8th Class, 2015-2017 Policy Placement: World Food Program; Phnom Penh, Cambodia Based in the WFP Cambodia Country Office in Phnom Penh, Hanneke worked as a Program Officer in the Nutrition Unit. There, her work focused on providing technical assistance to … Read more
Dessa Shuckerow
7th Class, 2013-2015 Policy Placement: World Food Program, Phnom Penh, Cambodia As the Nutrition Program Officer in the WFP Country Office in Phnom Penh, Dessa managed the daily operations of the Nutrition Unit. The programs under her supervision included: developing a … Read more
Article on the Food Security Effects of Flooding in Cambodia
In late 2011, Cambodia was hit with the worst flooding it had experienced in over a decade. Over 1.2 million Cambodians were affected by the floods. The flooding destroyed the rice harvest, which many Cambodians rely on for their livelihood … Read more
Summary Article on Enhanced Homestead Food Production for Better Nutrition in Cambodia
Following a site visit for the Enhanced Homestead Food Production (EHFP) program early on in my field year, I wrote this article as a communications piece to present stories and data from the field to a wider audience. The article … Read more
Alissa Pries
6th Class, 2011-2013 Field Placement: Helen Keller International, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Alissa Pries worked with HKI on the evaluation of the homestead food production program (HFP) in Cambodia. She led operations research to identify the influence of gender relations on … Read more
Lindsey Horton
6th Class, 2011-2013 Field Placement: World Food Program, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Lindsey Horton worked with WFP Cambodia’s Monitoring and Evaluation and Programmatic Teams. She was involved in the planning, implementation and monitoring of WFP’s Maternal and Child Health, Food for … Read more
Michaela Hackner
3rd Class, 2005-2007 Field Placement: Pact WORTH Center for Gender and Women’s Empowerment, Phnom Penh, Cambodia/Nairobi, Kenya Michaela Hackner worked on Pact’s WORTH initiative, a unique women’s program that aimed to combat trafficking through self-empowerment, micro-enterprise development and literacy and … Read more
Brian Bogart
3rd Class, 2005-2007 Field and Policy Placement: World Food Program, Kampong Speu/Phnom Penh, Cambodia Brian Bogart was the assistant head of the WFP’s Kampong Speu sub-office, in an area that experienced acute food shortages due to drought over the two … Read more
Kurt Burja
4th Class, 2007-2009 Field Placement: World Food Program, Kampong Cham, Cambodia Based in the Kampong Cham Sub-Office, Kurt managed and monitored the implementation of WFP’s food assistance interventions in eight provinces in eastern Cambodia. Kurt liaised with cooperating partners at the … Read more