The past two weeks have been nothing more than fulfilling and impactful. These past weeks I have challenged myself in facilitating 163 Ugandan Agriculture Educators who will impact 57,913 students across the country. The Field of Hope team and I have assisted each other in planting a seed of hope, dignity, resilience, and passion in each of the cultural teachers. These teachers traveled from across the county to gather in the northern and southern districts to network, learn, and grow personally and professionally.
With teachers full of excitement to learn how they can better their teaching skills and knowledge to best serve their students. This training allowed Field of Hope to plant a seed within our Level 1 teachers and helped us water the seeds we have previously planted in our Level 2 teachers. These seeds that have been planted will grow over time and will bear many fruits which teacher and students will benefit from.
The Bible teaches us in Genesis 26:12 that the seeds we sew shall prosper because the lord has blessed us. I believe this same goes for these seeds that we have sewed during teacher training. Field of Hope planted 163 seeds within 2 weeks in agriculture teachers. Metaphorically, these seeds will become long-term fruit-bearing plants that will bear nutritious fruits. These nutritious fruits will feed knowledge and skills into students who enter these Ugandan agriculture teachers’ classrooms. With much encouragement, these teachers will create a massive impact on students’ lives. These students will impact others–from classmates to those entering the direct workforce, to becoming the next generation of business and industry leaders.
The impact that Field of Hope’s Teacher Training has is tremendous. From a staff perspective, this teacher training opened my eyes to the love, care, and willingness each teacher here in Uganda has for their classrooms. Their willingness has inspired me to be “all in” for creating change and impact in everyday life. I hope to take the love, care, and willingness that each of these teachers has back home to the ones I serve.
Hunter Lee Adkins, Fellow ’24
