Kate Porter Young has over 30 years of experience in cultural anthropology, community development, non-profit management, and monitoring and evaluation. She holds a PhD in Cultural Anthropology from Rutgers University and has worked extensively in Latin America, including as a Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala developing M&E tools for agricultural cooperatives and municipal women's programs. In the US, she founded and directed a family resource center in North Carolina focusing on early childhood education, literacy, and family support programs. She also has experience as a professor of anthropology and licensed practical nurse.
Women's empowerment through seed improvement and seed governance: evidence fr...IFPRI-PIM
This presentation was given by Alessandra Galie (ILRI, formerly ICARDA), as part of the Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The event took place on 5-6 December 2017 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where the Platform is hosted (by KIT Royal Tropical Institute). On this occasion, Galie was attributed the Elsevier Atlas award for the month of July.
Read more: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/annual-scientific-conference-capacity-development-workshop-cgiar-collaborative-platform-gender-research/
Presentación de Nimisha Mittal (CRISP), en el Taller Regional Género en Sistemas de Asistencia Técnica y Extensión Rural, realizado el 4 y 5 de julio de 2017 en Santiago de Chile.
Professional Assistance For Development Action in IndiaFAO
Presentación de Rajeev Ranjan (PRADAN), en el Taller Regional Género en Sistemas de Asistencia Técnica y Extensión Rural, realizado el 4 y 5 de julio de 2017 en Santiago de Chile.
Introduction to the CGIAR Gender and Breeding InitiativeCGIAR
This presentation was given during a webinar on May 17, 2018. Graham Thiele (GBI/RTB), Jacqueline Ashby (Independent Consultant), Pricilla Marimo (Bioversity International) and Robooni Tumuhimbise (NARO) gave a total of three presentations. This is the first of these presentations, given by Graham Thiele.
Find out more at: http://gender.cgiar.org/webinar-gender-breeding-checklist/
Women's empowerment through seed improvement and seed governance: evidence fr...IFPRI-PIM
This presentation was given by Alessandra Galie (ILRI, formerly ICARDA), as part of the Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The event took place on 5-6 December 2017 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where the Platform is hosted (by KIT Royal Tropical Institute). On this occasion, Galie was attributed the Elsevier Atlas award for the month of July.
Read more: http://gender.cgiar.org/gender_events/annual-scientific-conference-capacity-development-workshop-cgiar-collaborative-platform-gender-research/
Presentación de Nimisha Mittal (CRISP), en el Taller Regional Género en Sistemas de Asistencia Técnica y Extensión Rural, realizado el 4 y 5 de julio de 2017 en Santiago de Chile.
Professional Assistance For Development Action in IndiaFAO
Presentación de Rajeev Ranjan (PRADAN), en el Taller Regional Género en Sistemas de Asistencia Técnica y Extensión Rural, realizado el 4 y 5 de julio de 2017 en Santiago de Chile.
Introduction to the CGIAR Gender and Breeding InitiativeCGIAR
This presentation was given during a webinar on May 17, 2018. Graham Thiele (GBI/RTB), Jacqueline Ashby (Independent Consultant), Pricilla Marimo (Bioversity International) and Robooni Tumuhimbise (NARO) gave a total of three presentations. This is the first of these presentations, given by Graham Thiele.
Find out more at: http://gender.cgiar.org/webinar-gender-breeding-checklist/
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We pride ourselves on our client loyalty, and you can be assured of our utmost attention to detail every time you visit us.
Our consultation service is thorough to enable you, the client, time to discuss every aspect of your hair requirements.
It is powerful enough to fight all aging signs on skin. You can expect it to target wrinkles, fine lines, hyper pigmentation, discoloration, dryness, and dullness.
Biological properties of dental materials /certified fixed orthodontic cours...Indian dental academy
The Indian Dental Academy is the Leader in continuing dental education , training dentists in all aspects of dentistry and offering a wide range of dental certified courses in different formats.
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1. Kate Porter Young, Ph.D.
