SAREP hosts Humphrey Fellow
Maung Maung Lwin (photo by Jenny Broome)
The UC Davis Office of International Programs has arranged for SAREP Associate Director Jenny Broome to serve as a mentor to visiting Humphrey Fellow Maung Maung Lwin from Myanmar (formerly Burma).
Lwin has been working for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in integrated development projects involving agriculture, forestry, and livestock to help eliminate poverty and provide environmental protection. Lwin, who has a master's degree in veterinary microbiology from the University of Guelph as well as an undergraduate degree in veterinary science from the Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science in Yangon, Myanmar, arrived in Davis with other Humphrey Fellows in September 2002. During the fall and winter quarters the Fellows take courses at UC Davis; they will return to their home countries after a six-week internship in Spring 2003. Lwin is particularly interested in sustainable agriculture and food security issues and as his mentor, Broome is assisting him in class selection at UC Davis, advising him on other educational opportunities, and assisting him in linking up with a meaningful internship project during his stay in California.
The Humphrey Fellows program brings accomplished professionals from designated countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and Eurasia to the U.S. at a midpoint in their careers for a year of study and related professional experiences. The program provides them with a shared experience of U.S. society and culture and exposure to current approaches to their disciplines. The program is designed to facilitate lasting ties between citizens of the U.S. and their professional counterparts in other countries. Initiated in 1978 to honor the memory and accomplishments of the late Senator and Vice President, Hubert H. Humphrey, the program's goal is to foster exchange of knowledge and mutual understanding.
