I have been an international program officer with Episcopal Relief & Development since February 2012, leading our global agriculture and food supply programs. I have been working in the area of...

Last week, World Food Day was internationally recognized in a number of ways . However, the biggest celebration (to my knowledge) kicked off in Des Moines, Iowa, on Tuesday, with the World Food Prize...

Last week, the streets around our office were buzzing with all of the action from the 2012 United Nations General Assembly. Walking outside, you could run into anyone from the President of Haiti to...

I ate rice every day during my recent 10-day visit to the Philippines. Most days, I ate it two or three times. So when I think about my trip, rice is one of the first things that comes to mind. But...

On a recent program visit to Nicaragua, the stories, people and experiences came together and made me think of some books I hadn’t thought about since high school – the Chicken Soup for the...

Recently, my colleague and I were sitting in the offices of the Anglican Diocese of Harare in Zimbabwe, discussing a new type of community development program called “Umoja.” Our host told us...