E129: Reducing Malnutrition in South Sudan with Chelsie Azevedo

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Lean Six Sigma for Good Podcast

Brion Hurley: Lean Six Sigma for Good

25 episodes

6 days ago

A business podcast dedicated to teaching and sharing how the popular business improvement methodologies of Lean and Six Sigma can be applied to environmental impacts (water, air emissions, solid waste, trash, rubbish, hazardous waste, toxins, and energy) and societal issues (homelessness, government agencies, education, healthcare, gender equality, poverty, etc). These techniques and principles can help businesses, nonprofit organizations, NGO's, not-for-profit organizations and local communities save money, engage employees and residents, and become better stewards of the environment. Learn more at LeanSixSigmaForGood.com

Keywords: Lean, Six Sigma, Environment, Sustainability, Green, Energy Reduction, Energy Conservation, Carbon Footprint, Triple Bottom Line, Eco-friendly, Environmental Sustainability, Water Conservation, Lean Six Sigma, Business Improvement, Process Efficiency, Zero Waste, Waste Reduction, Efficiency, Poverty, Donations, Homelessness, Healthcare

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E129: Reducing Malnutrition in South Sudan with Chelsie Azevedo

Lean Six Sigma for Good Podcast

1 hour 46 minutes 18 seconds

1 month ago

E129: Reducing Malnutrition in South Sudan with Chelsie Azevedo

In this episode, I share an interview with Chelsie Azevedo, who has a masters in Public Health and is a Registered Dietician (RD), and was previously the Nutrition Technical Advisor for Rise Against Hunger. She shares the story of a powerful multi-year project she helped lead in South Sudan with students at Hope for South Sudan, a residential school and orphanage set up to prevent trafficking, violence and exploitation. Rise Against Hunger partnered with Lift Up the Vulnerable! to provide food security for these children.

The project reduced malnutrition from 7% (27 students) to 0%, and it has stayed at zero malnurished children for the past 2 years. Her project helped her achieve her Green Belt certification through Global Six Sigma USA.

In this lengthy episode, we go into many details about the project, starting with the reason it was funded, the unique approach taken, the problems with data quality, walking the food journey, reducing time to identify students at risk, empowerment of local students and faculty, root causes of hunger and long term sustainment.

00:00:00 – Introduction and Guest Welcome

00:00:18 – Chelsea’s Journey in Public Health

00:00:30 – Early Life and Family Health Challenges

00:00:46 – Educational Background and Career Beginnings

00:01:01 – Teaching Experience and Global Aspirations

00:12:39 – Human-Centered Design and Empathy

00:25:05 – Adaptive Management in Global Aid

00:30:10 – Nutrition and Agriculture Program Design

00:30:46 – Role of Ethnography and Story Collection

01:11:27 – Cultural Shifts and Sensitivity in Projects

01:17:38 – Improving Food Security and Nutrition

01:43:50 – Conclusion and Gratitude

I hope you take the extra time to listen to this incredible case study of what can be done with a little investment.

Listen to the podcast on this page, download it on your favorite podcast player (search “Lean Six Sigma for Good”) or watch the entire interview at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0pf8XBlHQw

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Links

* Chelsie Azevedo Contact Info

* LinkedIn

* Email: chelsieazevedo@gmail.com

* WhatsApp: (984) 810-6185

* Rise Against Hunger Articles written by Chelsie

* Article about ELNA: https://riseagainsthunger.org/articles/our-site-visit-to-south-sudan/

* Meals to Fields podcast with Chelsie

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