The 2003-5 Mickey Leland The 2003-5 Mickey Leland International Hunger International Hunger

FellowsFellowsPresented by The Congressional Presented by The Congressional

Hunger CenterHunger Center

Rep. Mickey Leland (1944-89)Rep. Mickey Leland (1944-89)

•Rep. Leland served as the Chairman of the House Select Committee on Hunger (1983-89) , and Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (1981-85).

•He led bi-partisan efforts in the House of Representatives to fight domestic and international hunger.

•Rep. Leland was killed on Aug. 13, 1989 in a plane crash in Ethiopia, where he was on a famine relief mission.

Program Overview: Field placementProgram Overview: Field placement

The two-year program begins The two-year program begins with a one-year field with a one-year field placement in a developing placement in a developing country in Asia, Latin country in Asia, Latin America or Africa.America or Africa.

Partners include UN agencies Partners include UN agencies (WFP, FAO), local NGOs, (WFP, FAO), local NGOs, USAID and US PVOs USAID and US PVOs (CARE, Save the Children).(CARE, Save the Children). Field placements focus on Field placements focus on

addressing the root causes of addressing the root causes of hunger. Sample topics are: hunger. Sample topics are: HIV/AIDS, agricultural HIV/AIDS, agricultural reform, land tenure and school reform, land tenure and school feeding programs.feeding programs.

Former Fellow Robert Oliver in Ethiopia

Policy PlacementPolicy Placement

In the second year, the fellows return to In the second year, the fellows return to Washington, assisting with policy formation in Washington, assisting with policy formation in the headquarters of the organization that the headquarters of the organization that hosted them in the field, or in complementary hosted them in the field, or in complementary policy organizations.policy organizations.

Field and policy placements are closely Field and policy placements are closely coordinated so that timely information from coordinated so that timely information from the field translates into appropriate policies to the field translates into appropriate policies to solve hunger.solve hunger.

Pre-field training: June 19-27, 2003Pre-field training: June 19-27, 2003 Fellows attended an Fellows attended an

intensive eight-day pre-intensive eight-day pre-field training on topics field training on topics such as: Trade and Food such as: Trade and Food Security, Overview of Security, Overview of Global Hunger Patterns Global Hunger Patterns and Addressing and Addressing HIV/AIDS and Hunger. HIV/AIDS and Hunger.

At right: Fellows relax at final dinner.

Above: Fellows attend security training at the American Red Cross.

Introducing the 2003-5 ClassIntroducing the 2003-5 Class

Central and South AmericaCentral and South America

CIMMYT, Mexico

FUNDE, El Salvador

Save the Children Bolivia

Counterpart, Guatemala

Ilisa GertnerIlisa Gertner

Ilisa works at the office of the Fundacion National para el Desarollo (FUNDE) in San Salvador, El Salvador.

Her project focuses on helping impoverished farmers affected by the Central American coffee crisis get better prices for their crop.

Ilisa holds a BA from SUNY Albany and a MS/MBA from American University.

Ilisa inspects shade-grown coffee at a farm in northeastern El Salvador.

Grace JonesGrace JonesChisec,

Alta Verapaz

Grace checks how the plants are growing at a community garden near Chisec.

•Grace works with the office of Counterpart International in Chisec, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala.

•She works directly with women’s groups in rural communities to improve their health and nutrition through vegetable gardening and the cultivation of medicinal plants.

•Grace has a BA from SF State University and a MS from UC Davis.

Amanda KingAmanda King

•Amanda works at the International Center for the Improvement of Wheat and Maize (CIMMYT) in Texcoco, Mexico.

•Her project is an in-depth case study of the impact of NAFTA upon maize and wheat farmers in rural Mexico. Amanda has selected two municipalities in Veracruz state for her study.

•Amanda holds a BA from Brown University and a MS in Environmental Science from UC/Berkeley.

Amanda shows some test varieties of corn grown on the CIMMYT campus to Margaret Zeigler.

Mette KarlsenMette Karlsen

Mette with a client in Luribay, Bolivia.

•Mette works with Save the Children in La Paz, Bolivia.

•She works on the Marketing and Commercialization Project of Save’s Title II Food Security Program. The goal of this project is to improve the livelihood of rural farmers through capacity building and technical support of producer associations.

•Mette holds a BA from Ithaca College and a MS from the University of Leeds, UK.

