Kevin Perkins

Kevin Perkins | Farm Radio International

Kevin Perkins is the executive director of Farm Radio International, a position he assumed in May 2006. Since joining, he has helped Farm Radio develop a number of new programs and services, including Farm Radio Weekly (an electronic news and information service for African broadcasters) and the African Farm Radio Research Initiative – a five country action research program funded by the Gates Foundation.

Prior to joining Farm Radio International, Perkins was the director of programs for Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief (CPAR) in Toronto. He has a long history at CPAR, going back to 1989 when he was first hired as a program officer. He took a break from international work in 1997 when he joined a community economic development organization in the Riverdale area of Toronto. In this capacity, he established the ACCESS Riverdale Community Loan Fund and led the Riverdale Community Development Corporation as the executive director.

In 2003, Kevin established a new charity called CAP AIDS, dedicated to helping grassroots African organizations on the front lines in the fight to resist, survive, and overcome AIDS. He was the founding executive director of CAP AIDS, and continues to be its volunteer chair.