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About Us

The Food Security Education Project (FSEP) supports​ the primary and secondary education of marginalized students, identifies students having an interest in the agricultural and food security sciences, and offers support for their post-secondary education.

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  • We sponsor and support - through assistance for tuition, fees, and subsistence - the education of students interested in pursuing a course of study in the agricultural and food security sciences.​

  • We provide support for professors or advisors at in-country educational institutions via distance learning or through in-country guest lectures.​

  • We provide opportunities for post-graduate education and companion research projects addressing food security issues. ​

  • We provide opportunities for established and retired professionals to volunteer as mentors for students in an approved field of study. ​

  • We assist in identifying key academic needs of in-country educational institutions and offer to provide distance or in-country opportunities for learning with the intent of benefiting students and faculty at host institutions.

    The operations and direction of the Food Security Education Project (FSEP) are supported by a Board of Directors and an Advisory Board who serve on a volunteer basis. Click the button below to learn more about us. â€‹

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Signing of Memorandum of Agreement between FSEP and Tribhuvan University, Kiritpur, Nepal (February 2025)
FSEP In-Country Coordinator
Deepak Achhami
in Kathmandu, Nepal
(February 2025)
Pictured (left to right)
Dr. Kishor Chandra Dahal, Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, IAAS Tribhuvan University 
FSEP Board secretary Kathy Cisar
FSEP Founder and Board Chair Gordon Cisar
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Signing of Memorandum of Agreement between FSEP and Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU) Bharatpur, Nepal (February 2025)
Pictured (left to right)
FSEP Board secretary Kathy Cisar
FSEP Founder and Board Chair Gordon Cisar
Vice-Chancellor Professor Sharada Thapaliya 
What We Believe
  • We believe that citizens of low- and medium-income countries such as Nepal are fully capable of delivering transformation when provided with an opportunity.
  • We recognize that marginalized students are capable of academic excellence.  
  • We believe that faculty at educational institutions are also interested, like faculty everywhere, in teaching and in learning more about their profession.  
  • We believe that students motivated by their mentors and peers learn from one another and develop a deep culture of learning.
  • ​We do not discriminate because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. 
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What We Measure and Report

We expect to demonstrate a record of accomplishment and accountability that helps to ensure a refreshed educational institution - providing benefits to individual students, the economy, the culture, the environment, and national food security concerns.

 

Our ultimate metrics of success include: 

  • Numbers of B.Sc. and M.Sc. students supported by this project and enrolled in a food security curriculum each year.

  • Thesis and conclusions of M.Sc. student research projects and published results.

  • Contributions of graduated students to careers in domestic food security industries.

  • Efforts to prioritize and target the most urgent and underfunded food security needs.

  • Subject matter contributions and results of visiting scholars to in-country host institutions.

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