Welcoming the Pigs to Saviour 4-H!

If you take a short walk past the 4-H Enterprise Garden at Osiem M/A Saviour JHS, you’ll encounter some new smells and sights. Maybe you’ll even hear some happy squeals coming from the newly constructed barn. You’ll soon come to find a new pair of young pigs: 4-H Saviour’s latest club project.

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Adventures of Asesewa R/C JHS, Ghana

We have had a busy term this year. On 28th of September we cleared our garden and sowed groundnuts. The groundnuts were bought at the market for 10 GHC and were called the “new” ones, but the variety was unknown. Groundnuts were chosen because we are without a fence and goats do not worry groudnuts. […]

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Uphill: Battle or Opportunity

“You cannot plant crops on this rocky ground and up a hill,” Mr. Emmanuel Dugbatry was told. Mr. Dugbatry is the 4-H advisor at Korm Primary and JHS in the Yilo Krobo district in Ghana. “We proved them wrong and showed the community that agriculture can be anywhere and everywhere.” Korm is an exemplary example […]

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4-H Ghana Advisor Trainings

“My students view agriculture as a way to earn income and to feed Ghana…and the world. They have this view because of 4-H,” 4-H Ghana club advisor when asked to explain his drawing of how his 4-H members interpreted agriculture. Stephen and Ofosu from 4-H Ghana staff and Dustin from AgriCorps recently facilitated 12 day-long trainings […]

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Live Generously

It seems that no matter the job I am interviewing for or application I am submitting, the question of, “Why are you here?” always seems to be asked. The simplest questions can sometimes be the toughest to answer. After much thought, I believed I had finally come up with the greatest and most sincere answer […]

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A Change Reaction

Let me be real with you:  Liberia is hotter than south Georgia in July.  Progress is slow and hard to measure.  The challenges are complex; but, the potential is great!  Change comes in small moments. Here are a few we were blessed to celebrate during our time in Liberia. Changed Agriculture.  Farmers are fighting a […]

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Finding Hope in Yarpah Town, Liberia

On the plane ride to Monrovia, I was seriously questioning how much we could accomplish on this relatively short-term stay in Liberia. After researching some of the challenges the people of Liberia were facing, I was intimidated. What can two college kids do in only three weeks that will make any sort of difference? 26 […]

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AgriCorps Announces Launch

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AgriCorps Announces Launch Non-profit organization will bring agricultural education to developing countries   Throckmorton, Texas (October 15, 2013) – Stemming from a passion for agriculture and leadership, a Texas rancher has created a worldwide non-profit organization.  Trent McKnight, former national FFA president in 2000, announced last week the beginning of AgriCorps, an […]

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