In this episode, I share an interview with Chelsie Azevedo, who has a masters in Public Health and is a Registered Dietician (RD), and was previously the Nutrition Technical Advisor for Rise Against Hunger. She shares the story of a powerful multi-year project she helped lead in South Sudan with students at Hope for South Sudan, a residential school and orphanage set up to prevent trafficking, violence and exploitation. Rise Against Hunger partnered with Lift Up the Vulnerable! to provide food security for these children.







The project reduced malnutrition from 7% (27 students) to 0%, and it has stayed at zero malnurished children for the past 2 years. Her project helped her achieve her Green Belt certification through Global Six Sigma USA.







In this lengthy episode, we go into many details about the project, starting with the reason it was funded, the unique approach taken, the problems with data quality, walking the food journey, reducing time to identify students at risk, empowerment of local students and faculty, root causes of hunger and long term sustainment.







00:00:00 – Introduction and Guest Welcome







00:00:18 – Chelsea’s Journey in Public Health







00:00:30 – Early Life and Family Health Challenges







00:00:46 – Educational Background and Career Beginnings







00:01:01 – Teaching Experience and Global Aspirations







00:12:39 – Human-Centered Design and Empathy







00:25:05 – Adaptive Management in Global Aid







00:30:10 – Nutrition and Agriculture Program Design







00:30:46 – Role of Ethnography and Story Collection







01:11:27 – Cultural Shifts and Sensitivity in Projects







01:17:38 – Improving Food Security and Nutrition







01:43:50 – Conclusion and Gratitude







I hope you take the extra time to listen to this incredible case study of what can be done with a little investment.







Listen to the podcast on this page, download it on your favorite podcast player (search “Lean Six Sigma for Good”) or watch the entire interview at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0pf8XBlHQw









https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0pf8XBlHQw









Links









* Chelsie Azevedo Contact Info



* LinkedIn







* Email: chelsieazevedo@gmail.com







* WhatsApp: (984) 810-6185











* Rise Against Hunger Articles written by Chelsie



* Article about ELNA: https://riseagainsthunger.org/articles/our-site-visit-to-south-sudan/











* Meals to Fields podcast with Chelsie









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