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Welcome to Seeds of Hope Africa

My name is Angela Kieffer, or Zoulleha. Seeds Of Hope is an organization born out of the beauty and courage of the people of Niger. I am fortunate to be an RPCV (Returned Peace Corps Volunteer) of Niger, West Africa. I was able to serve for two years in a small village, Garin Maigari, in south central Niger. We worked on agricultural issues, women's community development, energy saving cookstoves, literacy, and natural regeneration of trees used for firewood. The people in my home village are Hausa, which is also the language they speak. They are kind, generous, colorful, and spirited people with a remarkable zest for life as they struggle through the cycles of famine that plague their region.

Seeds of Hope is as much about building awareness as it is about building funds for community based sustainable projects. We are focused on working together with Peace Corps Volunteers currently living in villages working and living side by side with the children and families we are determined to help. This collaboration creates project pride and ownership by both the families and the Volunteers involved. Peace Corps Volunteers are required to work with community leaders at the village level to create a proposal. This proposal is then reviewed and accepted by Seeds of Hope for the Volunteer to receive funding to carry out the project. Quarterly status reports and discussions are also an important factor in tracking the project progress and success.

With your help, we make a difference in the lives of these families. Spending a day, a week, a few years in Niger, shows the importance of family, friends, and community, not unlike life as we know it. Sharing in their sadness and marveling at their hope of better things to come has brought me to this place. My hope is that through sharing their lives with our families, friends, and communities here in America, we'll bring more laughter than tears with the next harvest.

Whether it's buying a goat, or passing on this information to your community, you're planting seeds, Seeds of Hope.

Please visit us often, we are always adding new information and posting updates!

With hope,
Zoulleha