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Dr. Jennifer Taylor and Holland College are among the 2019 Farmers Helping Farmers Award Winners

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…

Asante - thank you - to everyone who contributed to the 2018 Holiday Campaign! We look forward to showing you how your generous donations are going to make a difference in Kenya in 2019! Our 2018 Holiday Campaign is now underway. Find out how you can give a gift with meaning to your family and…

Save the date! Richard Wood stars in our Fall Fundraiser Friday November 2nd 7:30 p.m.

Farmers Helping Farmers is excited to announce that P.E.I. fiddle sensation will headline our Annual Fall Fundraiser on Friday November 2, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. at Florence Simmons Performance Hall in Charlottetown. This will be a great evening of entertainment as Richard is joined onstage by Gordon Belsher and Brad Fremlin. There will also be…

November 14, 2025
2025 Holiday Campaign

Celebrating 45 Years of Making a Difference The holiday season is a time to give, to share, and to make…
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October 18, 2025
Farmers Helping Farmers marks 45th year supporting Kenyan farm families

The Farmers Helping Farmers Holiday Campaign has many ways to help make a difference for women, children and families in…
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October 13, 2025
Chef Emily Wells serves up fundraising success in support of families and farmers in Kenya

Chef Emily Wells spent two days of her Thanksgiving weekend cooking up Fall Harvest Suppers at The Mill in New…
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July 22, 2025
Farmers Helping Farmers Annual Barbeque Returns

Farmers Helping Farmers 37th fund raising Barbecue supports Farm Women and Global Food Security West Covehead, PEI - The annual…
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February 4, 2025
FHF Volunteers in Kenya 2025

Volunteers from Canada are preparing to travel to Kenya in 2025 to continue the work of Farmers Helping Farmers. They…
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October 21, 2024
Farmer Helping Farmers launches 2024 Holiday Campaign in support of families in Kenya

Weather extremes cause challenges for Kenyan farm families The Farmers Helping Farmers Holiday Campaign has many ways to help make…
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