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Dasra, a leading philanthropic organization, will be funding The Hunger Project’s work in the state of Bihar over the next three years, affecting more than 700 elected women representatives through various interventions.

On March 8, The Hunger Project, together with billions of people around the world, celebrated International Women’s Day. The theme this year was “Planet 50/50: Step it Up for Gender Equality.”

The current drought in Ethiopia linked to the El-Niño weather pattern is the worst drought the country has experienced in decades.

At the Chokwe epicenter in Mozambique, access to clean water became a key challenge as the primary source of water for the community was highly salinated due to flooding. In order to tackle this issue, The Hunger Project-Mozambique was able to form a partership to implement a rainwater harvesting and storage system.

March 22nd is World Water Day, a day to learn more about water-related issues and inspire people around the globe to take action and make a difference.

Devastating floods and a detrimental weather pattern have caused a severe food crisis in Malawi. Tens of millions of people have been affected across Southern Africa, and Malawi is facing its worst food crisis in a decade with 2.8 million people at risk of hunger.

FIKA Coffee unveiled its limited edition lingonberry macaron, developed for The Hunger Project in honor of International Women’s Day. The macaroon will be sold at Fika’s 17 Manhattan locations from March 7 – 20.

March 8 is International Women’s Day, a day to honor women around the world, reflect on progress made and call for continued focus on achieving gender equality. The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality.”

A group of Elected Women Representatives (EWR) have been advocating for a fairer process in the upcoming elections in Bihar, a state in the Northern part of India.

The Year for Implementation. Welcome to the Post-2015 Era – a dramatically new policy environment for the work of ending hunger and poverty. Back in the year 2000, when the world launched the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), it took nearly five years before there...

In the wake of increasing evidence that access to information can dramatically improve outcomes in rural communities, The Hunger Project recognizes that it's more important than ever to document and share easy-to-use and cost-effective practices for local data and...

You will tell your grandchildren (or somebody’s grandchildren) about 2015. The world community described 2015 as a “pivotal” year even as early as 2012. It marked the completion of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and the launch of new Sustainable Development...

The Hunger Project, in partnership with Klipfolio and iFormBuilder, announced the public launch of The Hunger Project’s Maternal Health Dashboard—a visual collection of maternal health trends and the latest data from the organization’s work in the field.

Megan Colnar is the Director of Monitoring and Evaluation at The Hunger Project. On her recent travels, she witnessed how community members explore and participate in understanding data about their communities. These forums promote community participation and provide...

Cathy Burke, CEO of The Hunger Project-Australia, will join The Hunger Project’s global team as Global Leader, Partnerships. In this role Burke will focus on building key partnerships and creating collaboration opportunities with international leaders, entrepreneurs and corporations.

The reservation of 50% of the seats for women for local assemblies in Rajasthan has led to a new generation of local female leaders. The Hunger Project has been working to train these women to become effective leaders in their communities.

2015 was an exciting, inspirational, challenging and fun year for The Hunger Project. Check out what you read the most, “liked” the most and watched the most on our social media channels in 2015.

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The Millennium Challenge Account – Malawi (MCA -Malawi) has awarded The Hunger Project a three-year US$519,000.00 grant to implement the “Environment and Natural Resources Management” project aimed at sustainability and increasing the efficiency of Malawi’s hydropower generation.

The large gathering aimed to raise awareness of the practice of child marriage by highlighting the stories and achievements of the young girls.

It is with immense sadness that we share that Supriya Banavalikar, a staff member who has been at the heart of The Hunger Project for more than 25 years, passed away on January 10, 2018.

A special year-end message from Suzanne Mayo Frindt, President & CEO of The Hunger Project.

The Hunger Project is pleased to announce that Mme. Bineta Diop has been appointed as a member of our Global Board of Directors.

The Hunger Project is pleased to announce that Neera Nundy, Co-Founder at Dasra in India, has been appointed as a member of our Global Board of Directors.

Every year, we join this global movement to shine a spotlight on the issue of gender-based violence, while promoting the empowerment of women and girls.

The weekend of events and panel discussions focused on the theme “Unleashing the Human Spirit,” shining the spotlight on our transformative work to end hunger since 1977.

Dr. Ouédraogo won the Africa Prize award in 1989 in recognition of his efforts mobilizing a powerful grassroots movement of farmers in Burkina Faso through the Naam Movement, which he founded in 1964.

The Hunger Project marks World Food Day on October 16 to raise awareness of hunger and malnutrition and inspire actions to eliminate hunger for good.