington DC based non partisan organization,…
F2F Host in Colombia Launches Skincare Products at Whole Foods
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This article was authored by Andrés Varona and Taylor Nelson of Partners of the Americas and originally…
Behind the Success of the USAID Farmer-to-Farmer Approach
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The concept of Farmer to Farmer is simple. U.S. volunteers with decades of experience in farming and…
Farmers Teach the Next Generation in Mozambique
Mozambique
The U.S. Agency for International Development’s Farmer-to-Farmer program is pairing highly-skilled…
Supporting Mango Farming Among Women in Kitui County by Enhancing the Capacity of Local Mango Processor
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Today, Kalumu has a reason to smile. In a given season, she earns between $500-800, and last season…
Credit and Savings Training Leads Farmers Association and Surrounding Community to Financial Success
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Tadzera Kulima, a local name meaning “we are here for farming,” is a farmers’ association located…
Farmer-to-Farmer Volunteer of the Year Returns for Third Assignment in Zambia
Zambia
Jock Brandis and Randy Shackleford test peanut aflatoxin levels in the tailgate of their truck in Chipata,…
Bruce Gregory
Tajikistan
Alisher Dehkan Farm in Tajikistan’s Khatlon Province has been producing apples, plums, bing cherry,…
Blake Scott
Guatemala
At just over 6200ft elevation, winded, but yet proud of my accomplishment, I began setting up my camera…
Jolene Warnke Roszel
Nigeria
Jolene was nominated by the Nigeria Farmer to Farmer team because she demonstrated a commitment to the…
Jan Buresh
Morocco
Volunteers have been a critical part of IESC’s mission since 1964. The Frank Pace Award, named for…
James Anderson
Bangladesh
UW-Extension educator James Anderson recently completed a volunteer assignment in Bangladesh funded…
Dr. Bruce Bowman
Mongolia
The rolling landscape is brown and brittle for as far as I can see. A ridgetop observation point allows…
Julia Moore
Liberia
For 20 years, Julia Moore’s father, Bill Eyman, traveled the world as an ACDI/VOCA volunteer for USAID’s…
Kath Lestina
Colombia
In March 2018, Kathleen (Kath) Lestina, a business owner and designer from the United States, traveled…
Bauer Duke
Bangladesh
Bauer Duke, Extension specialist at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff School of Agriculture,…
Jon Thiele
Congo
Jon Thiele is an agribusiness and microfinance expert who has focused on international development consulting…
Kristen Gartland
Guatemala
Kristen Gartland traveled to Guatemala as an F2F volunteer for 2 weeks in March 2018 to assist CEPROCAL…
Hans Kandel
Sierra Leone
North Dakota State University professor and Extension agronomist Hans Kandel traveled to Sierra Leone…
Dr. Mushtaq Memon
Lebanon
Objective: To help organizations understand prevailing endemic livestock diseases and improve livestock…
Anais Troadec
Ethiopia
In 2013, Anais traveled to Ethiopia and completed her third trip to Guinea. In Ethiopia, she led workshops…
Angela Caporelli
Kenya
While in Kenya, Angela evaluated an established aquaculture field station and reported on the efficacy…
Trevor Hylton
Haiti
As a result of Trevor’s assignment, the students and farmers are better equipped to understand the…
Stephen Peterson
Egypt
While in Egypt, Stephen offered guidance to several apiaries on the importance of optimum spacing of…
Dorene Petersen
Nepal
Last fall, I traveled from my home in Portland, Oregon to the southern lowland area of Nepal known as…
Eric Bowman
El Salvador
Objective: To provide El Salvadorian cooperatives, particularly Board Members and management, governance…
Michael Morrow
Colombia
In Colombia, the market conditions for the majority of food produced by small and medium farmers are…
Dr. Steve Johnson
Guatemala
The distance between Maine and Sibinal, Guatemala is over 3,600 miles. Sibinal is a mountainous municipality…
Erin Mies
Egypt
I am a Human Resources business partner with the Purina Sales and Customer Operations teams based out…
Dr. Bruce Williams
Bangladesh
Ryan Ringuette
Uganda
Volunteering has (accidentally) become my family’s tradition. Both my father and mother are Returned…
David Ringuette
Kyrgyzstan
In the past three years, I have completed 17 volunteer assignments in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.…
Melissa Delzio
Guatemala
With his silver-streaked beard and fashion scarf, seated in Sukhasana (a yoga meditation pose), Marco…
Shayan Ghajar
Mongolia
