2018 FSC Summer School Announcement. Food and Nutrition Security from the planetary to the household level. University o
2018 FSC Summer School Announcement Food and Nutrition Security from the planetary to the household level University of Costa Rica 12 to 30 November 2018 Context: Food and nutrition security issues are very tight interlinked with agricultural, environmental, educational and political determinants. To reduce food insecurity a comprehensive approach needs to be implemented with the involvement of actors from different levels and disciplines. Decisions taken have direct impacts on the individual citizen, the household, the community, and up to the country, (sub-) continent and world level. This summer school aims at considering this multilayer approach to address food and nutrition security at the different levels. Organizers: This Summer School is jointly organized by the University of Costa Rica and the Food Security Center of the University of Hohenheim (Germany), and funded through the DAAD with financial support from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in the frame of the Exceed (“Higher Education Excellence in Development Cooperation”) program. Venue and dates: The course will be held in Costa Rica, from 12 to 30 November 2018, the first week at the Brunca Region (close to the Panamanian border) and the last two weeks at the University of Costa Rica (main campus in San José). Participants: The course is open to 12 PhD students from Africa, Asia and Latin America (funding will not be available to Costa Rican residents). Modules: Three modules will be organized:
Module 1 (November, 12 – 16, 2018): Planetary Health: Perspectives from Costa Rica (Dr. Carlos Faerron, Organization for Tropical Studies, Costa Rica): Participants will be immersed in activities that facilitate the internalization of concepts such as environmental health, global health and sustainable development, surrounded by the complexity of correlations between each other. This process of conceptual integration is mediated through problem-based learning, critical discussion exercises and a variable set of community interactions. Broad environmental scenarios and challenges such as atmospheric pollution, water sanitation and hygiene, climate change, agroindustrial development, biodiversity loss, among others, and their respective extension to health and development will be the framework to generate efforts that identify strategies to address these issues. Module 2 (November, 19 – 23, 2018): Food and Nutrition Security - Strategies for a better life (Dr. Friederike Bellin-Sesay, visiting lecturer and consultant, Germany): Concept of International Food and Nutrition Security. What impedes International Food and Nutrition Security – Problems of food aid, gender inequality and lack in dietary diversity, land deals etc. Topics will be assigned to participants to relate them to the situation in their countries of origin. Module 3 (November, 26 – 30, 2018): Food and Nutrition Security, the Brazilian experience (Dr. Muriel Gubert (Universidade de Brasília, Brazil): Food insecurity measurement, food insecurity and malnutrition/health outcomes, breastfeeding - the first food to promote food security, food security policies and programs. The course will use participatory approaches as much as possible, including
lecture/presentation, discussions and group work. Participants will be given reading material for discussion during the course. Scholarships: The Food Security Center of the University of Hohenheim (Germany) will offer up to 12 scholarships for applicants from Africa, Asia, and Latin America to participate in this course. Scholarships will include the air ticket, accommodation, meals, and transportation in Costa Rica. Other costs are at the student’s expense. Language: The course will be delivered in English. Participants are expected to be fluent in English. Applications: Motivated M.Sc. and Ph.D. students from Africa, Asia and Latin America are requested to send their applications in English including a CV, a letter of motivation, and a certificate of enrollment at their university to:
[email protected]. Deadline for the applications: The deadline for applications is 5 August 2018. Successful applicants will be notified via email by 20 August 2018. Prospected participants will have to confirm his/her participation to the course together with his/her scanned passport via the above address by 31 August 2018.
