May 16-29, 2010: Field Training in World Hunger and Malnutrition: Practical Skills to Make a Difference

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Do you want to learn practical skills to address hunger and malnutrition in the developing world?  Come join us at SIFAT's 176-acre international training campus for two weeks (May 16-29) of intensive hands-on learning that will give you a tool-kit to address basic human needs.

At the same time you learn practical skills, your understanding of world hunger and community development issues will deepen through participatory activities. Students will have the opportunity to:

• Learn roof-top gardening
• Build a simple solar cooker
• Make leaf concentrate to treat malnourished children
• Learn some simple technologies for clean water and sanitation
• Build fuel-efficient cookstoves
• Learn to preserve foods and "refrigerate" without electricity

Classes will be taught at SIFAT's 176-acre rural International Training Campus outside of Lineville, Alabama. (1.5 hours from Atlanta or Birmingham)  Some hands-on components will be in our simulated Global Village.     

SIFAT trainers are experienced in international development and cross-cultural dynamics. Additionally, we are partnering with several outstanding instructors for this training including Dr. Martin Price of ECHO, Dr. Larry Winiarski (Rocket Stove inventor), and Dave Kennedy, founder of Leaf for Life.

Who should attend?

This field study is designed for grass-roots community workers, university students, missionaries, development organization workers and those who want to learn how to make a difference in meeting the needs of a hungry world.