{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Reversing Brain Drain in Rural Haiti","description":" In this episode, Michael chats with Angela Galbreath, Director of Partnerships for uFondwa USA, and Lesly Joseph, Agronomist and Statistician specializing in biostatistics. They discuss what the University of Fondwa is and what makes it unique within Haiti and globally; what rural development actually looks like in Haiti; how Fondwa is helping to reverse the trend of brain drain; what draws professors, administrators, graduates to Fondwa; career and livelihood opportunities students at the University of Fondwa are pursuing after graduation; how the university helps students turn family land or local resources into viable economic opportunities; research and innovation coming out of the university that are helping rural communities; the role community, agriculture, and access to natural resources play in quality of life for university students and faculty; how the university is changing the meaning of a \u201cgood life\u201d in rural Haiti; and much more. Take a virtual tour of uFondwa in Haiti at www.ufondwa.org\/virtual-tour.  ","author_name":"Rural Matters","author_url":"http:\/\/ruralmatters.libsyn.com\/website","html":"