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Foundation selects 11 students for its internship program.

April 9, 2019

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The World Food Prize, based in Des Moines, Iowa, offers several youth programs focused on learning about agriculture and the
FEEDING THE WORLD: The World Food Prize, based in Des Moines, Iowa, offers several youth programs focused on learning about agriculture and the fight against global hunger.

The World Food Prize Foundation selected its George Washington Carver interns for spring. Undergraduate and graduate students are chosen for each academic semester and summer.

“The George Washington Carver internship is the perfect stepping stone for those wanting to engage with global hunger after college. You work with empowered individuals who treat you like a peer and motivate you to make your own impact,” says Sarah Blair, a 2018 GWC intern.

“I am leaving this internship inspired to continue to work towards feeding the world because the World Food Prize is proof that women can make a difference in global food insecurity,” she says. “Regardless if you aren't sure if a career in global hunger is right for you, because I sure wasn't, the GWC internship gives you the professional skills to take on any future career you encounter.”

Unique learning opportunity

Eleven interns from the Des Moines Area Community College, Drake University, Grand View University and Iowa State University will learn about the public and private side of operating an international nonprofit and increase their understanding of the international fight against hunger, malnutrition and poverty.

GWC interns will work one-on-one with a staff mentor. More information about the George Washington Carver Internship is at worldfoodprize.org/gwcintern.

“Interns at the World Food Prize play an absolutely indispensable role in the planning and implementation of all World Food Prize programs,” says Ambassador Kenneth Quinn, president of the World Food Prize Foundation. “The success of our upcoming youth education programs and laureate announcement is dependent on their input and performance.”

The 2019 spring interns follow:

The World Food Prize is the foremost international award recognizing the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world. The prize was founded in 1986 by Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, recipient of the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize. Since then, the WFP has honored 48 outstanding individuals who have made vital contributions throughout the world.

The World Food Prize annually hosts the Borlaug Dialogue international symposium and a variety of youth education programs to help further the discussion on cutting-edge global food security issues and inspire the next generation to end hunger.

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