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		<title>Pencils for Kids celebrates 20 years!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 23:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was in December 2005, when Dan Galbraith returned from the Games of la Francophonie in Niger, and called me, sounding distraught and depressed.  When I asked him what was wrong he said he could not get the images of the children of Niger out of his mind and that 30 children in one classroom [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Pencils for Kids reaches a meaningful milestone!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Nov 2024 23:45:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Dov Institute opens its doors to students on October 14th 2024! We’re thrilled to share that this October marked the ground-breaking launch of agricultural training at the Dov Institute, Niger&#8217;s first training center dedicated to transforming agricultural and educational practice in the country. It&#8217;s taken ten years in partnership with Eliminate Poverty Now, from conception to fruition and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Attracting Outstanding Students to the Dov Institute</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 18:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the latest update from our Partners, Eliminate Poverty Now&#8230; The Dov Institute is much more than a school—it’s a movement to revolutionize both farming and educational practice in Niger. Every part of it is designed to be first class. In previous emails, we shared the work behind our exceptional facilities, innovative curriculum, and hands-on [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>And here is the next update from our Partner, Eliminate Poverty Now, below:</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 15:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Dov Institute is Transforming Teaching Methods in Niger The Dov Institute is truly leading the way in so many areas. Our curriculum is a first for Niger, with a focus on horticulture and a business-minded approach to farming. But it&#8217;s also unique in its teaching methods. In Niger, higher education has traditionally centered around [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Another exciting update on The Dov Institute from our partners, Eliminate Poverty Now:</title>
		<link>https://pencilsforkids.com/blog/and-a-second-update-from-our-partners-eliminate-poverty-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 21:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creating an Outstanding Curriculum for the Dov Institute At the Dov Institute, we’re committed to excellence in everything we do. We’ve already achieved that with our top-tier facilities, and now we’re focused on making our curriculum just as outstanding. Building the curriculum has been no small feat. Starting from scratch, we created a completely new [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Dov Institute finally opens its doors on Monday, October 14th</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 19:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A note from our partners, Eliminate Poverty Now! Creating Niger’s Preeminent Agricultural Training Center The Dov Institute is so much more than just a school—it’s a movement that’s changing the way farming is done and making a real difference. What makes the Institute stand out is its approach. We combine hands-on learning with a business [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Kicking off the year with a trip to Ghana</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 22:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve just returned from a very productive trip to Ghana where we spent a week with our Niger team. Our partner, John Craig, from Eliminate Poverty Now wrote a beautiful piece summarizing the trip: &#160; Hi All – Just back from my latest trip to Africa.  The focus was on plans to launch agricultural training [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Robin receives the Governor General&#8217;s Meritorious Service Medal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2023 20:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Robin, her daughter Sam, and husband Ed at Rideau Hall on December 7th, 2023 as Robin receives the Governor General&#8217;s Meritorious Service Medal for her work in Niger.]]></description>
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		<title>2023 &#8211; Pencils for Kids’ 18th year in Niger</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Nov 2023 22:22:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pencils for Kids’ 18th year has been a year of both progress and upheaval in Niger.  &#160; The Coup On July 26, 2023, the military took over the government of Niger. Niger had been widely viewed as the last bastion of democracy in the West African Sahel, so the military takeover caught many by surprise, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Official Opening of the Dov Institute December 13th, 2022</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2022 14:15:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On my 9th trip to Niger, on Tuesday, December 13th, 2022, we officially opened the Dov Institute, our new Training Centre for Horticultural Technicians along with our partner, John Craig, from Eliminate Poverty Now.  The Minister of Higher Education, Minister Djibo, officially opened the Institute, cut the ribbon, and gave his approval to open our [&#8230;]]]></description>
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