Discover the journey to self-reliance

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Send an E-card to Share THP!

Share a THP e-card with your family and friends to celebrate the holidays, a birthday, another special event or just because! Choose from one of our six new designs. Send E-card

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Mobilizing communities for change

THP trains women and men, equipping them with the skills, methods and knowledge to take self-reliant actions to improve their lives and conditions in their communities. Learn more | Give now

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Empowering women as key change agents

THP knows that when we empower women, families are healthier, more children go to school, agricultural productivity improves, and incomes increase. Learn more | Give now

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Partnering with local government

THP partners with local government bodies to ensure they are effective, include women, are accountable to local people, and provide access to resources and information. Learn more | Give now

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Empowering Women and Men to End Their Own Hunger

Latest News

THP Mention in New York Times Article by Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist, Nicholas Kristof

In his January 23 column about the Salwen family, New York Times journalist, Nicholas Kristof, referred to The Hunger Project as "a New York City-based international development organization that has a good record of tackling global poverty."

The Power of Half, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, now available from booksellers nationwide. In the book, Kevin and Hannah recount their family's joint decision to downsize to a smaller house and donate the proceeds to The Hunger Project.

The deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is now less than six years away. Incredible progress continues to be made in THP communities as we work, in full and genuine partnership, with our village partners, empowering them to meet the MDGs where it really counts: at the grassroots level.

Standing in Solidarity with the People of Haiti

We at The Hunger Project stand in solidarity with all the people of Haiti in this desperately challenging time. While THP does work to support disaster preparedness in the areas where we work, we are not a disaster response organization and we do not have programs in Haiti. To support such work, we encourage you to give directly to such organizations.