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Are you interested in volunteering in Kenya for three weeks in January/February 2020?

A small team from Farmers Helping Farmers is making plans to go to Kenya from January 24 until February 15, 2020. This includes Ken and Teresa Mellish from Farmers Helping Farmers as well as the Dr. John van Leeuwen from the Atlantic Veterinary College and three 4th year vet students. If you are interested, please…

Beef Barbeque tickets on sale now! Saturday August 10th is the big day!

For decades, the Farmers Helping Farmers Barbeque has brought together our community of caring people to create and share an amazing meal, to help FHF improve the lives of thousands of Kenyan families. There are many ways in which you can show your support and we appreciate them all. First, please buy tickets! Email farmershelpingfarmerspei@gmail.com, call or…

Dr. Jennifer Taylor and Holland College are among the 2019 Farmers Helping Farmers Award Winners The awards recognize the organization’s volunteers, supporters and members. Sandra MacKinnon, Awards Committee member says that the success of any organization is dependent upon the commitment of its volunteers and others. “We are extremely fortunate to have individuals and groups…

Dear Friend of Farmers Helping Farmers, It is our pleasure to share our Spring 2019 Newsletter with you. For almost 40 years, your support and involvement have made it possible for Farmers Helping Farmers to develop a uniquely made-in-PEI approach to transforming the lives of Kenyan farm families. We have also helped Islanders to connect to global development…

Kenyan educators share strategies for safe and inclusive schools

by Liz Townsend, on behalf of the Safe Inclusive Schools project In March 2019, an FHF team of Carolyn Francis, Carolyn Thorne and Liz Townsend returned to Kenya to continue the Safe and Inclusive Schools project begun in 2017. In a follow-up evaluation of the first visit, Kenyan educators and community members had expressed…

Celebrating International Development Week 2019 – Friday

To celebrate International Development Week 2019, Farmers Helping Farmers is celebrating the people who help make our projects in Kenya possible. Here is a message from Colleen Walton, the president of Farmers Helping Farmers: Farmers Helping Farmers is celebrating International Development Week on Prince Edward Island and in Kenya. Teresa Mellish is leading a…

Celebrating International Development Week 2019 – Thursday

To celebrate International Development Week 2019, Farmers Helping Farmers is celebrating the people who help make our projects in Kenya possible. Today we are sending a big "asante" to our partners in Rotary Clubs, here on P.E.I., across Atlantic Canada, in Kenya and around the world for their role in funding a new three year…

Celebrating International Development Week 2019 – Wednesday

To celebrate International Development Week 2019, Farmers Helping Farmers is celebrating the people who help make our projects in Kenya possible. [caption id="attachment_1620" align="alignnone" width="300"] Members of the Empower Sewing Group in Guelph, Ontario have created more than 1,000 Days for Girls kits.[/caption] Days for Girls Kits help girls stay in school Since 2017, Farmers…

Celebrating International Development Week 2019 – Tuesday

To celebrate International Development Week 2019, Farmers Helping Farmers is celebrating the people who help make our projects in Kenya possible. Chef Emily Wells and her team at The Mill in New Glasgow have been cooking up support for education projects in Kenya for more than a decade. Chef Emily’s Fall Harvest Luncheons have become…

Celebrating International Development Week 2019 – Monday

To celebrate International Development Week 2019, Farmers Helping Farmers is celebrating the people who help make our projects in Kenya possible. A pair of churches in the Kensington area of Prince Edward Island has embraced school twinning through Farmers Helping Farmers. The Margate Pastoral Charge has been twinned with Nkando Primary since 2017. It’s the…

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