Iowa Hunger Calendar

The Iowa Youth Institute inspires students from across Iowa to apply their talents to solving the world's most pressing challenges through the pursuit of agriculture, humanitarianism, and STEM fields.

At this exciting day-long event, participating high school students have the opportunity to:

• Present research and recommendations on how to solve key global challenges in a short speech and small group discussions with local experts;
• Connect with other students from across Iowa to share ideas, identify solutions to these problems and build lasting friendships;
• Interact with global leaders in science, industry and policy;
• Take part in educational sessions and interactive tours at Iowa State University to explore current research and issues in international development and life sciences; and 
• Meet innovative researchers, professors and college students in Iowa working to end hunger and poverty and improve food security around the world.

To participate, students work with a teacher at their high school to research an issue relating to hunger in a developing country. Interested students or teachers should contact Catherine Swoboda, Director of Iowa Education Programs at the World Food Prize Foundation at cswoboda@worldfoodprize.org or 515-245-3727.