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[Vanessa Paulman]

Educational Opportunities for Community Builders


The Rural Development Leadership Network assists community leaders to
strengthen their practical skills, knowledge and credentials while remaining
involved in their community development work.

Participants may earn an academic degree (B.A., M.A., Ph.D.) by 1)
implementing a practical field project in their community, 2) pursuing
related 
independent study, and 3) participating in a month-long Rural Development
Institute at 
the University of California at Davis.  Leaders are mentored by a team of
field and study advisors and work under the umbrella of a Sponsoring
Organization, 
which also contributes financially to RDLN.  The amount ranges from $7,500
to 
$30,000) depending upon the degree.  The schools are fully accredited, and
qualified students may apply for federal financial aid.

Food Security and Social Justice
We are currently recruiting a new group of participants, particularly those
involved in the food system, those working in the areas of agricultural
economic development, family farming and farmworker rights, land ownership
and land 
use, environmental protection and restoration, post harvest value added
activities (processing, marketing and distribution), as well as those
working on 
health, nutrition, and other food related issues.  Small scholarships may be
available for participants in this cohort.

Graduates
Among the graduates of the program are Shirley Sherrod, Director of Georgia
Field Operations for the Federation of Southern Cooperatives; Julie Moss,
who 
recently completed a term as Treasurer of the United Keetoowah Band of
Cherokee 
Indians; Nancy Warneke, formerly Director of the Tribal Business Information
Center at Salish Kootenai College; and Hector Correa, who developed a
demonstration farm and an appropriate technology project for small farmers
in Puerto 
Rico.

Rural Development Leadership Network
RDLN is a U.S. based, multicultural social change organization, established
in 1983, that seeks to support community-based development in poor rural
areas 
through hands-on projects, education, leadership development, and
networking.


Deadline for applications: March 15, 2005


For further Information, please contact:


Starry Krueger

Rural Development Leadership Network

P.O. Box 98, Prince St. Station

New York, NY 10012

(212)777-9137/Fax (212)477-0367

rdln at ruraldevelopment.org <mailto:rdln at ruraldevelopment.org>

http://www.ruraldevelopment.org <http://www.ruraldevelopment.org>



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