AgriCorps Member, 4-H Ethiopia Job Description Salary: Non-paid, volunteer position with all expenses covered. Term: Three-six month assignment commencing around August 1, 2015. Benefits: International Healthcare Insurance, Emergency Evacuation Insurance, all expenses covered, including a very small stipend to cover Meals and Incidentals. Home Base: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Required Qualifications: College Degree in Agriculture […]
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The National FFA Organization organized my first international experience when I was national FFA president in 2001. For decades, National FFA Officers have traveled to Japan to represent FFA and American agriculture to one of our largest agricultural trade partners. The officers work with members of the Future Farmers of Japan—an organization founded during Gen. […]
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On Saturday, May 16, we were able to hold a leadership workshop for the executive committees of all the current 4-H clubs in Asesewa, Ghana. When I arrived, there were two existing clubs located at the R/C JHS, and the Presbyterian JHS. Since then, I have been able to start three other clubs located at […]
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Below is an except of an article by Greg Wallace of Iowa State University about our very own Melissa Tabke. AMES, Iowa – For Melissa Tabke, life has been an adventure. Just before heading to college at Texas Tech University in 2010, the Marcus native and Cherokee County 4-H alum was struck by a motorcycle […]
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Director of Programs in Ghana Job Description Salary: $35,000 – $45,000, annually, depending on level of experience and education Term: August 1, 2015 through July 31, 2016. (May start earlier if available.) There would be opportunities to stay with AgriCorps in this role or other roles after July 31, 2016. Benefits: International Healthcare Insurance, Emergency […]
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April 11, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE American Volunteer to be Named “Sub-Chief” of West African Village ACCRA, GHANA – On June 5, 2015, the community of Adarkwa, Ghana, will hold a traditional ceremony to honor John Romo as Nkosuohene, a sub-chief title part of the customary Akan chieftaincy. The Nkosuohene is the leader for progress and […]
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Dear supporter, AgriCorps continues to refine its mission of connecting American agriculture volunteers to the demand for school-based, agricultural education in the developing world. With our seven corps members in Ghana, we have learned that this mission produces three outcomes. First, we develop globally minded American agriculture professionals with experience living abroad. Through the AgriCorps Training […]
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The quaint and welcoming community of Adarkwa is located east of Suhum in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The thirty-minute excursion to reach Adarkwa from Suhum will take you down a red dirt road that paints the roadside vegetation a rusty clay color, but the flora beyond is green for miles. Nestled amongst the rural […]
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Dear supporter, I just attended the 1st Global 4-H Summit in Seoul, South Korea, with 4-H programs from fifty countries in attendance; and I was once again reminded why we, as AgriCorps, do what we do. There, Mr. Kim Hong Kuk, the chairman of Harim Group, a global livestock processing and animal health company, credited […]
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Featured Article in DRIVE Magazine Last fall, four past national FFA officers traveled to Liberia, West Africa, to introduce 4-H to a war-torn region. It’s an experience that not only inspired these men but also taught a culture new ways to produce crops and feed a hungry population.
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