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ISU Center For Sustainable Rural Livelihoods The Center for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods (CSRL) and Iowa State University-Uganda Program (ISU‐UP) use the power of education to develop sustainable communities and responsible global citizens.

You are invited to join the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Sub-Saharan Networking Event. Program Schedule- https://www.global.ag.iastate.edu/news/2022/cals-announces-sub-saharan-networking-event-april-14-2022

GLAG22 is open to everyone. Sign up and join the conversations: https://globalteachagnetwork.psu.edu/glag/
Join the CSRL live Q&A session at: https://psu.zoom.us/j/96809921534

Do you know that TODAY starts our week long event with Iowa State University ?!
That's right, check Whova all week for videos highlighting ISU and their time spent in Uganda! Then check back for a live Q&A session on April 13th, 2022!

Not registered for , no worries! Register today to get a year's worth of content! Link below.
LINK: https://globalteachagnetwork.psu.edu/glag/

You are cordially invited to attend the Animal Science Department seminar, “Livestock for Improved Lives and Livelihoods,” presented by distinguished guest speaker Dr. Gbola Adesogan

Friday, April 8, 3:20 pm – 4:10 pm in the Ensminger Room, 1204 Kildee Hall

Dr. Adesogan is the Director of the Food Systems Institute and the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems (https://livestocklab.ifas.ufl.edu/). This lab is part of the U.S. government’s “Feed the Future” global hunger and food security initiative, and it receives funding from USAID, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), and CGIAR. As Professor of Ruminant Nutrition in the animal science department at the University of Florida (https://animal.ifas.ufl.edu/people/adegbola-adesogan/), Dr. Adesogan’s research focuses on sustainably increasing animal-source food production and consumption; improving forage production, quality, and preservation; and using feed additives, forages and byproducts to sustainably improve animal production and health.

CSRL Director, Dr. David Acker is visiting our ISU-Uganda Program associates and stakeholders this week at our Mpirigiti Rural Training Center in Kamuli. He woke up this morning and saw this 5-feet tall Marabou Stork grazing/hunting happily about 6 feet from his window.

"Shifting Gender Equality from Afterthought to Guiding Goal of Agricultural Innovation" - All Welcome!

When: 7 PM; Thursday, March 24
Where: Sun Room, Memorial Union

Speaker: Dr. Hale Tufan, Professor, Dept. Global Development; School of Integrative Plant Science, Project Director: GREAT, AWARE, NextGen Cassava, and Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement, Cornell University.

In her work with plant breeders and researchers, Dr. Tufan explores how agriculture can contribute to gender equality and social inclusion. Tufan serves in leadership positions of several projects aimed at food security, crop improvement, seed systems, and gender relations. She is associate director, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement; PI, Gender Responsive Researchers Equipped for Agricultural Transformation (GREAT); PI, Muhogo Bora: Cassava for All, division lead, NextGen Cassava; gender research lead, Feed the Future Insect-Resistant Eggplant Partnership. 2019 recipient of the Norman Borlaug Field Award.

In Uganda, Women’s Day is a national holiday celebrated on 8 March. On this day people acknowledge women’s contributions to their families and society and stress the need for improved treatment and rights for women.

Women’s Day in Uganda - Women’s day Official Holiday in Uganda Women’s Day in Uganda - Celebrate Women’s day Official Holiday in Uganda and find more ideas about International Women’s Day. It is celebrated on 8th March every year.

FOREVER TRUE DAY – SHOW YOUR TRUE COLORS FOR IOWA STATE! Forever True Day invites Iowa State alumni, staff, students, and friends to show their true colors by supporting the people and programs that mean the most to them.
Join fellow Cyclones around the globe in celebrating Iowa State University’s first-ever 24-hour day of giving, Forever True Day. The event will run from noon (CST) Tuesday, March 1, to noon Wednesday, March 2.
Has CSLR made an impact on you? Follow these links to direct your giving to CSRL Nutrition Projects or CSRL School Nutrition projects in Uganda.
https://forevertrueday.com/giving-day/44246/donate...
https://forevertrueday.com/giving-day/44246/donate...

The Global Learning in Agriculture Community (nicknamed GLAG) is a week-long online conference where educators and experts from the field come together in one space to share best practices and expertise through presentations and educational resources. the Iowa State University Department of Ag Education & Studies is a proud partner, and CSRL will be a part of this year's conference! Learn more and join in: https://globalteachagnetwork.psu.edu/

Study abroad makes a strong return: https://www.inside.iastate.edu/article/2022/02/10/studyabroad
Our associates in Uganda and excited to welcome our first student group back to Uganda this year! CSLR Associate Director, Dr. Dorothy Masinde and Dr. Richard Schultz will lead the student service-learning group over Spring break in March. The group will focus on establishing woodlots, creating school gardens, working with mothers and children on nutrition and health at Nutrition Education Centers, with livestock farmers on feeding and housing, and with post-harvest handling programs on food preservation and storage at schools.