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The Hunger Center announces the newest class of Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows and their placements. These 14 leaders will spend the next two years supporting global food and nutrition security at the programmatic and policy levels as they develop … Read more
On Friday, August 6, the 10th Class of Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows shared insights and recommendations in a virtual briefing entitled “Next-Generation Perspectives in Global Food Security.” These presentations, delivered a few weeks before the fellows concluded their two-year … Read more
Last year, between 720 and 811 million people faced hunger, an estimated increase of 118 million people compared to 2019. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, hunger was already on the rise and the world was not on track to end … Read more
“Next-Generation Perspectives in Global Food Security,” a briefing featuring insights and recommendations from the 10th Class of Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows, will be held online on Friday, August 6, 2021. The briefing is co-sponsored by Action Against Hunger, FAO, … Read more
Above: 10th Class Leland Fellow Isis Blanco Vera (2nd from right) takes a break with data collectors during a training in Rajasthan Fighting hunger by developing leaders. This is the Congressional Hunger Center’s motto and reflects what the Mickey Leland … Read more
Fellows from the 10th Class of the Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellowship are hosting an Independent Dialogue in advance of the UN Food Systems Summit on June 16, 2021 from 12 to 1:30 pm GMT. Through this dialogue, the fellows … Read more
Continuing our series of profiles of Hunger Fellow alums, let’s check in with Stella Nordhagen (pictured, above, with her fellow fellows at orientation in Washington, D.C.). Stella Nordhagen (Leland ’15) has a strong passion for alleviating global hunger and malnutrition. At the … Read more
Above: Rhiley Allbee, 10th Class Leland Fellow. I grew up in a small rural community surrounded by the Manistee National Forest in Michigan. It was here that I first developed my love for the natural environment, and also here that I … Read more
Marisa Nowicki works with The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT in Nairobi, Kenya. The Alliance generates evidence and mainstreams innovations to create food systems that sustain the planet, drive prosperity, and nourish people. Marisa is part of the Food … Read more
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
