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News, Updates and Food for Thought from Our Global Education Team and Partners in the field
Bangladesh 2011-12 Alumni reflections on the Conference on Diversity in International Affairs
May 17th 2013
Recently, five Alumni of the World Savvy American Youth Leadership Program in Bangladesh 2011-12 traveled to Washington DC to attend a conference hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations and the Global Access Pipeline. The Conference on Diversity in International Affairs offered students and ... Read More
Food, Inc. for the Classroom
Taylor Watson
December 23rd 2010I’m always looking for educational resources to pass on to teachers and students preparing for this year’s World Affairs Challenge theme, Food: Feeding the Planet Sustainably in the 21st Century. I recently checked out the documentary Food, Inc.in which filmmaker Robert Kenner examines our ...
Read MoreCan Food Work for New Yorkers?
Daniel Carlton
December 16th 2010City Council Speaker Christine Quinn Announces Plan to Overhaul Food System The United Nations defines food security as systems operating in a manner such that “all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs ...
Read MoreSustainable Business: Equal World Coffee
December 14th 2010Equal World Coffee comes from Rwanda, “The Land of a Thousand Hills." This tiny East African nation is among the few places in the world that has the perfect climate for consistently growing fabulous, Connoisseur Grade Arabica, Specialty Coffee. Equal World Coffee has a wonderful relationship ...
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