Mongolia's rangelands are an unfenced expanse of undulating hills covered in grasses, livestock, and…
Dr. Usha Palaniswamy
Bangladesh
Dr. Usha Palaniswamy, an adjunct professor at Strayer University, has volunteered seven times with Winrock,…
Karen Barnett
Lebanon
Green Hand is a Lebanese nonprofit fully run by unpaid, but highly motivated team members. For years,…
Dr. Heidi Kassenborg
Egypt
In December of 2014, Heidi, a veterinarian and former Director of the Dairy and Food Inspection Division…
Catherine Rasmussen
Morocco
The Rural Leadership Farmer-to-Farmer Program in Morocco included virtual and in-person trainings. The…
David Pearce
Ethiopia
During his volunteer assignment in Ethiopia, David trained members of two dairy cooperatives, Abdi Gudina…
Howard Fenton
Haiti
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Cambodia
Critical to evaluating potential for developing community-based ecotourism is understanding people’s…
Rebecca Roebber
Ecuador
Chuya Yaku is a Kichwa community in Ecuador located in the heart of the Amazon. Their cacao growing…
Gary Geisler
Lebanon
In 2014, Gary Geisler, a calf and heifer specialist with Purina Animal Nutrition, a wholly owned subsidiary…
David Roberts
Kyrgyzstan
May 2017—In 2007, Emilbek Shamyrkanov started his own cattle-rearing business and dairy farm in northeast…
Dr. Mehboob Sheikh
India
In India’s Gujarat State, farmers have suffered great losses in their harvest and income due to high…
John Felsk
Lebanon
Since 2014, Lebanon has been facing a food safety crisis with foodbourne illnesses on the rise. In order…
Phil Smith
Ghana
In April, I arrived home from Ghana after completing an ACDI/VOCA volunteer assignment with the USAID-funded…
Mark Teets
Mongolia
My name is Mark Teets and I was born to a farming family in West Virginia. I was raised on a dairy farm…
John Casazza
Malawi
There is a high demand for organic coffee in the world, and a small cooperative in Malawi called Ntchisi…
Rachel Schattman
Senegal
I have been working in agriculture, either as a farm worker, farm owner, or Extension specialist for…
Dr. Onesimus Otieno
Nigeria
Winrock International’s Nigeria Farmer-to-Farmer staff have nominated Dr. Onesimus Otieno as the December…
Dr. David Addae
Ghana
In Twapease, Ghana, the Dekaworwor Rice Growers’ Association has seen a dramatic increase in rice…
Nimer Al-Shadfan
Egypt
In December 2015, Nimer Al-Shadfan, a Land O’Lakes, Inc. employee, went on a volunteer assignment…
LaRon Beemer
Kenya
Brownsburg resident LaRon Beemer, a competitive intelligence manager for the Agricultural Division of…
Erin Schneider
Senegal
Erin Schneider has been volunteering with NCBA CLUSA’s Senegal Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) program since…
Wayne Burleson
Malawi
Wayne Burleson is a passionate volunteer, having completed over fourteen assignments with the Farmer-to-Farmer…
Sherry - Land O'Lakes International Development
Egypt
It was incredibly fulfilling to help people improve their operation and jobs – especially in such…
Lance Staggenborg
Rwanda
Rwanda has only been in feed operations for about two years and their production capacity is small.…
Matthew Amato
Madagascar
As a volunteer for VEGA’s Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) Special Program Support Project in Madagascar, Matthew…
Heidi Lammers, Jerry Heaps and Anthony Vojta
Lebanon
Lebanon doesn't have a robust food quality regulation, but there appears to be some movement in the…
Sequoia Ireland
Senegal
In May of 2016, Sequoia, an organic vegetable and animal health specialist, traveled to the Koalack…
Dr. Ashraf Hassan
Lebanon
Associate Professor of Dairy Science at South Dakota State University, Dr. Ashraf Hassan, recently completed…
Ian Robinson
Panama
Panama - Located in eastern Panama along the country’s border with Colombia, the Darien region is…
Julie Longland
Ethiopia
Julie Longland has served as a Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer in Ethiopia, Nicaragua, Mozambique, Nepal…
Carmen Byce
Ethiopia
The Melka Abune Aregawi Nunnery runs various community and welfare services including managing 40 acres…
Jim Riddle
Jamaica
Locals in Kingston, Jamaica are flocking to the Ujima Natural Farmer’s Market to purchase local, natural…
Ples Spradley
Senegal
In September 2015, US pesticide safety educator Ples Spradley traveled to Senegal as an expert volunteer,…
Dr. Patricia Pratt
Lebanon
Food safety is one of the biggest challenges faced by the agriculture and trade industries in Lebanon,…
Cliff Wener
Bangladesh
Cliff Wener is a food service, food processing and hospitality expert from Winnetka, Illinois. Over…
Bob Shumaker
