The Summer 2019 Class of Zero Hunger Interns marked the end of their internships with a round of presentations of solutions to hunger in their home communities. Interns have completed a 10-week internship with host organizations focused on ending hunger … Read more
From September 2018 to February 2019, Emerson Hunger Fellows Jade Adia Harvey, Malak Kudaimi, and Baridilo Dube were placed in Seattle, Washington. Read on to hear how they worked with local organizations United Way of King County, Northwest Harvest and the University District Food Bank to strengthen the local … 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
Five anti-hunger champions were recognized at the 2019 Hunger Leadership Awards on Tuesday, July 9th at the Columbus Club in Union Station, Washington, D.C. The event drew attendees from government, philanthropy, business, and nonprofit sectors, as well as current and former … 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
Image: a fountain pen writing on lined paper. Photo by Aaron Burden. Every day we’re building the movement to end hunger by developing leaders—and we’re encouraged, with every new application cycle for our Zero Hunger Internship, by how many current … Read more
We’re excited to announce the 2019 Cohort of Zero Hunger Summer Interns! These twelve student leaders were selected from a pool of 400 applicants, and all show a remarkable level of initiative and dedication to ending hunger in their communities. Starting in … 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
Develop your content knowledge and skills with the Congressional Hunger Center’s 2019 Summer Seminar Series “Ending Hunger at Home” What is the Summer Seminar Series? The 2019 Summer Seminar Series is a program of five learning sessions designed to equip … Read more
From September 2018 to February 2019, Emerson Hunger Fellows Cindy Vong and Chesterfield Polkey were placed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Read on to hear how they worked with local organizations Pittsburgh Food Policy Council and Just Harvest to strengthen the local food … Read more
