Tina Pruna

Prior to becoming a Leland Fellow, Tina Pruna developed several community-based programs targeting the social determinants of health through her role as program director at Loma Linda University Health’s Institute for Community Partnerships. Tina holds an MPH in Global and Maternal Child Health and a BA in International Communication. She … Read more

Brandon Hugueley

Brandon, a California native, received his Bachelor’s in Psychology from UC Santa Barbara and completed his Masters in Public Health with a concentration in Epidemiology and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) at San Diego State University.  For his Capstone project, Brandon used Demographic and Health Survey data to investigate the association … Read more

Host Organization: Project Concern International First Year Placement Based in Huehuetenango, Guatemala, Brandon worked with Project Concern International (PCI) to identify pathways for improving regional food security and the health status of individuals, families, and communities, with an emphasis on … Read more

The Business Case for Women’s Participation in Agricultural Cooperatives

To address the misconceptions that contribute to low levels of female participation, this paper has two objectives. The first is to use evidence from the Manduvira cooperative to demonstrate to cooperative members and leaders in Paraguay and other countries that women can and do succeed in positions that have historically been seen as more appropriate for men. The second is to show that women’s participation and leadership in agricultural cooperatives can have advantages to their overall business performance.

Mathias Pollock

7th Class, 2013-2015 Policy Placement: Mercy Corps, Washington, DC  As a Food Security Technical Adviser, Mathias divided his time between the Technical Support Unit for Health, Nutrition and Food Systems programming and the Policy and Advocacy team at Mercy Corps. … Read more

Claire Clugston

7th Class, 2013-2015 Policy Placement: ACDI/VOCA, Washington, DC For her policy year, Claire worked as a Gender Specialist in the Technical Learning and Application unit of ACDI/VOCA. In this role, she provided gender support to ACDI/VOCA’s projects and programs. These … Read more

WFP Guatemala’s Monthly Food Price Bulletin

The monthly price bulletin is a document produced by each World Food Program (WFP) Country Office. It analyzes current trends on the prices of basic commodities, inflation rates, and fuel prices. The bulletin is used both within WFP and externally … Read more

World Vision’s Citizen Voice Action Methodology_Spanish

This presentation highlights the Latin America and the Caribbean Region’s (LACR) work with Citizen Voice and Action (CVA), a local-level social accountability methodology, which I gave in Nairobi, Kenya at a Global CVA Conference. It showcases how LACR has been … Read more

World Vision’s Citizen Voice Action Methodology_English

This presentation highlights the Latin America and the Caribbean Region’s (LACR) work with Citizen Voice and Action (CVA), a local-level social accountability methodology, which I gave in Nairobi, Kenya at a Global CVA Conference. It showcases how LACR has been … Read more

Zero Hunger? Evaluating Brazilian Food Security Policy

Brazil’s Fome Zero (Zero Hunger) policy framework was launched in 2003 with the advent of President Luiz Ignácio Lula da Silva’s administration. It was created with the purpose of improving food security by integrating programs that promote agriculture, nutrition, health … Read more