Washington, DC—The 8th Class of Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows completed their initial orientation and training last week. This training, a week-long series of lectures and discussions, prepares the fellows for their one-year field placement in Africa, Latin America or Asia, where they work with partner organizations to improve small-scale agriculture, nutrition, health, natural resource management and other components of food security. The training also introduced the new fellows to the larger Leland network as several training sessions were led by Leland alumni, including Samantha Alvis, Zach Andersson, Damiana Astudillo, Laura Ostenso, and Emily Wei. This week sees the fellows flying out to start their fellowships!
| Fellow | Field Site / Org. | Project |
|---|---|---|
| Carlo Abuyuan | Mkushi, Zambia FHI 360 |
Establishing Referral Systems to Link Nutrition, Health, and Livelihood Support |
| Meghan Anson | Lilongwe, Malawi Concern Worldwide |
Integrating Nutrition Into Programs and Advocating for Good Nutrition Policy |
| Michelle DeFreese | Morogoro, Tanzania iAGRI / APLU |
Building Capacity for Higher Education in Agriculture |
| Amihan Jones | Kathmandu, Nepal Save the Children |
Evaluation and Sharing Learning on Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture and Gender and Cash Assistance |
| Jennie Lane | Lilongwe, Malawi Land O’Lakes IDD |
Researching Livestock’s Role in Household Livelihoods and Nutrition |
| Miti Patel | Kathmandu, Nepal Helen Keller International |
Evaluating Homestead Gardening’s Impact on Nutrition and Household Income |
| Caitlin Shaw | Zomba, Malawi PCI |
Researching the Impact of Conservation Agriculture on Productivity and Income |
| Julia Shuck | Anand, India FES / IFPRI |
Integrating Research and Communications on Natural Resource Management and Climate Change |
| Harley Stokes | Baucau, Timor-Leste CRS |
Assessing and Evaluating Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture Interventions |
| Hanneke Van Dyke | Siem Reap, Cambodia WFP |
Managing Programs to Improve Maternal and Child Nutrition |
| Zoe VanGelder | Port-au-Prince, Haiti Oxfam America |
Developing and Advocating Enabling Policies for Smallholder Rice Farmers |
| Michael Wilcox | Tamale, Ghana ACDI/VOCA |
Improving Agriculture Value-Chains for Smallholder Farmers |
8th Class of Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows—Sept 2015