The 2003-5 Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows

1. The 2003-5 Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows Presented by The Congressional Hunger Center

2. 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.

3. Program Overview: Field placement • The two-year program begins with a one-year field placement in a developing country in Asia, Latin America or Africa. • Partners include UN agencies (WFP, FAO), local NGOs, USAID and US PVOs (CARE, Save the Children). Former Fellow Robert Oliver in Ethiopia • Field placements focus on addressing the root causes of hunger. Sample topics are: HIV/AIDS, agricultural reform, land tenure and school feeding programs.

4. Policy Placement • In the second year, the fellows return to Washington, assisting with policy formation in the headquarters of the organization that hosted them in the field, or in complementary policy organizations. • Field and policy placements are closely coordinated so that timely information from the field translates into appropriate policies to solve hunger.

5. Pre-field training: June 19-27, 2003 • Fellows attended an intensive eight-day pre-field training on topics such as: Trade and Food Security, Overview of Global Hunger Patterns and Addressing HIV/AIDS and Hunger. Above: Fellows attend security training at the American Red Cross. At right: Fellows relax at final dinner.

6. Introducing the 2003-5 Class

7. Central and South America CIMMYT, Mexico Counterpart, Guatemala FUNDE, El Salvador Save the Children Bolivia

8. Ilisa 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.

9. Grace Jones Chisec, Alta Verapaz • 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. Grace checks how the plants are growing at a community garden near Chisec.

10. Amanda 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.

11. Mette Karlsen • 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. Mette with a client in Luribay, Bolivia.

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

13. Rosa 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.

14. Ellen 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.

15. Andrew Fuys • 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. Andrew outside IFAD headquarters in Rome.

16. Africa and Asia USAID and Save the Children, Ethiopia CRS Kenya/Sudan WFP and USAID, Uganda CARE Malawi Land O’ Lakes, Bangladesh

17. Chung 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.

18. Elizabeth Brown • 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. Elizabeth relaxes during the training.

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

20. Charlie Ehle • 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. Charlie at work at CRS’ Nairobi office.

21. Jodie Fonseca • 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. Jodie at a health clinic in Malawi.

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

23. Steve Archambault • 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. Steve visits a camp in Kitgum, Northern Uganda

24. Fellows connect with AIARD • Leland Fellows may join AIARD • Fellows share field and policy research with AIARD via newsletter and other fora • Fellows continue international agriculture research in doctoral programs • Fellows assist with recruiting for new AIARD memberships

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