Over 50 student leaders from 25 states gathered in Washington, D.C., for the second annual summit, meeting with members of Congress to discuss campus hunger and their proposed solutions for combatting food waste and making it easier for students to meet their basic needs.
Beyond the School Grounds: School Feeding and Community Resilience in Burundi
Working with World Vision, Leland Fellow Lora Boll shows how school meals don’t just keep students fed, but can also promote environmental sustainability, agricultural production, and community resilience.
This is Food Sovereignty: Land Access for Urban Agriculture in Chicago
Hunger Fellow Lauren Drumgold, working with Chicago Food Policy Action Council, connected urban farmers with vacant land in to build stronger local food systems.
Leland Fellows Share Recommendations for U.N. Food Systems Summit
Leland Fellows brought together development and humanitarian implementers, farmers, local leaders and community members, governments and companies to discuss how to make food systems more equitable and sustainable.