How to Motivate and Sustain Volunteer Farmer Trainers
In this webinar, Ripple Effect discussed how to motivate and sustain volunteer farmer trainers once donor-funded projects end. Learn more about this grant here.
In Ripple Effect’s programs, volunteer farmer trainers (VFTs) are project participants who demonstrate willingness and aptitude to share sustainable agriculture training with other farmers from their group and community. This one-hour webinar summarized key findings from Ripple Effect’s research into the sustainability of a VFT model post-project in Uganda and Kenya. The research was made possible by a grant from The Implementer-Led Design, Evidence, Analysis and Learning (IDEAL) Activity. The IDEAL Small Grants Program is made possible by the generous support and contribution of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
A presentation of the research’s key findings followed a panel discussion and Q&A with experts in the field of community-based volunteers.
Speakers and panelists:
- Carl Wahl, Senior Advisor - Agriculture Team Food Security & Livelihoods Division, USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance
- Sagar Pokharel, Chief of Party, Apolou and Resilience Challenge Fund, Mercy Corps Uganda
- Meshark Sikuku, Regional Farm Systems and Sustainability Coordinator, Ripple Effect
- Winnifred Mailu, Head of Thematic Support and Capacity Building, Ripple Effect
- Titus Sagala, Country Director, Ripple Effect Kenya
- Mike Coburn, Executive Director, Ripple Effect US