Three ACDI/VOCA Volunteers Honored with 2023 Charles Cox Awards
… year, ACDI/VOCA is recognizing three of our outstanding volunteers with the 2023 Charles Cox Excellence in Volunteerism Awards. These awards serve as a tribute to Charles Cox, a …
ACDI/VOCA Volunteers Honored with 2022 Charles Cox Awards
… have a remarkable impact on the communities they serve. That’s why ACDI/VOCA is recognizing six of our outstanding Volunteer Programs participants with the 2022 Charles Cox Excellence in Volunteerism Awards. These awards serve as a tribute to Charles Cox, a …
This World Tourism Day, Volunteer Shares Experience Supporting Kyrgyzstan’s Budding Tourism Industry
… Rich Harrill in Kyrgyzstan, with the Jety-Oguz Mountains as … with more than 30 years of experience. He recently volunteered with ACDI/VOCA through the USAID-funded Farmer-to-Farmer Program … Read about Rich’s experience below and learn how to volunteer with ACDI/VOCA. This World Tourism Day, I am reflecting with …
U.S.-Based Volunteer Supports Month-Long Training of Zambian Agribusinesses Online and In-Person
… the University of Nebraska. Read about Mark’s experience volunteering with ACDI/VOCA below. A common problem for smallholder … I recently had the great privilege to work as an ACDI/VOCA volunteer with these wonderful producers, aggregators, input providers, and …
Q&A with Veteran Volunteer on Latest Remote Assignment with a Georgian Fishery
… expert and fish pathologist who has completed more than 35 volunteer assignments in 17 countries. He began his career as a professor at … Joe supported fish farmers in Zambia as a Peace Corps volunteer from 1998 to 2001. He holds a BS in biology from Georgia State …
Remote Volunteer Helps Students with Entrepreneurial Dreams in the Kyrgyz Republic
… Oregon State University. Read about Paul’s experience volunteering with the USAID-funded Farmer-to-Farmer Program and learn more about how to volunteer with ACDI/VOCA. In October and November of 2021, I was fortunate …
Q&A with Volunteer Providing Business Development Support to SMEs in Zambia
… Accountants. A resident of Zambia, she completed a remote volunteer assignment in the summer of 2021 supporting small- and medium-sized … Q&A with Lusekelo below and learn more about how to volunteer with ACDI/VOCA. Q: What motivated you to volunteer to support SMEs …
Honoring Exceptional Volunteers as ACDI/VOCA Celebrates 50 Years of Global Volunteer Programs
… year marks 50 years of ACDI/VOCA mobilizing volunteers from the United States and around the world to support global … our celebration, we are honoring five participants of our Volunteer Programs who had an exceptional impact on the communities they served …
Volunteer Programs To Celebrate 50th Anniversary
… 9, 2021, from 9:30-10:45 am ET as we celebrate ACDI/VOCA Volunteer Programs’ 50th Anniversary. We will highlight innovative volunteer programs in Latin America, explore the role of volunteers in …