Senegal
Farmer-to-Farmer Volunteer Bob Shumaker recently completed his fourth F2F assignment, leading trainings…
Bill Nichols
Dominican Republic
Bill Nichols is a Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) veteran. A graduate of West Point and Harvard Business School,…
Paul Christ
Russia
Paul Christ, retired Vice President, Economics and Risk Management for Land O’Lakes, applied his 26…
John Wallbrown
Ghana
On March 15th, 2013 John Wallbrown returned from Ghana after three weeks as a volunteer for the U.S.…
Sam Marshall
Guinea
My assignment was a five-day training for extension agents on the safe use of pesticides and integrated…
Dr. Renae Moran
Lebanon
The apple industry in Lebanon faces major challenges. Most apples were previously exported through Syria…
Dan Halsey
Lebanon
Dan Halsey, a Permaculture Research Institute designer and lecturer from Minnesota, never dreamed his…
Christopher Mallek
Lebanon
In March of 2016 , the Farmer-to-Farmer Program in the Middle East and North Africa (F2F MENA) implemented…
Wendy Sealey
Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is one of the most challenging places served by the USAID-supported…
Jock Brandis and Randy Shackelford
Zambia
Jock Brandis is the founder and research and development director of Full Belly Project, a North Carolina-based…
Garielle Bohlman
Lebanon
Lebanon is one of the most forested countries in the Middle East and is known for its iconic cedar forests.…
Mike Sturdivant
Myanmar
Mike Sturdivant is a soil conservationist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service, a department…
Russ Zick
Kosovo
Through summer 2017, EWB-USA’s Engineering Service Corps (ESC) will be working alongside Kosovo’s…
Dr. Bill Zimmerman
Ghana
Jirapa District in the Upper West Region of Ghana is dominated by smallholder farmers who grow crops…
Benedicto Marinas
Mali
In the village of Solla-Bougouda, as in many other villages in the West Sikasso region, most families…
Sarah Master
Mali
The Sikasso region has higher rainfall than most other areas of Mali and some of the best agricultural…
Makeba Clay
Ghana
It’s so hard to believe that I have only been working with the farmers of the Techiman Maize Traders…
Charlene Nash: VEGA Volunteer of the Year
Zambia
Charlene Nash has volunteered three times with National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International…
Dr. Dan McGrath
Ghana
In northern Ghana, where nearly half the population lives in poverty amid the vast savanna, agriculture…
Matt Cleaver
Malawi
The cultivation of oyster mushrooms, which are not native to Malawi, was first introduced in the early…
Robert Bond
Nepal
Bob Bond, a consultant from Weaverville, NC, traveled to Nepal for 2 1/2 weeks in April to share his…
Leah Tewksbury
Rwanda
Leah Tewksbury shares recommendations from work with cooperative in Rwanda
Melanie Forstrom
Dominican Republic
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Tajikistan
Sen Seong is an entomologist based in Gurnee, Illinois, and a recurring volunteer with ACDI/VOCA’s…
Ross Penhallegon
Kyrgyzstan
Fruit production employs more than 35,000 people in the Kyrgyz Republic’s Issyk-Kul Oblast, where…
Steve Morgan
Georgia
Entrepreneur Gocha Gagashvili started his milk collecting and cheese production business in 2008 in…
Bryan Dodson
Colombia
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Philippines
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Philippines
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Philippines
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Armenia
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Nepal
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Rwanda
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Nepal
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Georgia
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Georgia
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Zimbabwe
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El Salvador
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Morocco
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Timor-Leste
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Lebanon
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Tanzania
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Guatemala
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Ghana
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Philippines
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Philippines
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Philippines
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