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Meet ARI’s New Volunteers: Preparing for the Harvest Thanksgiving Celebration
Meet ARI’s New Volunteers
What are Japanese graduates like? ③ The Open Campus is three days away!
ARI is currently recruiting Japanese participants for next year. If you are interested, please come to the Open Campus on Saturday 28th of this month! (More information can be found at the end of this article). So, here’s a report on the “now” of our Japanese graduate! 【Moe Koyama, 2009 graduate】 Q1, Why did you become a participant at ARI? I experienced the subsistence and community sharing lifestyle in rural villages in Thailand and Myanmar and wanted to learn about agriculture as a base for living and to live in … Read more
Participant Introduction – Geoffrey (Zambia)
‘My passion has always been in agricultural so that I can help develop our area in the technical aspects of farming machines.’ Geoffrey strives for economic reformation and development in the Chongwe district together with the Ecumenical Development Foundation. In his community, many farmers also use nearby streams to supplement diets and income with fishing. However, conflicts arise between men and women, over who can take leadership roles. One of Geoffrey’s recent projects has been to train female ex-convicts in agricultural technology operations so that they may develop their own … Read more
Participant Introduction – Richard(Uganda)
“My Motivation is to live and work together for self-development as refugees.” Richard Tumwesigye is a project manager of the St. Patrick’s Refugee Center in the Kyanwali Resettlement Kikuube District, a major project by SPACID. This center hosts refugees from neighboring war-torn countries such as South Sudan, DR Congo, Rwanda, and Burundi, with many faiths, nationalities, and languages. The center lacks external support and insufficient physical resources, but Richard keeps a positive environment full of service and love for center residents. Richard manages multiple projects and activities, such as dairy … Read more
