Leland Fellow: Julie Savane »
6th Class, 2011-2013
Field Placement: Oxfam America, Dakar, Senegal
Julie serves as a Food Security Policy Advisor at Oxfam America in Dakar, Senegal. Working on Oxfam’s GROW! campaign, a global effort to establish food justice, she tracks the implementation of food security initiatives in Senegal and Mali, documenting current projects and identifying constraints that can be addressed through advocacy to foreign assistance donors. Julie works in close contact with Oxfam America’s team in Washington, DC, providing country-level information to support their advocacy work. She develops relationships with stakeholders in civil society, government, and producers’ associations in Senegal and Mali in order to increase their capacity to influence the design and implementation of foreign assistance programs for food security. Synthesizing the knowledge she gains from these activities, Julie will propose an integrated agricultural program for Oxfam to implement in Senegal.
Pre-Fellowship Education/Experience:
Julie Savane earned a Master of International Development degree with a certificate in African Studies from the University of Pittsburgh, where she focused on nongovernmental organizations and civil society. Julie has interned in Mali and Senegal with local organizations that protect the human rights of vulnerable youth. Prior to her graduate studies, Julie served for two years as an AmeriCorps member supporting college access for low-income students, and later worked as an executive assistant at The Saint Paul Foundation. In 2005, Julie received her BA in Global Studies and Social Justice from Hamline University in her hometown of Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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