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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 …

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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 …

/2020/02/volunteer-reflects-on-100-assignments/

Farmer-to-Farmer Volunteer from Ohio Helps Design Free-Stall Barn in Armenia

Many Armenian farmers realize that new technologies and practices are necessary if they want to improve their productivity and compete …

/2019/12/farmer-to-farmer-volunteer-from-ohio-helps-design-free-stall-barn-in-armenia/

Volunteer to Tajikistan Shares How to Advocate to End World Hunger

Food truly unites us all. It is a cultural experience and being immersed in another culture opened my eyes to …

/2019/10/volunteer-to-tajikistan-shares-how-to-advocate-to-end-world-hunger/

Q&A With Volunteer Entomologist from Illinois on His Farmer-to-Farmer Experience

Sen Seong is an entomologist based in Gurnee, Illinois, and a recurring volunteer with ACDI/VOCA’s Farmer-to-Farmer Program, which is funded …

/2019/08/qa-with-volunteer-entomologist-from-illinois-on-his-farmer-to-farmer-experience/

Kyrgyzstani Orchard Farmer Shares What She Learned From Farmer-to-Farmer Volunteer

Fruit production employs more than 35,000 people in the Kyrgyz Republic’s Issyk-Kul Oblast, where more than 1,000 hectares of land …

/2019/08/kyrgyzstani-orchard-farmer-shares-what-she-learned-from-farmer-to-farmer-volunteer/

Georgian Cheesemaker Expands His Business with Farmer-to-Farmer Volunteer Assistance

Entrepreneur Gocha Gagashvili started his milk collecting and cheese production business in 2008 in the small village of Kurdgelauri in …

/2019/08/georgian-cheesemaker-expands-his-business-with-farmer-to-farmer-volunteer-assistance/

The Dirty Secret of Volunteering: You Get More than You Give 

Thank you, Peace Corps. In 1975, serendipity led me to you via an anonymous want ad touting “Teaching Positions Overseas.” An application and …

/2019/04/the-dirty-secret-of-volunteering-you-get-more-than-you-give/

Volunteering through Generations: How a Wisconsin Family Supports Armenian Farmers

After first hearing about the Farmer-to-Farmer Program in 1994, John Bobbe eagerly signed up to volunteer in Poland. The program, …

/2019/04/volunteering-through-generations-how-a-wisconsin-family-joined-farmer-to-farmer-armenia/

Healthy, Happy Goats: A Volunteer’s Story from Ghana

Following an extremely rewarding career with the United States Agency for International Development, I decided to focus my time on …

/2019/02/healthy-happy-goats-a-volunteers-story-from-ghana/

Volunteer Firefighters in Paraguay Protect and Prepare Communities

Alcides Aguilera is a teacher of physical education and the Guarani language in the city of Caazapá, but he is …

/2018/12/volunteer-firefighters-in-paraguay-combat-climate-shocks-and-prepare-communities/

Supporting Rural Farmers as a Student Volunteer in Bangladesh

Near the end my second year as a dual master’s degree candidate at Tufts University, I noticed an opportunity to …

/2018/08/supporting-rural-farmers-as-a-student-volunteer-in-bangladesh/
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