Neelam-Canto Lugo was our first volunteer to transition to remote training. We didn’t know how it would work, but her dedication to her study and the people of Mali and... Read More
Remote Training Reflection: Neelam Canto-Lugo
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Entrepreneurs to Overcome Lack of Opportunity
Volunteer Neelam Canto-Lugo worked with a group of individuals during a multi-date remote training to build on skills to promote entrepreneurs in a challenging economic market. In developing countries,... Read More
Zoom Tools to Virtually Interact
Zoom is a huge part of our volunteer experience as we bring a multitude of topics during COVID-19 overseas to Mali and Burkina Faso. To continue to expand the opportunities... Read More
35 Years of Learning and Sharing with Farmer-to-Farmer
The Farmer-to-Farmer Program turned 35 years old! The USAID-funded John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter F2F Program is one of the reasons Common Pastures has been able to connect with farmers... Read More
Marketing Tools to Unlock Agricultural Success
Agriculture goes further than the field. To be able to provide the best possible product to an audience someone needs to understand their product and the influences the market has... Read More
Zoom Functionality
Working remotely has become essential for people to connect and learn during the COVID-19 pandemic. Volunteer Joseph Guzman shared his knowledge with the Institut de I’Environnement et... Read More
Education to Change the World
Motivated by the quote, “education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” by Nelson Mandela, Yacouba Diarra persuaded his farming cooperative to host a... Read More
The Lasting Volunteer Impact
Many times our stories reflect the preliminary impact our volunteers have on a community of farmers. The training people receive has a lasting impact where they are able to build... Read More
New Opportunity in Lofine, Mali
Judy Moses, our U.S. director and member of the Browse & Grass Growers Cooperative in Wisconsin, is a small ruminant expert who has raised livestock for almost three decades. Every... Read More
Maintaining an Organization and Improving Soft Skills
It’s been a challenge to move the work our volunteers do in-person to remote trainings. Many things come into play: connection, transferring knowledge to presentations rather than hands on demonstrations... Read More
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