Apply for the Leland Fellowship, US and International placements

Leland Fellows gain experience and professional skills working with host organizations in development or humanitarian placements around the world.

Fellows are placed in two separate offices of their host organization, often a country office and a regional or headquarters office. Through these two placements, fellows get an unparalleled breadth of experience within the sector and learn to see what works in international development—and what doesn't—and how to make the system more efficient, more effective, and more just.

Backyard Farming to Fight Malnutrition in Uganda

Uganda’s crowded refugee settlements are seeing relief assistance dwindle. Working with CARE International, Leland Fellow Kaila Balch observes how backyard gardens can be used to fill gaps in nutrition....

Upholding Humanity in the Face of Failure

Prioritizing the dignity and worth of every individual isn’t just a moral imperative, proclaims Leland Fellow Theo Anastopoulo, but the pivotal foundation for driving responsive and impactful humanitarian action....

Humans are Complex: Why Our Approaches to Nutrition Behavior Change Must be Too

Bailey Adams unpacks how social and behavior change approaches can be used to improve nutrition in Cambodia...

Benefits Beyond Agriculture: Engaging Overlooked Populations in Guatemala

In Guatemala, Tina Pruna worked with Mercy Corps to find ways to help women and youth see a future for themselves with agriculture....