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New Report: Elected Women on COVID-19 Frontlines in India
Learn more about the work of Elected Women Representatives in India as they confront COVID-19 in their communities.
Welcoming New CEO, Tim Prewitt
The Hunger Project is thrilled to announce the appointment of Tim Prewitt as President and CEO.
16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence 2020
Beginning November 25, join us for 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence. We are proud to support survivors across our local and global communities.
Standing for the End of Hunger: A Declaration from Our Board of Directors
On World Food Day in 2020, our Global Board of Directors issued a declaration renewing their personal and collective commitment to the end of persistent hunger.
World Food Day 2020: Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together.
This year, World Food Day calls for recognition of those who work to make healthy and sustainable diets accessible to everyone.
Nobel Peace Prize Highlights Issue of World Hunger by Honoring World Food Programme
Over the last five years, global hunger has steadily increased. In October 2020, the Norwegian Nobel Committee turned the world’s attention to this crisis by awarding the World Food Programme.
The Goalkeeper’s Report: A Global Perspective on COVID-19
This year’s Goalkeeper’s Report from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation suggests we may have lost 25 years worth of developmental progress in only 25 weeks due to COVID-19.
Celebrate Our Equal Future this International Day of the Girl 2020
The world’s most powerful change agents are committed young people who adapt faster and adopt fully. On October 11, celebrate the power the 600 million girls in the world for International Day of the Girl.
COVID-19 Response & Resources
As the global community continues to adjust to the daily challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, we at The Hunger Project remain committed to mitigating its impact. The core tenets of our work are as relevant as ever. We continue to support...
Youth Organization FeelGood Joins The Hunger Project
No movement in modern history has succeeded without the active participation of youth. For 15 years, The Hunger Project has partnered with FeelGood, a youth-led movement focused on mobilizing university students across 25 college campuses in the United States to...
New Report Explores High Threshold for Affordable Healthy Diets
SOFI 2020: Transforming Food Systems for Affordable Healthy Diets. The 2020 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report released in July 2020 explores the ongoing rise in global hunger. Since the world committed to ending food insecurity and malnutrition...
To end world hunger, #WeNeedWHO. Why we support the World Health Organization.
The Trump Administration has sent a letter to the United Nations withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO). The Hunger Project, in its commitment to the global goal of ending world hunger by 2030, strongly urges the Administration to...
Prominent business leader Koosum Kalyan joins the Global Board of The Hunger Project.
The Hunger Project is pleased to welcome prominent business leader, Koosum Kalyan, as a newly appointed member of our Global Board of Directors. A South African citizen, Ms. Kalyan is a dedicated changemaker in Africa. She served as a Senior Business Development...
World Hunger Day 2020
May 28, 2020 is the 10th Annual World Hunger Day and The Hunger Project is bringing awareness to the more than 820 million people living in chronic hunger during an unprecedented global crisis.
COVID-19 Resilient Communities: Addressing Food Security
The lines between chronic hunger and acute hunger, known as famine, are blurry. Especially now, as the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are rapidly changing conditions in communities around the world.
Community Response to COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting life in every part of our world and we are seeing, first hand, how critical is to leverage ingenuity and strength at the local level. Learn how Hunger Project communities are responding.
Our Response to COVID-19
As a civil society leader, The Hunger Project has put strict measures in place to protect the health and safety of our program partners and staff around the world.
International Women’s Day 2020: Generation Equality
On March 8, 2020, The Hunger Project recognizes International Women’s Day, a day that calls on our global community to take innovative action for equality.
Mourning the Loss of Honorary Board Member, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
Remembering the life and impact of Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, long-time Honorary Board Member for The Hunger Project.
New Report: COVID’s Impact on Global Goals
A new UN report calls for an ‘SDG push’ to compensate for lost development progress during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Access Ends Hunger: World Hunger Day
On May 28, 2021, we mark the 10th Anniversary of World Hunger Day. This year, we draw attention to the reality that more people are living in or at risk of experiencing chronic hunger than ever before, in large part due to COVID-19.
We Stand with India
As COVID cases across India rise to devastating levels, we stand in solidarity with our community partners and staff who are on the frontlines of this human crisis.
The Gender Equality Conversation
Each March, the world comes together in conversation to elevate the voices of women. This year, we highlighted the realities of women living through the pandemic.
20 Years of Sustainable Livelihoods in Uganda
For more than 20 years, THP-Uganda has made eco-farming and sustainable livelihoods a reality for thousands of people, marking a significant step towards a sustainable end to hunger.
A New Era of Sustainability Between Technology and Humanity
The Hunger Project and global thought leaders engage in a timely discussion with Wayout International on the new era of synergy between technology and humanity.
White Paper: Mobilizing Women’s Leadership for Transformative Change
Read our recommendations for how governments, donor agencies and implementers can improve the mobilization of women for transformational change.
Ceremony in Ghana to Recognize Dwerebease Epicenter Transition
Dwerebease Epicenter in Ghana transitions out of its partnership with THP, building on more than 10 years of community-led progress.
Annual UN Association Global Engagement Summit Rallies International Community Around Development Goals
Members from The Hunger Project team attend the UN Association’s Global Engagement Summit to learn how the UN is elevating community leaders to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.