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For the second year in a row, hike4hunger will partner with The Hunger Project-Australia to commemorate United Nations World Food Day on October 16 by encouraging others to join or initiate personal pilgrimages, symbolic walks of solidarity ending at a place of significance.

Based on a report by Beyene Moges, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, The Hunger Project-Ethiopia. The Hunger Project-Ethiopia currently works in six epicenters throughout the country facilitating development programs in rural communities. Committed volunteers in each...

In May 2011, The Hunger Project (THP)-Burkina Faso organized a two-day educational campaign for HIV/AIDS, followed by free testing and free medical consultations. The campaign was carried out in partnership with a doctor's association (ADD), directed by medical...

On this 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, The Hunger Project (THP) would like to honor all of the women in our investor family, who are standing in partnership with their sisters around the world. More and more, women everywhere are making their voices...

On this, the 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day, The Hunger Project (THP) is excited to announce the formal launching of the Unleashed Women Leaders Initiative — a new multi-year funding initiative to focus our attention and resources on the fact that...

We are thrilled to announce that Dionne Warwick will be on the upcoming season (beginning March 6) of NBC's "The Celebrity Apprentice" on behalf of The Hunger Project! Donald Trump returns with an all-new celebrity lineup of candidates. In addition to Dionne, the...

On Sunday, January 9, we kicked off a new year of action with The Hunger Project's first annual World Hunger Day! In honor of World Hunger Day 2011, The Hunger Project-United Kingdom (THP-UK) organized a gala concert featuring international singing star Dionne Warwick...

Sarmi Bai is an elected woman representative, trained by The Hunger Project, who is sarpanch (president) of the Nichlagarh Gram Panchayat (village council) in Sirohi District in Rajasthan. On November 7, Sarmi Bai made her first trip to the city, together with...

Hike4hunger commemorates United Nations World Food Day on October 16 by encouraging others to join or initiate personal pilgrimages, symbolic walks of solidarity ending at a place of significance. This year, hike4hunger is partnering with The Hunger Project-Australia.

Die Bewegung „1000 Days“ hat sich zum Ziel gesetzt, gegen die Unterernährung von Kindern in den ersten 1000 Lebenstagen zu kämpfen. Um sicherzustellen, dass Kindern und deren Familien ein gesunder Start ins Leben ermöglicht wird, schlossen sich mehrere Organisationen zusammen – neben dem Hunger Projekt u.a. Save the Children, Brot für die Welt, Interaction und World Vision.

This week, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton launched 1,000 Days: Change a Life, Change the Future, a global movement to reduce child undernutrition. At the launch, which Hunger Project President and CEO Mary Ellen McNish attended, Secretary Clinton specifically...

The ultimate objective of The Hunger Project's (THP's) Microfinance Program (MFP) is to gain government recognition and operate as a licensed saving and credit cooperative (SACCO) or Rural Bank. Owned entirely by community members, the Rural Bank then provides the...

Kevin and Hannah Salwen, both Hunger Project investors, are a father-daughter writing team who together captured in their book, The Power of Half: One Family's Decision to Stop Taking and Start Giving Back, their family's life-altering decision and its unexpected...

Nelida Smith is a trained people’s reporter and has taken leadership workshop through our partner organization in Bolivia, ACLO. She says, “In political matters, I could not contribute anything before, but now I feel able to contribute from my experience. I can take more informed positions in public spaces and have a responsibility and commitment to serve others.”

The luggage and accessories company, Vera Bradley, has pledged US$10,000 from sales of their exclusive, new, reusable Market Tote bags to The Hunger Project (THP). The exclusive, eco-friendly bags will be available from October 17 through November 2 at participating...

Oprah's Angel Network has awarded a US$50,000 grant to The Hunger Project (THP) to enhance the organization's community mobilization and leadership programs in Uganda. These programs enable rural communities to overcome their own hunger and poverty on a sustainable...

Lola Bellido’s rise as a community leader began with developing her own core self-esteem. Now, she helps other women cultivate their own leadership.

ACLO has focused its efforts on training rural villagers and indigenous people in leadership, public advocacy and education, with special training courses for women. Ties with government have been strengthened in order to continue to build and promote training programs.

2015 has been declared the Year of International Evaluation--a year to promote evaluation and evidence-based decision-making at international, regional, national, and local levels. The year of evaluation declared at the Third International Conference on National...

2014 was an exceptional year for environmental efforts and nutrition in Peru. The 1,000 days nutrition strategy was piloted, teaching mothers about the essential nutrients needed in their children’s first two years of life, and communities came together to create a sustainable land management and conservation plan.

The National Postcode Lottery in the Netherlands, a lottery program that donates 50 percent of its proceeds to charities, announced yesterday a nearly €1.3 million three-year grant to The Hunger Project, to scale up its successful Moringa nutrition program in Benin to Uganda, Ethiopia and Malawi.

Above, President and CEO of the Hunger Project, Åsa Skogström Feldt, shows her support for gender equality.    We’ve talked about how 2015 is a monumental year. It’s one of the biggest opportunities we’ve ever had as a global community to impact the development...

The Hunger Project-Senegal empowered community members in 2014 through skills workshops, seed grants, a new preschool education curriculum and more.

"The year 2015 offers a unique opportunity for global leaders and people to end poverty, transform the world to better meet human needs and the necessities of economic transformation, while protecting our environment, ensuring peace and realizing human rights."  ...

The Hunger Project-Uganda focused on health and nutrition in 2014 with the opening of a new health center.

Hunger is not inevitable. It is not too big of a problem to solve. In fact, it has improved dramatically in just the last 30 years. Indeed, according to international agencies like the World Bank and United Nations, ending extreme poverty and hunger by the year 2030...

2015 is a big year. This year, two United Nations summits will take place that can bend the course of history. These meetings will give world leaders the opportunity to raise the ambition for humanity and deliver bold agreements that tackle poverty, inequality and...