Children whose early growth is stunted by malnutrition face challenges to their healthy development for the rest of their lives—and no amount of future gains can make up for what is lost in the first 1,000 days of life. While … Read more
Field Site Spotlight: Aubrey Bauck
Vietnam, now considered a modern day success story, has experienced incredible economic growth over the last 30 years, lifting millions of people out of poverty and food insecurity. However, this level of prosperity has not always included all members of … Read more
Field Site Spotlight: Philadelphia, PA
As we conclude our series of Field Site Spotlights for the 24th Class of Emerson National Hunger Fellows, we turn to the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap survey, Philadelphia has a food insecurity … Read more
Field Site Spotlight: Anthony Slaton
Uganda is one of the poorest countries in the world, where nearly half of the population does not consume the daily required amount of calories. The vast majority of Ugandans live in rural areas where farming is a main source … Read more
Field Site Spotlight: Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City, the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, lies directly west and south across the Hudson River from Manhattan, and is home to over 200,000 residents. The food insecurity rate in Jersey City is 10.6%, and, as in many … Read more
Field Site Spotlight: Rachel Gilbert
Malawi is a small, landlocked country in Africa south of the Sahara, known both as the “Warm Heart of Africa” and as one of the poorest countries in the world. Malawi’s economy is dominated by agriculture, much of which is … Read more
Field Site Spotlight: San Diego, California
Above: Hunger Fellows Valery Martínez (left) and Rosa Rada attending the San Diego Hunger Coalition’s “Hunger Free Fest” event in September, 2017. Continuing with our series of Field Site Spotlights for the 24th Class of Emerson National Hunger Fellows, we turn … Read more
Field Site Spotlight: Fayetteville, Arkansas
Above: Hunger Fellows Sarah Goldman (left) and Corey Malone-Smolla pose with a statue of a bison on the Oneida reservation near Green Bay, Wisconsin Fayetteville, Arkansas, is the home of the University Arkansas School of Law; for the past six … Read more
Field Site Spotlight: Dan Robinson
Tanzania is a nation of farmers—agriculture employs 75 percent of the labor force and makes up 31 percent of the gross domestic product. Despite its abundance of farmers, many of Tanzania’s 50 million inhabitants struggle to find enough to eat: … Read more
Field Site Spotlight: Grace Heymsfield
Photo: Steve Evans South Sudan is the world’s newest nation, and one whose short official history has been marked with violence and hunger. Two years after declaring its independence from Sudan in 2011, the nation entered a period of civil … Read more
Field Site Spotlight: Chicago, Illinois
Above: Hunger Fellows María Cristina Chicuén and Laura Yepez at the end of field training, August 2017. With a population of just over 2.7 Million, Chicago is the third most populous city in the United States—and with a food insecurity rate … Read more
Field Site Spotlight: Washington, D.C.
Above: Hunger Fellows Funke Aderonmu and Amirio Freeman at the end of field training, August 2017. While Washington, D.C. is the seat of the Federal government, it is also home to more than 680,000 residents, 1 in 8 of whom struggles … Read more