Tagged ‘Field’
Above: 30th Class Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellow Kathryn Tzivanis. I believe that achieving positive change in a community requires centering love in our advocacy efforts. bell hooks in “All About Love: New Visions” explores love as a foundation for … Read more
Above: 30th Class Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellow Zhara Edwards. Having lived in and around the Greater Cleveland area in Northeast Ohio, I wasn’t sure what to expect when I came to Washington, D.C. Cleveland had been one of the … Read more
Above: 30th Class Hunger Fellow Adin Burwell. My journey as a fellow began at the Chicago O’Hare Airport. I had never stepped foot in the Midwest before. As I took an Uber to my apartment in South Chicago, I looked … Read more
Above: Local implementing partner, Agency For Community Empowerment (AFCE), hosting Oxfam and other partners. All farmer groups under the poultry activities have been trained GALS Phase 1. Twelfth Class Leland Fellow Chika Kondo, third from left. As the iconic 70 … Read more
The Congressional Hunger Center invites you to attend our briefing, “Transforming Agri-Food Systems: Next Generation Perspectives from the 12th Class of Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows,” on Thursday, October 10, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST. See schedule … Read more
Above: 30th Class Hunger Fellow John Hoang (left) with supervisor Devin Schroeder, Senior Manager of Programs, Hunger Free Oklahoma. “It is terribly inhumane to block pathways out of poverty and oppressive debt because you didn’t need or have those pathways.” … Read more
Uganda’s crowded refugee settlements are seeing relief assistance dwindle. Working with CARE International, Leland Fellow Kaila Balch observes how backyard gardens can be used to fill gaps in nutrition.
Above: 30th Class Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellow Nicholas French in South Dakota. I am a child of Southfield and Detroit, Michigan—the heart of the rust belt, and home to some of the largest Black communities in the Midwest. Though … Read more
Working with World Vision, Leland Fellow Lora Boll shows how school meals don’t just keep students fed, but can also promote environmental sustainability, agricultural production, and community resilience.
Above: 29th Class Emerson Fellow Aliyah Fard. Environmental justice courses throughout my undergraduate career introduced me to one of my favorite environmentalists, Dr. Vandana Shiva, who says “seed is the source of life and the first link in our food … Read more
Above: participants in CARE International Uganda’s Farmer Field Business School project discuss kitchen gardening at a demonstration plot in the Kyaka II refugee settlement. 📸: CARE International Uganda The 12th Class of Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows have been working with their … Read more
Above: Landy Lin, 29th Class Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellow, outside Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. I, like many of the other Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows, was anxiously counting down the days until September 7th, the first day of … Read more
