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 […]
Continue ReadingMonth: December 2014
4-H Experience Makes Life Better in Liberia By Rhonda Nida McCurry
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.
Continue ReadingWelcoming 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.
Continue ReadingAdventures 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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