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Q&A with Volunteer Who Virtually Trained Tajikistani Women in Food Canning

Volunteer Ogechukwu Tasie Ogechukwu Tasie is a post doctoral research fellow at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University and a member of the Institute of Food Technologists. She completed her first volunteer assignment remotely with the ACDI/VOCA …

/2021/12/qa-with-volunteer-who-virtually-trained-tajikistani-women-in-food-canning/

Q&A with U.S.-Based Volunteer Supporting Small Business Development in Her Native Kyrgyzstan

Altynai Hur is a business development specialist based in Michigan and a native of Kyrgyzstan. She recently completed a virtual volunteer assignment with ACDI/VOCA through the Farmer-to-Farmer Program in Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia, fu …

/2021/05/qa-with-u-s-based-volunteer-supporting-small-business-development-in-her-native-kyrgyzstan/

Volunteers Support Eco-Friendly Agritourism

What is tourism going to look like in the future? That is the question on many people’s minds as vaccine distribution offers a glimmer of hope for the eventual easing of travel restrictions. Until then, rural tourism has the potential to offer a safer a …

/2021/04/volunteers-support-eco-friendly-agritourism/

April 18-24 is National Volunteer Week

National Volunteer Week was established in 1974 to recognize the lasting impact of volunteer service on our communities, local and global. As a leader in volunteer programs for more than 50 years, ACDI/VOCA is proud to celebrate the achievements and dedic …

/2021/04/april-18-24-is-national-volunteer-week/

George C. Dalire

George C. Dalire is the deputy chief of party of the Philippine Coffee Advancement and Farm Enterprise Project, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). He has more than three decades of experience working with ACDI/VOCA. After first joining i …

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Yamil Roger Nasser

Yamil is an associate director at ACDI/VOCA, where he supports the USAID-funded Program of Alliances for Reconciliation and the Emergency Response in Colombia Program, funded by USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance. Prior to this, Yamil supported  …

/about/team/yamil-roger/

In Armenia, Local Volunteer Equips Cheesemakers to Boost Quality, Yields, and Incomes

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted and challenged us all. Our Volunteer programs have pivoted to remote assignments and have engaged local volunteers to continue to support farmers, entrepreneurs, and communities in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Centr …

/2020/11/in-armenia-local-experts-make-volunteering-possible-during-pandemic/

“We Have Entered a New Norm”: 19 Years Serving ACDI/VOCA’s Board of Directors

A Q&A with Mort Neufville, newly named director emeritus of ACDI/VOCA’s Board of Directors Dr. Mortimer Neufville (2nd from left in photo from Colombia visit above) joined ACDI/VOCA’s Board of Directors in 2001. A lot has changed since then. Be …

/2020/07/we-have-entered-a-new-norm-19-years-serving-acdi-vocas-board-of-directors/

Webinar Examines How Rural Tourism Can Fuel Development in the COVID-19 Era

ACDI/VOCA celebrated World Environment Day on June 5, 2020, by hosting the webinar “What Is Rural Tourism? Opportunities for Development.” The live event featured agritourism experts David Visher and Penny Leff. It was moderated by Thelonious Trim …

/2020/06/webinar-examines-how-rural-tourism-can-fuel-development-in-the-covid-19-era/

COVID-19 Crisis Spurs Pivot to Virtual Volunteering

USAID initiatives Feed the Future and the volunteer program Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) build food security and strive to end global hunger. Both recognize that these grand goals require energy, resources, informati …

/2020/05/virtual-volunteering-redefines-whats-possible/

Volunteers Build A Better World

April 19th marks the beginning of the National Volunteer Week. Today, more than ever, we are reminded of the importance of volunteers in our local and global communities. From lending a helping hand to an elderly neighbor here in the United States, to int …

/2020/04/volunteers-build-a-better-world/

Volunteer Reflects on 100+ Assignments

Meet Ross Penhallegon, a volunteer heading out this month on his 109th assignment. He and his wife Kate are dedicated to helping people around the globe. They’ve volunteered 1,417 days, that’s nearly four years, in pursuit of this objective. Before he …

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