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According to the World Health Organization, 1,000 women die from pregnancy-related causes and childbirth every day, and 99 percent of all maternal deaths occur in developing countries. Survival proves just as difficult for the child as well with reports showing nearly...

What is agroforestry? According to the USDA National Agroforestry Center (NAC), it is a practice that “intentionally combines agriculture and forestry to create integrated and sustainable land-use systems. Agroforestry takes advantage of the interactive benefits from...

Water is the elixir of life on Earth. We need water in every aspect of our survival, from raising crops and livestock, to cleaning ourselves, to drinking for hydration. About 70 percent of the world is covered by water. Which sounds like a lot of water for us, right?...

Building Relationships between Parliamentarians and Elected Women The Hunger Project-India and local state partners recently held a series of interfaces with Parliamentarians and elected women representatives in the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and...

Chirapaq, our partner organzation in Peru, recently celebrated 25 years of empowering indigenous communities! Hunger Project Vice President, John Coonrod was on hand to take pictures. Chirapaq Director Tarcila Rivera Zea stands in the middle of indigenous dancers for...

It’s no secret that the food system is failing. Between 2006 and 2008, international food prices doubled. The poorest people in the world are already spending up to 80 percent of their income on food, and increases in oil, fertilizer and transportation costs are...

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...

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...

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.

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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