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Home » Education » Payson Center Summer Institute » Summer Institute 2008 - Food Aid and Food Security in Humanitarian Settings
Location: Rome, Italy
Dates: July 14th – July 25th
3 Credit Hours, Open to Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Professors
Nathan Morrow, PhD
Guest Lecturers
Teaching Assistent
Jacqueline Loonstra
Course Description
This course will explore the dynamics of the use of food aid, the largest single component of humanitarian emergencies. The course will review policies that guide the use of food aid, as principal controversies surrounding the use of food aid in emergency and transition settings. The course will also explore assessment techniques used to gauge the vulnerability of affected populations and their needs for food based interventions, as well as explore the food aid management system and its logistics. The course will be held in and around Rome, Italy. Field visits will be conducted to the principal UN Agencies involved in food aid (such as the WFP and the FAO) as well as diplomatic missions that determine food aid policies. Class will be broken up into morning lectures and assignments (from 9am-12pm) and afternoon field visits, group exercises, or guest lectures (from 2pm-5pm).
About Rome/Lake Bolsena
Rome was chosen as the site for this course because it is the home of the World Food Program (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The WFP is the food aid arm of the UN and is dedicated to meeting emergency needs and supporting economic and social development through food aid. The FAO leads international efforts to defeat hunger in both the developed and developing world and is the largest of all UN agencies. The course draws from these resources for fieldtrips and guest speakers. Rome is also home to a number of great museums and ancient landmarks for interested students. Students will spend much of the course in Bolsena, an hour outside of Rome. Bolsena is located in the center of Italy on the banks of Lake Bolsena, Europe's largest volcanic lake. The city, founded in 265 BC, is home to a number of Renaissance constructions and historical sites.
Housing and Classroom Facilities
Students will stay and attend classes at the 4-century old Convento S. Maria del Giglio on the banks of Lake Bolsena, a little over an hour outside of Rome, gateway to Tuscany. A vineyard, olive grove, and Etruscan tombs are located on campus. Transportation to and from Rome and surrounding sites is provided. For more information, go to www.conventobolsena.org.
Cost
The program fee is $3700.00 for graduate students and $4100.00 for undergraduates. Housing costs, field trips, transportation to and from Rome/surrounding sites, 3 meals daily, and tuition for the 3 credit course are included in this fee. Students will have to provide for their airfare to Rome, their tuition, and any extra expenses they might incur.
