Fall 2010 - National Peace Corps Association

Africa RuralConnect AwardsWinners of itsWorld PolicyJournal EssayContestNPCA’s Africa Rural Connect(ARC) program awarded twowinners of the joint World PolicyJournal 2010 Essay Contest in September.The first place essay, “Ingenuity,Peanut Butter, and a Little Green Leaf:Combining Local Ingredients to Assuagea Global Problem,” by J.T. Simms (Niger07-09) and second place essay “Brick byStone Brick: Microinsurance in Africa”by Michael Norton (Malawi 02-04),describe unique initiatives that Africangovernments or others in the internationalcommunity can implement to improvefood security in rural Africa.“The authors demonstrated a keenunderstanding of the problems facingrural Africa while also showing a wayforward,” said David Andelman, WorldPolicy Journal editor. “The essays werecrisply written and will stand nicely nextto the professional writers who regularlyappear in our publication.”A distinguished panel chose the winningessays, including City Press EditorFerial Haffajee, Millennium InstitutePresident Hans Herren, former AssistantAdministrator for Economic Growth,Agriculture, and Trade at USAID, EmmySimmons, and Senior Fellow for globalagriculture and food policy at the ChicagoCouncil on Global Affairs, Roger Thurow.The essays are published in the Fall2010 issue of World Policy Journal (www.worldpolicy.org), one of the leading foreignpolicy publications in the U.S.“Through the Africa Rural Connectplatform, we have seen that there are manyanswers to some of the most pressingproblems in Africa,” said Molly Mattessich,NPCA’s Manager of Online Initiatives.“By tapping the power of the communityto come up with new ideas today, we mayfind the solutions that policymakers will beimplementing tomorrow.”Graduate ProgramsUSF offers these unique Master’s Programs:InternatIonal StudIeS+ Students integrate and apply knowledge acrossdisciplines to analyze global issues and problems.+ The program focuses on development issues, human rights,peace and conflict resolution, political and economic globalization,and international law, organizations and conflicts.+ Program includes a Summer Internship.InternatIonal and development economIcS+ The program provides a strong foundation in quantitativeeconomics with a focus on international economic development.+ Program areas include evaluation of development projects,microfinance, globalization and international integration,agricultural economics/commodity markets, internationallabor migration and causes of poverty.+ All students undertake Summer Research Internshipsoutside the U.S.publIc affaIrS and practIcal polItIcS+ For political professionals with a passion forcommunity organizing and nonprofit advocacy,campaign management, lobbying, electionmanagement, government work, political writingand communications, and media strategy.+ The Program includes a fall internship.aSIa pacIfIc StudIeS+ Pursue an interdisciplinary program thatexplores the rich cultures, economies,politics and history of East Asia— witha focus on China, Japan and Korea.Apply for fAll 2011 Admission At:www.usfca.edu/grad/applyonlineVisit the progrAms Andrequest informAtion At:www.usfca.edu/asgradContACt us:asgrad@usfca.edu or call +1 415 422 5101Educating Minds and Hearts to Change The Worldwww.PeaceCorpsConnect.org WorldView Fall 2010 15