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Gaining Perspective through Live Below the Line
From April 28-May 2, The Hunger Project staff and over 220 Live Below the Line champions spent $1.50 a day on food and beverage for five days to change the way people think about extreme poverty – all while supporting our work in villages worldwide. Shivani...
Global Week of Action: Vote for the World You Want
Vote today in the United Nations global vote, and say this is MY World. MY World is a United Nations global survey for citizens. The goal of the survey is to capture people’s voices, priorities and views, so world leaders can be informed as they begin the process of...
Changing Mindsets, Empowering People
Hunger Project Executive Vice President John Coonrod recently spoke with Let’s Talk (a blog hosted by the World Bank’s Chief Economist) team as part of the launch of the World Bank’s upcoming World Development Report on "mind and culture." The World Bank annually...
Challenge Stories from Hunger Project’s Live Below the Line Champions
This week (April 28-May 2), The Hunger Project staff and over 200 Live Below the Line champions are spending $1.50 a day on food and beverage for five days to change the way people think about extreme poverty – all while supporting our work in villages worldwide. Our...
In the Spirit of Earth Day, Join Live Below the Line!
Each year, Earth Day calls for global citizens to examine their impact on the environment and learn new (or more) ways to be environmentally friendly. Here at The Hunger Project, we believe everything is connected and that — hunger is inextricably linked to a nexus of...
Implementing Innovative Technology to Collect Data and Monitor Programs
Hunger Project programs operate in rural and oftentimes isolated communities. Monitoring our work and collecting high quality, accurate information about our on-the-ground activities requires substantial resources and time. To make this process more efficient, we have...
Celebrate Earth Day 2014 with The Hunger Project
The Hunger Project joins millions of people around the world in celebrating Earth Day this April 22. Protecting and restoring our natural environment is fundamental to ending hunger and poverty. The communities with whom we work are comprised primarily of food farmers...
Supporting Environmental Sustainability in Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, trained leaders, called “animators,” and volunteer students lead community reforestation efforts by mobilizing mass-action tree-planting campaigns.
New Partnership to Address Food Security and the Environment in Burkina Faso
The Hunger Project-Burkina Faso and The Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in early March. This partnership demonstrates the shared commitment of both CILSS and The Hunger Project to...
The End of Extreme Poverty #By2030
The last two decades have been the most successful in history in the fight against poverty: the share of people living in extreme poverty – or on less than US$1.25 per day – has been cut in half worldwide, from 43% in 1990 to less than 20% today. However, more than...
What Can You Get for $1.50 a Day?
The Hunger Project is honored to be a major partner in the Live Below the Line fundraising and awareness campaign that challenges participants to live on the equivalent of $1.50 for food and drink for five days. Hunger Project programs in Africa, South Asia and Latin...
Rural Banks in Senegal Upgrade to Cutting Edge Technology
Thanks to the leadership of The Hunger Project-Senegal’s Microfinance Program Officer, Ms. Khary Cisse, the three Rural Banks in Senegal recently saw a strong evolution in information technology.
Empowering Youth Parliament Leaders in Bangladesh
One third of the population in Bangladesh is less than twenty years old. The Hunger Project-Bangladesh is proud to work with this sizable, empowered force for community change. Activists like Poroma Kanya (pictured) engage with Youth Ending Hunger (YEH), the youth...
German Ambassador Visits Champiti Epicenter in Malawi
/our-work/where-we-work/africa/epicenter-strategy/Ambassador of Germany to Malawi, Dr. Peter Woeste, saw firsthand the impact of The Hunger Project’s Epicenter Strategy on his trip to Champiti Epicenter in Malawi on December 4, 2013.
The Hunger Project is Living Below the Line for our Partners like Mangi Bai
The Hunger Project is honored to be a major partner in the Live Below the Line campaign. The international campaign challenges participants to live on the equivalent of $1.50 for food and drink for five days between April 28 - May 2, 2014 to raise funds for and...
Moringa in Benin: Super Food Nutrition and Income Generating Production
Margaux Yost, Africa Programs Associate at The Hunger Project Global Office, recently traveled to Mozambique and Benin to observe our Health and Nutrition programs. Over a series of two blog posts, Margaux has explored two key aspects of successful development:...
The Hunger Project Joins Live Below the Line
The Hunger Project is thrilled to be a part of the Live Below the Line campaign. Members of our global staff team are participating under the theme “Community.” The Hunger Project joins thousands of people around the world who are taking the Live Below the Line...
More than Mothers: Reflections on Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Rights
Throughout the 58th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, Hunger Project staff engaged in a number of events and conversations centered on women’s rights and empowerment. The Hunger Project itself co-hosted a parallel event called "Gender is Fundamental to...
World Water Day 2014: Empowering our Partners to Access Clean Water
Our lives depend on water. Every day in the developed world, this fact is taken for granted. In general, one has to walk only as far as the kitchen or bathroom taps to access clear water, safe from disease and pollutants. This is why water storage containers are vital...
Honoring Dr. V. Mohini Giri
We are honored to celebrate Dr. V. Mohini Giri, a champion for women’s rights in India, for her years of service to The Hunger Project’s Global Board of Directors.
Young Women in the West: Geography Should Not Determine Success
On Sunday, October 23, Erin East, Capacity Building and Planning Associate at The Hunger Project, gave a speech at The Hunger Project's Annual Fall Event during a session on women, girls and self-reliance. Below is the video and transcript of her candid and inspiring...
Uganda Epicenter Achieves Its Self-Reliance Targets
We are thrilled to announce that Kiruhura Epicenter — has achieved its targets set for declaring self-reliance.
Former Prime Minister of Mozambique Luisa Diogo Joins Global Board
H.E. Madame Luísa Diogo, former Prime Minister of Mozambique, the first woman to hold the post, has been appointed to The Hunger Project’s Global Board of Directors.
Leaders from Ghana, Malawi and Mozambique Speak to Self-reliance at Annual Fall Gala
About 400 global citizens from around the world came together in New York City at The Hunger Project’s Annual Fall Gala, where The Hunger Project honored the communities of Africa who are taking charge of their own development, and the investors who are committing their resources to this incredible social transformation.
World Food Day 2016: A Changing Climate and Food Security
On October 16, join The Hunger Project in celebrating World Food Day—a day to heighten public awareness about the interconnection of agriculture, food security and world hunger. This year’s theme is “Climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too
Two Epicenters in Malawi Achieve Targets for Self-Reliance
Champiti and Ligowe Epicenters in Malawi have now graduated to a phase of “sustainable self-reliance,” which means that these communities have demonstrated the confidence, capacity and skills to act as agents of their own development.
Girls’s Progress = Goals’ Progress: Celebrating International Day of the Girl Child
The achievement of gender equality is imperative for our future. The complete empowerment of women and girls is not only crucial to improving the lives of families and communities, but is also key to creating sustainable change. That’s why each year we celebrate International Day of the Girl Child on October 11, a day to join global efforts to ensure a world free of discrimination for girls.
The Hunger Project-Uganda and Her Choice Collaborate to End Child Marriage
The Hunger Project is excited to be part of Her Choice—an alliance of organizations that are working to halt child marriage in 11 countries, with the long-term goal of supporting the creation of child marriage-free communities in which girls and young women are free to decide if, when and whom to marry.