Millison’s video of the project, created in collaboration with the WFP, has been viewed nearly 15 million times on YouTube. The viral response has helped draw international attention to the WFP’s Resilience 3URJUDPõDQ HŃRUW QRW RQO\ WR SURYLGH food in times of crisis, but to prevent KXQJHU LQ WKH ńUVW SODFH E\ LQYHVWLQJ LQ regenerative land practices. But his work doesn’t end at the upload button. His videos are also central to his online permaculture courses—OSU’s largest non-credit program—where students from around the world learn how to apply these same strategies in their own communities. “His teaching model is a powerful example of 21st-century land-grant innovation,” says Dave Stone, Associate Dean of International Programs in the College of Agricultural Sciences. “Andrew doesn’t just export OSU knowledge globally—he brings back on-the-ground insights from the most impacted areas of the world and translates them into educational tools that EHQHńW RXU VWXGHQWV DQG FRPPXQLWLHV KHUH in Oregon.” Millison’s global journey as a storyteller began more than a decade ago when he transitioned to online education and began creating video content to enrich his courses. A 2017 trip to India sparked a turning point. Armed with a small camera and inspired by large-scale permaculture HŃRUWV IHZ RXWVLGH WKH UHJLRQ KDG VHHQ he began documenting projects on the ground—eventually launching his own YouTube channel to reach a wider public. Above: 0LOOLVRQ ńOPV the transformation of drylands into thriving agricultural systems, showing how water harvesting, soil health, and agroforestry are helping lift thousands of families out of food insecurity. 7 PROGRESS | FALL 2025
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