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The Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellowship, is a unique leadership development opportunity for experienced, motivated individuals seeking to make a difference in the struggle to eliminate hunger and poverty worldwide. This two-year program begins with a one-year field placement in countries throughout Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Fellows work with organizations that include national and international non-governmental organizations, private sector entities, and bi-lateral and multi-lateral organizations. While in the field, Fellows work directly on programs and policies that impact on hunger and get first hand experience of the challenges, successes of international development and initiatives to end hunger. Fellows spend their second year in a policy environment, usually at the headquarters of the organizations where they served during their field placements. Field and policy assignments are closely coordinated so that timely, innovative information from the field translates into appropriate policies to address root causes of hunger.
Recruitment of 4th Class of Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows
The recruitment of the 4th Class of Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows is underway. The 4th Class of Leland Fellows will be working in a wide variety of countries on issues that include land rights, HIV/AIDS, food security, and other issues that impact upon hunger. For further information about the application process and to view listings of the possible Fellowships for the 4th class please see information for Prospective Applicants.
3rd Class of Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows Retreat and Policy Training
In July of 2006, having returned from their field placements across the world, the Fellows came together to participate in a retreat and policy training which would prepare them for the upcoming policy year of the Fellowship. Fellows spent three days at the Woods Resort in West Virginia where they were able to reconnect with each other, and also continue to build upon the leadership training that had been initiated in the training and retreat the previous year. At the retreat, Fellows received individual feedback from past supervisors and co-workers in a 360 Leadership Practices Inventory tool to help them measure their leadership competencies. Additionally, Fellows strengthened their facilitation skills and began looking forward to the policy year ahead.
The Fellows then returned to Washington D.C. for Policy Training where Fellows received briefings on agriculture, foreign aid funding and trade, PEPFAR, Populations and Refugee Management, and food aid. They also participated in a lively discussion with experts from the Millenium Challenge Corporation, USAID, Howard University and Center for Global Development on the Millenium Challenge Account and foreign aid reorganization. In addition to these briefings and a media training, each of the Fellows was given an opportunity to present their work during their field placement to each other, their Policy Supervisor as well as members of Congressional Staff. Representatives Jim McGovern and Jo Ann Emerson were able to join the Fellows for a lunch and informal discussion.
After the training, the Fellows began their work for their policy placement of the Fellowship. With experience in the field under their belt, the Fellows will work to bring their knowledge and lessons learned during their first year to assist in improving programs and policies in their respective policy placements.
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3rd Class of Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows w/ CHC Board Co-Chair Rep. McGovern |
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See profiles of the 3rd Class of Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows to view the work the Fellows are doing in their policy year:
Host organizations include:
- Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA): Bolivia
- Action Against Hunger: Ethiopia
- Catholic Relief Services (CRS): Benin
- Christian Children’s Fund (CCF): Honduras
- Counterpart International: Senegal
- Fewsnet/ USAID: Washington, DC
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO): Ghana
- Heifer International: Kenya
- International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI): Costa Rica and Ethiopia
- International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI): Bolivia
- Management Systems International (MSI): Morocco
- Pact: Cambodia
- Save the Children US: Uganda
- Uganda Land Alliance: Uganda
- World Food Program (WFP): Cambodia
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