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Kitchen gardens go ahead despite adverse weather

Kitchen gardens go ahead despite adverse weather
Kitchen gardens funded by the Holiday Campaign by Teresa Mellish We saw such dry farms when we were on Kenya in January and February.  They have not had proper rains for three seasons.  The rains during the last rainy season dried up before the maize crop could mature.  As a result there is a lot…
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Kenya through the eyes of a P.E.I. teacher

Kenya through the eyes of a P.E.I. teacher
Kenya through the eyes of a P.E.I. teacher Valerie Beer, a grade six teacher from West Kent Elementary School, one of the Island schools twinned with a Kenyan school, Mitoone Primary, traveled with a contingent of Farmers Helping Farmers (FHF) volunteers for 3 weeks in January and February 2018. West Kent School had raised over…
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Days for Girls – why they matter

Days for Girls – why they matter
Days for Girls and Farmers Helping Farmers, Kenya a perspective by Maxine Delaney The girls' faces expressed various emotions as they sat expectantly facing us, Mzungu who were strangers to them and women teachers from all the levels of their school. Suitcases were wheeled to the front of the classroom holding brightly patterned cotton drawstring…
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Celebrating Queen Elizabeth Scholars

Celebrating Queen Elizabeth Scholars
Congratulations to our Queen Elizabeth Scholars on successfully completing their studies at UPEI! We are very excited that our work in Kenya will continue, thanks to another round of QES funding.  The project will see three graduate students from Kenya and 13 undergraduate students from UPEI working together in Canada and Kenya to train Buuri…
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Membership Matters! Please renew today for 2018-2019!

Membership Matters! Please renew today for 2018-2019!
Why become a member of Farmers Helping Farmers? It's membership renewal time and we often get the question: why become a member of Farmers Helping Farmers? After all, you can see our newsletter online, and find out what we're up to on our website. Many people attend our fundraisers like the Harrington Barbeque and contribute…
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Check out our 2018 PEI Kenya blog!

Check out our 2018 PEI Kenya blog!
Students from the Atlantic Veterinary College and the UPEI education and nutrition programs will work with Farmers Helping Farmers on a variety of projects, along with Kenyan partners in schools, dairies and women’s groups in 2018. Check out our 2018 blog: https://peikenya2018.wordpress.com/
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Farmers Helping Farmers Holiday Campaign touches hearts in P.E.I. and Kenya

Farmers Helping Farmers Holiday Campaign touches hearts in P.E.I. and Kenya
Farmers Helping Farmers Holiday Campaign touches hearts in P.E.I. and Kenya   Farmers Helping Farmers is celebrating another successful Holiday Campaign, raising almost $50,000 for the P.E.I. non-profit group's work in Kenya. Donations towards water tanks, which allow Kenyan families to collect water during the rainy season to be used during the months of drought,…
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Holiday campaign supports work of Farmers Helping Farmers in Kenya

Holiday campaign supports work of Farmers Helping Farmers in Kenya
The Farmers Helping Farmers Holiday Campaign 2017 offers many ways to give a gift with meaning and support the work of the P.E.I.-based organization in Kenya. Donors will receive a gift card in time for Christmas for donations received by December 15, 2017. Donations to the Holiday Campaign support many families, schools and women's groups…
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2017 Holiday Campaign is underway!

2017 Holiday Campaign is underway!
  New Donation Category in 2017 Holiday Campaign By Liz Townsend Are you concerned with special needs children in Kenya? You will see a new donation category: Make a School Disability-Friendly. FHF is starting on this project by working with Kenyan partners to install ramps, grab bars, etc. for accessibility to latrines and classrooms for…
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