Tagged ‘Leland’
Since winning its independence from France in 1960, Côte d’Ivoire has built a reputation as one of West Africa’s economic success stories through its thriving exports of cocoa and other tropical commodities. The massive expansion of cocoa and other cash … Read more
(Above: departure terminal at Félix Houphouët-Boigny Airport in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire; photo CC BY-SA Pascal Giegner) With the World Health Organization’s declaration of a pandemic on March 11, development and humanitarian organizations had to decide quickly whether to repatriate international staff. These … Read more
(Above: Leland Hunger Fellow Michael Wang (middle) and a colleague from the IFPRI Myanmar team posing with a woman who manages a pesticide retail shop in Sagaing Region, Myanmar. Decision-making on household enterprises is a key part of Michael’s research … Read more
November 27 marks what would have been Rep. Mickey Leland’s birthday. Although his life was cut tragically short by a plane crash while on a humanitarian mission in Ethiopia, Leland’s legacy lives on with his family, friends, and the anti-hunger work … Read more
The Congressional Hunger Center is proud to announce the newest class of Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows! The newest group of fellows, the tenth such cohort since the program’s founding in 2001, gathered in Washington, D.C., for a week in … Read more
When last we caught up with Leland Hunger Fellow Rachel Gilbert, she was placed in Lilongwe, Malawi with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). For the second year of her fellowship, she worked at IFPRI headquarters in Washington, D.C. … Read more
Leland Hunger Fellow Dan Robinson began his fellowship in the Iringa region of Tanzania, working with ACDI/VOCA on the NAFAKA Cereals Market System Development Project. Now in the second year of the fellowship, Dan is back in Washington, D.C., at ACDI/VOCA headquarters. We talked with … Read more
Leland Hunger Fellow Tina Pruna started her fellowship placed with Mercy Corps in Guatemala, finding ways for women and youth to revitalize agriculture in the country. We talked with Tina earlier this summer about her current work, some challenges to making foreign aid truly effective, … Read more
Leland Hunger Fellow Brandon Hugueley has been placed with Project Concern International (PCI), with a field placement in the Huehuetenango, Guatemala. He is currently working at PCI’s Washington, D.C. office, leading a project to map their current policy presence and to create a roadmap of … Read more
Sarah King started her fellowship working with Action Against Hunger in South Sudan in 2017. Now she’s in AAH‘s New York office, providing advocacy support and technical assistance to country offices in East Africa. Read on to see what she’s learned about how to … Read more
The last we heard from Tanner Roark he was working with Project Concern International on an evaluation of the Njira Project, a resilience-building initiative in southern Malawi. Now he’s based at their Washington, D.C. offices, continuing work on resilience and agriculture, … Read more
In March the 9th Class of Leland Hunger Fellows met in Washington, D.C. for a mid-policy retreat. The fellows took time to consider their roles in the broader anti-hunger movement, and how they will continue to work against global hunger following … Read more
