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Kirchner Food Fellows award 4th annual Prize at the Thought for Food Summit in Rio de Janeiro

August 7, 2018 6:30 am Published by Comments Off on Kirchner Food Fellows award 4th annual Prize at the Thought for Food Summit in Rio de Janeiro

Fellows also hosted session in Impact Investing at the first ever TFF Academy Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – August 3, 2018 – The 2017-2018 Kirchner Food Fellows Karla Rascon-Garcia, Alfredo Costilla-Reyes, and Adrian Garcia-Casarrubias attended the 2018 Thought for Food (TFF) Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The TFF Summit, along with a first-ever innovative...


Liberian Student Wins Prestigious International Agriculture Investment Fellowship

July 22, 2018 6:29 am Published by Comments Off on Liberian Student Wins Prestigious International Agriculture Investment Fellowship

Monrovia – Ambulah Mamey, a Liberian student concentrating in Agricultural Development and Environment in the Development Management Program at American University, Washington D.C, has won the 2018/2019 Kirchner Food Fellowship; the world’s most prestigious and innovative capital investment training program in the food and agriculture sector. The program is led by renowned individuals including the...


Students Selected for Innovative Lean Impact Investment Program

July 18, 2018 6:29 am Published by Comments Off on Students Selected for Innovative Lean Impact Investment Program

Unprecedented Kirchner Food Fellowship announces fifth cohort Birmingham, Alabama – 18 July 2018 – The Kirchner Food Fellowship, an initiative of the Kirchner Impact Foundation, today announced the selection of the 2018-19 Kirchner Food Fellows. Now entering its sixth year the program continues to be the world’s only fellowship dedicated to developing and implementing issue-focused,...


Kirchner Food Fellowship Announces Opening of Application Period

March 7, 2018 8:00 am Published by Comments Off on Kirchner Food Fellowship Announces Opening of Application Period

Birmingham, Alabama – 07 March 2018 – The Kirchner Impact Foundation is pleased to announce the Kirchner Food Fellowship is now accepting applications for their 2018-2019 program. Launched in 2014 and based on a global need and a unique learning approach the program is one of the world’s most innovative capital markets initiatives. Candidates must...


Kirchner Food Fellowship – 2017 Annual Review

March 1, 2018 10:30 am Published by Comments Off on Kirchner Food Fellowship – 2017 Annual Review

We are pleased to share the 2017 year in review for our Kirchner Food Fellowship program. Read it here! Highlights include: Commencing its 6th year in 2018 Continuing to gain international recognition from leading organizations and publications Establishment of a world renowned Board of Advisors including the President and CEO of the Noble Research Institute,...


WHYFARM – 2017 Year In Review

March 1, 2018 10:26 am Published by Comments Off on WHYFARM – 2017 Year In Review

WHYFARM is a portfolio company of the Kirchner Impact Foundation For WHYFARM, the last 12 months have been their most impactful yet. Their team traveled around the globe and made appearances that took them back to our roots at the Thought For Food Global Summit and to the mainstage of TEDxAmsterdam. Excited for the what...


Kirchner Impact Foundation Expands Focus on Global Food Security

February 28, 2018 10:34 am Published by Comments Off on Kirchner Impact Foundation Expands Focus on Global Food Security

Establishes multifaceted collaboration with WHYFARM – promoting sustainable agriculture among youths Birmingham, Alabama and Trinidad and Tobago – 28 February 2018 – Kirchner Impact Foundation (KIF), today announced its continued multifaceted initiatives to address global food security by formalizing its collaboration with WHYFARM – a Trinidad and Tobago based non-profit. In an effort to accelerate...


Students Selected for Ground Breaking Kirchner Food Fellowship’s First International Cohort

August 2, 2017 6:53 am Published by Comments Off on Students Selected for Ground Breaking Kirchner Food Fellowship’s First International Cohort

Pioneering program announces Mexico-focused 2017-2018 Kirchner Food Fellows Birmingham, Alabama and San Cristóbal, Gto., Mexico – 2 August 2017 – The Kirchner Food Fellowship, an initiative of the Kirchner Impact Foundation, today announced the selection of new fellows for its unprecedented program. This year the fellowship will be focused on Mexico in collaboration with Centro...


Kirchner Food Fellowship announces International Expansion of Program and Opening of Application Period

March 2, 2017 8:59 am Published by Comments Off on Kirchner Food Fellowship announces International Expansion of Program and Opening of Application Period

Establishes Collaboration with Former Mexican President Vicente Fox’s Foundation Birmingham, Alabama and San Cristóbal, Gto., Mexico – 02 March 2017 – Kirchner Impact Foundation is pleased to announce the 2017-18 Kirchner Food Fellowship, one of the world’s most innovative capital markets initiatives, will be focused on Central Mexico. In collaboration with Centro Fox the program...


New program launched by Interaction Advisory Group offers special needs training online for law enforcement

February 20, 2017 6:25 am Published by Comments Off on New program launched by Interaction Advisory Group offers special needs training online for law enforcement

REACT is a unique public-private partnership created in collaboration with UAB that is designed to align law enforcement and special needs communities to improve safety BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Interaction Advisory Group, in conjunction with the University of Alabama at Birmingham, is pleased to announce a new program that will train law enforcement to recognize and...