From March 1st – March 9th, members of our Farmers of the Future team (FOF) met in Niger to explore options for expansion of our program and seek new partners and support. It was by all accounts a very successful trip. Our visiting team members included Professor Dov Pasternak, who created the FOF vision and […]

It is hard to believe that it has been eight years since the beginning of Pencils for Kids.  To commemorate this journey we have put together a book of photos depicting many of the programs we have done together with the community of Libore. The schools, the library, the scholarships, the kindergartens, the soccer program, […]

It is 2014.  The Farmers of the Future project has three flourishing vegetable gardens in Galbal, Gonzare and Gueriguinde with one more on the way in Ecole Centre.  The mothers work together, in groups of 20 to run them and then market their produce. It is a learning curve for everyone, but there is a […]

Seven girls graduated from Secondary School in July, passing both their Terminale Level and their tremendously challenging National BAC exams.  All of them were P4K Scholarship recipients and all are now enrolled in the University of Niamey, two in Medicine.  We are incredibly proud of their accomplishments. From a very generous grant to Pencils for […]