UN AgenciesUN Agencies

Three fellows are working with UN agencies in Rome and Washington, DC.

Rosa LugosRosa Lugos Rosa works at the International

Fund for Agricultural Development, North American Liaison Office in Washington.

Her work centers on the establishment of a Global Commission on Rural Development and strategies for IFAD’s replenishment.

Rosa did her undergraduate work in the Philippines and earned a MA in Public Administration from NYU.

Rosa enjoys a chance to get to know other fellows during the training.

Ellen KramerEllen Kramer

•Ellen works in the Nutrition Unit at the World Food Programme headquarters in Rome.

•Her work at WFP focuses on providing research support for WFP’s efforts to improve the nutrition content of food rations.

•Ellen earned a joint MA degree in Nutrition and International Development from Tufts University, Boston.

Andrew FuysAndrew Fuys

Andrew outside IFAD headquarters in Rome.

•Andrew works with the International Land Coalition, a global alliance of international agencies, governments and NGOs that work to empower the rural poor through land reform. The Coalition is housed at the International Fund for Agricultural Development in Rome.

•He is working with Coalition partners in southeast Asia to encourage dialogue on rural land access among policy-makers, rural communities and other stakeholders.

•Andrew holds an MA in Public Policy from UC Berkeley.

Africa and AsiaAfrica and AsiaUSAID and Save the Children, Ethiopia

CRS Kenya/Sudan

CARE Malawi

WFP and USAID, Uganda

Land O’ Lakes, Bangladesh

Chung LaiChung Lai

•Chung works with Land O’Lakes’ school feeding program in Bangladesh.

•She monitors the distribution of fortified milk and biscuits to primary school children and helps to improve the management of the distribution system in the implementation area.

•Chung received her MA in International Development from American University.

Chung in front of the office in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Elizabeth BrownElizabeth Brown

Elizabeth relaxes during the training.

•Elizabeth assists the USAID mission team in their efforts to create stronger linkages between maternal/child health programs and agriculture programs. She is also helping to develop a mission nutrition strategy.

•Elizabeth holds an MS in Agriculture from Colorado State University.

Jason ForauerJason Forauer

Members of Rep. Frank Wolf’s staff relax with Elizabeth and Jason (far right) over dinner in Addis Ababa.

•Jason works with Save the Children in the remote southern Negelle district.

•His project seeks to diversify the income and assets of pastoralists and to raise their household incomes.

•Jason received his MA in International Development from Clark University.

Charlie EhleCharlie Ehle

Charlie at work at CRS’ Nairobi office.

•Charlie Ehle works with Catholic Relief Services in Nairobi, Kenya, on the Sudan Program.

•Charlie works on mainstreaming gender into all of CRS’ project activities in Sudan.

•She has a MA in Sustainable Development from Brandeis University.

Jodie FonsecaJodie Fonseca

Jodie at a health clinic in Malawi.

•Jodie works with CARE’s Malawi country office, focusing on mainstreaming HIV/AIDS into programming.

•She also focuses on HIV/AIDS issues within the workplace, developing human resource policies to help staff access information, treatment and support.

•Jodie holds an MA from the Fletcher School at Tufts University.

Jennifer MayerJennifer Mayer

Jennifer Mayer assists with a food distribution at a camp in Kitgum, Northern Uganda.

•Jennifer works at the USAID mission in Kampala, Uganda.

•She serves as the humanitarian coordinator, overseeing relief activities funded by the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance.

•Jennifer received an MS in International Agricultural Development from UC Davis.

Steve ArchambaultSteve Archambault

Steve visits a camp in Kitgum, Northern Uganda

•Steve works with the World Food Programme country office in Uganda.

•He works on the promotion and assessment of WFP’s marketing support project, which mobilizes farmers associations so that they can sell food directly to WFP.

•Steve holds an MA in Environmental Management and Policy from the International Institute of Environmental Economics, Lund, Sweden.

Fellows connect with AIARDFellows connect with AIARD

Leland Fellows may join AIARDLeland Fellows may join AIARD Fellows share field and policy research Fellows share field and policy research

with AIARD via newsletter and other with AIARD via newsletter and other forafora

Fellows continue international Fellows continue international agriculture research in doctoral agriculture research in doctoral programsprograms

Fellows assist with recruiting for new Fellows assist with recruiting for new AIARD membershipsAIARD memberships

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