Country Directors

Cathy Burke has been the Chief Executive Officer for The Hunger Project Australia for 10 years. Prior to working at The Hunger Project she worked in politics in a range of capacities including cam

Professor Badiul Majumdar joined The Hunger Project in 1993 and was named a Vice President in 2003.

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Since April 13, 2001 Pascal Djohossou has been the country director for The Hunger Project-Benin.

Rafael García Mora, SJ has been director-general of ACLO, our program partner in Bolivia, since 2000.

Idrissa Ousmane Dicko has served as Country Director for The Hunger Project-Burkina Faso since March 1997.

Malgorzata Smelkowska joined The Hunger Project staff in 1991 and was named Country Director in 1995. She is a graduate of the College of Economics and the College of Midwifery in Wroclaw, Poland.

Mr. W.A. Gubaie joined The Hunger Project-Ethiopia as Country Director in 2004. Prior to that, he managed the Urban Development Support Service in the Prime Minister’s Office. Mr.

The Leadership Team of The Hunger Project-Germany is comprised of Ronald Bartram, Oinone Buschendorff-Schaar, Christian Dobrick, Mechthild Frey, Vincent Gründler, Leni Rieppel, Paul Teichmann, Adr

Dr. Naana Agyemang-Mensah joined The Hunger Project-Ghana as Country Director in January 2000. Prior to that, she worked with the Ghanaian National Council on Women and Development (NCWD).

Rita Sarin, Country Director of The Hunger Project in India, leads a nationwide alliance of more than 60 organizations implementing strategies to empower women in local democracy.

Mariko Furuya joined The Hunger Project-Japan as Country Director in 2001.

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Mr. Rowlands Kaotcha has served as Country-Director of The Hunger Project-Malawi since 2004, after having served as Program Officer since 2001.

Lorena Vázquez joined The Hunger Project in 2000 and has been Country Director of The Hunger Project-Mexico since 2004. Prior to that, she served as General Manager.

Ofélia Santos Simão became country director of The Hunger Project-Mozambique in 2007.

Karen Johns joined The Hunger Project in 2003 as the volunteer administrator and became Country Director in 2006.

Tarcila Rivera Zea is Executive Director of Chirapaq, our program partner in Peru.

Mme. Madeleine Cisse has been the Country Director of The Hunger Project-Senegal since 2006.

Åsa Skogström Feldt has been Country Director of The Hunger Project-Sweden since 2004.

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Michelle van Vlaardingen joined The Hunger Project in October 2006.

Irene Wasike Muwanguzi has been Country Director of The Hunger Project-Uganda since 2004, after serving as Project Officer and Coordinator of our African Woman Food Farmer Initiative (AWFFI) since

Ekaterina Mitiaev has been Country Director of The Hunger Project in the United Kingdom since 2005.