Graduate Vignettes

India – Surender Singh, 1989 Graduate, 1996 Training Assistant If you travel to the state of Uttarakhand in northern India to meet Surender Singh, he will definitely invite you to go trekking.  If you accept his offer, you will find that the experience is far more than a mountain walk with stunning views of the snow-capped Himalayas.  It is a journey through his life and a lesson on rural leadership. Singh san, as he was called at ARI, has been spreading his footprints across these steep mountain paths for 42 … Read more

Malawi – Enet Nkasikwa, 2013 ARI Graduate Graduates introduce their ARI learning to their communities in a different ways. One approach I have seen often is just to work their own farm using the organic techniques they learned at ARI.  It sounds almost too simple, but let me tell you what happens.  Day after day, when the neighbors pass by, they notice that that person who went to Japan is doing something different, and keep a wary, but curious eye out.  In time, they see that the crops are looking … Read more