Program Vision »

The mission of the Leland International Hunger Fellows Program is to develop leaders committed to finding innovative and lasting solutions to food insecurity worldwide. Fellows are placed with effective organizations where they develop new skills and expertise while actively working to alleviate hunger and poverty.

Program Vision: The Leland Program promotes programs and policies to ensure that all people have access to culturally appropriate and nutritious food by:

• Broadening fellows’ understanding of the causes and effects of hunger and poverty;
• Building partnerships with organizations committed to working in solidarity with people and communities experiencing hunger and poverty and developing programs and policies which directly benefit these individuals;
• Supporting fellows to serve with distinction in their host organizations and communities;
• Providing opportunities for mentorship and professional growth;
• Facilitating linkages between field activities and relevant policy and advocacy initiatives;
• Encouraging fellows to form collaborative partnerships across sectors and organizations;
• Challenging fellows to harness their potential and skills as leaders; and
• Creating a community of change agents working for social justice.

“What I got out of the Fellowship Program is the confidence to believe in myself as a leader and to believe in others as leaders…An investment in dynamic leaders is not just a contributing factor in the fight AGAINST poverty eradication, but in a movement FOR human progress.”

– Yodit Beyene: 2007  Leland Fellow, 3^rd Class

The Leland Program shares with future leaders our vision of a world free from hunger and provides these leaders with the tools they need to work toward this goal throughout their lives.

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