About AgriCorps: AgriCorps connects American agriculture professionals to the demand for experiential, school-based, agricultural education in developing countries. Position Summary: The AgriCorps Fellow will commit to serve an eleven month assignment in a developing country attached to the agriculture program at a junior or senior high school. The Fellow will serve in three main roles: […]

Director of Programs in Africa Position Summary: The Director of Programs in Africa is responsible for the placement, training, supervision, safety and support of approximately twelve AgriCorps Fellows (ACFs) during their term of service in Ghana and Liberia. They are also the primary liaison with host-country implementing and strategic partners. Duties include: ACF safety and […]

The cool, post-rain mountain breeze woke me from my catnap. As I listened to Brett Dennen shuffle through my iPod, I started to look at the lush green jungle around me. I’ve made the trip from Accra to Koforidua quite a few times and the mountainous scenery never ceases to amaze me. However, this trip […]

It was an early morning, around 4:30 a.m. and the students were lined up waiting to get started. It was a rare chilly morning so most of the students were wrapped up in long sleeves or coats. Sports week was approaching us so for two weeks prior, the school was training and getting into shape […]

When I step into St. Peter’s Catholic Church every Sunday, I am ready for the Celebration! The drums, dancing, and singing help make for a very loud, lively, and long Mass. That is why I knew my fellow parishioners would take the celebration to a-whole-nother level at Easter. They did not disappoint. The Easter celebration […]

“Last year, no students signed up to study agriculture in high school; today, 40% of our students stated their intention to do so.  They did not believe Americans were farmers until Kelsey moved to this village.  When they learned that she came from a family of farmers in America, it gave our students permission to […]

As I sit under the shade of the neem tree, drinking from my bag of porridge, I can’t help but reflect on this wonderful day. It all started this morning as I was walking past the Form 1A classroom, headed for the office to write lesson notes for next week. I hear, “Madam, we have […]

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.