All settled and ready for the summer
June 17th, 2013 We are finally all settled in the compound with thanks to the sisters and all our supervisors who got us here safe and sound, things are going well and summer 2013 is officially under...
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Sydney here- one of the nutrition interns for 2013. I have to tell you about one of my days in Kenya...Have you ever woken up and immediately known that it was just not going to be your day? You know...
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Hey! Vanessa here. I'm one of the two nursing students in Kenya this year. I just wanted to let everyone know how things are going at the hospital. Today I started my first day in surgery after...
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107 Years After we had finished our work yesterday, we had the opportunity to visit the family home of our translator, Priscilla. There we met her mother and her grandmother – who is 107 years old....
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Beatrice and African TimeBy Jessie July 4, 2013 6:30 pmThe teachers across Kenya have been on strike since we arrived. No students are going to school right now. It’s been two weeks, and everyone I...
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Mukurwe-ini and the surrounding farmsBy Geneviève 12:36 pmMukurwe-ini is located in the highlands of Kenya. Therefore, the moment we take the car, countless green hills rise before our eyes, with Mount...
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Nutrition teams finish home assessments of food security
Megan and Sydney here-the UPEI nutrition interns for 2013. After a long and eventful month, the food security assessments of 2013 are officially under wrap! We have visited homes of 26 women from...
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The Good IdeaBy Jessie - July 17, 2013 - 6:42 pmToday, as I was rinsing manure from my armpit, I thought about some of my experiences in Kenya so far. I had just been covered head to toe (literally,...
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Manners and ManureBy Geneviève - July 21, 2013 - 5:59 pmThe inhabitants of Kenya are known for being a warm and welcoming people. After spending a few weeks in their company, I can but confirm this...
View ArticleDairy feeding research
Hello Farmers Helping Farmers Blog readers, My name is Shauna Richards and I am a veterinarian who has returned to the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC) to pursue a graduate degree in veterinary...
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The People You MeetBy Jessie July 23, 2013 5:47 pmWe came at night – it felt strange because we typically don’t go out after dark falls. As we walked to the door, I could see a beautiful set of...
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Vet team working in Mukurwe-ini , Kenya
Vet team working in Mukurwe-ini doing research on feedning cows and calves owned by farmers who ship milk to the Mukurwe-ini Wakulima Dairy Ltd.Left to right Dr. Shauna Richards (AVC'10), Dr. Gertrude...
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Farewell Kiirua!
I am sad to say that we are entering our last week here in Kiirua. It has been an exciting 12 weeks in Kenya; we have learned so much about ourselves through our work in the hospital and in the...
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Making movies and cuddling babies
Megan and Sydney here- the nutrition interns from UPEI. We have recently returned from Kenya, and wanted to bring you up to date on some of the work we did in July and August (now...
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Studies Abroad
Studies abroad Mary MacKayPublished on October 19, 2013Share 0 0 CommentSend to a friendPrint © SUBMITTED PHOTO The UPEI team of Vanessa Dennis, third from left, Alicia MacDonald, Sydney Abells,...
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NF2 50/50 Benefit Dinner
After arriving home from Kenya in February 2013 I have been considering ways that I can continue to support the work of the womans groups from my home farm and community in Nova Scotia. My hope is...
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Cattle and Chaos Collide –A Veterinary Students Experience in KenyaOn one of our favourite days in Kenya so far, we had a walk-in clinic organized by the Muchui Women’s Group in conjunction with Dr....
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Eddy Dykerman discusses vegetable production with Gikundi
Brookfield Gardens Eddy Dykerman shared his vast experience in vegetable production with Gikundi M'Muguna , the horticulturist with the Muchui Womens Group in Kiirua this week. Gikundi visited...
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We visited Shaad Olingo's farm
By Teresa MellishLast weekend, Ken, John, Eddy and I visited Shaad Olingo’s farm in Muhoroni. I know that all of the people who have volunteered in Kenya over the past 30 years with Farmers Helping...
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Imagine the excitement of unveiling three Village Feast cookhouses
Village Feast members, Jolyne Sharkey and Ilse Peters-Ching were excited to open three cookhouses at three schools during the past couple of weeks. The construction of the cookhouses and the energy...
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