7020 Knotty Pine Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
kate.young47@gmail.com tel. 919 537 2803
Education:
1985 Doctor of Philosophy, Cultural Anthropology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick New
Jersey, USA
1973 Bachelor of Science, Cultural Anthropology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
1966 Vocational Nursing, Smith Hughes School of Vocational Nursing, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Related Work & Volunteer Experience
6/2014- 2/4/2015 Monitoring and Evaluation Peace Corps Response Volunteer Guatemala
Federación Comercializadora de Café Especial de Guatemala, Quetzaltenango.
FECCEG is a non-profit organic coffee and sustainable agriculture cooperative
serving 2,000 members (30% women) focused on improving the lives of small
farmers and their families by providing intensive technical assistance in organic
production and diversification women’s capacity building, financial support, micro-
financing, coffee processing, access to fair trade markets.
Projects and Responsibilities:
• Development of databases, data collection systems and monitoring and evaluation tools.
• Training staff in data collection, database management and implementation of surveys, interviews
and other evaluation tools.
11/2010 – 6/2014 Municipal Development Volunteer, Peace Corps Guatemala
Municipal Office of Women’s Affairs, Uspantan, Quiche
The women’s office focuses on defense of women’s rights, protection against
domestic violence, citizen participation and increasing women’s leadership and
productive capacities.
Projects and Responsibilities:
• Implementation of workshops on Women’s Rights, Self Esteem and Domestic Violence
• Implementation of trainings focused on increasing women’s productive capacities.
• Projects with groups of women focused on nutrition, family garden and sustainable agriculture.
• Developed a model school garden and nutrition project which focused on intensive training and
practice with parents of preschoolers in the areas of basic nutrition, health of mothers and young
children, food preparation and balanced meals and vegetable and compost production.
2. 1-2008- 5/2010 Board Member and Consultant, Sister Communities of San Ramon,
Nicaragua Responsibilities: reviewed the non profit’s community development programs,
organizational infrastructure and assisted in the development of a monitoring and evaluation
system.
1/1996 – 8/2007 Founding Director, Little River Family Resource Center
Little River Community Center, Bahama, North Carolina, USA
Responsibilities:
• Program development focusing on early childhood development, school readiness, parenting
education and an integrated Latino family literacy program (preschool, ESL for mothers,
family support , parent education and tutoring of primary school children).
• Fundraising, grant writing and developing sustainable partnerships with the community,
families, organizations, local government and university internship programs.
• Supervision of employees, volunteers and university interns.
• Administration of funds, programs and reporting to foundations, federal/state governments.
• Communications: press releases, newsletters, brochures, and website
• Development of a data base to monitor and evaluate program activities.
• Development and implementation of monitoring and evaluation instruments.
8/1987 – 5/1995 Professor of Anthropology
University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill), Appalachian State University (Boone),
North Carolina State University (Raleigh), Guilford College (Greensboro).
Courses taught: Women and Development, Cultural Anthropology, Race Relations,
Ethnographic Research, Qualitative methods.
6/1966- 7/1988 Licensed Practical Nurse
Hospitals and Community Health Clinics, North Carolina and Georgia
Specialized Skills
• Latino Outreach and Spanish Translation
• Fund raising, grant writing and the development of sustainable partnerships.
• Cross Cultural Ethnographic Research
• Monitoring and evaluation of services and programs in the US and developing countries.
• Program development and project management.
• Grass roots community development
• Training/Capacity building with women in developing countries.
• Non profit management and organizational capacity building in developing countries.
3. • Writing and editing
Technical Skills
Windows, Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Publisher, Google tools.
Idiomas English – native language
Spanish – second language
Work References
George Like, Director, Peace Corps Guatemala. Phone: 011 502 5023 8468;
email: glike@gt.peacecorps.gov
Alene Seiler Martinez, Peace Corp Response Volunteer Program Manager, Guatemala. Phone: 011 502
7828 2568; Email: ASeiler@peacecorps.gov
Betsy Crites, Peace in Action Director, Durham, NC. Phone: 919 381 5969; email: bcrites@sonic.net