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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...

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...

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...

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.

In the U.S., we have one day to celebrate and give thanks. We have days for “special sales” — Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Now, we also have #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving. On Tuesday, December 1, charities, families, businesses, community centers...

Tuesday, December 1 is World AIDS day. There is no better time than World AIDS Day to recommit ourselves to achieving an AIDS-free generation.

The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence is an international campaign to highlight the prevalence of violence against women globally. Read more about the campaign and what you can do to halt violence against women globally.

"The 2030 Agenda calls on us to renew our efforts in providing access to adequate sanitation worldwide. We must continue to educate and protect communities at risk, and to change cultural perceptions and long-standing practices that hinder the quest for dignity." -...

On October 17, Hunger Project investors, partners, activists and friends gathered in New York to celebrate our Annual Fall Gala.

Lauren Taber (UCSB ‘17) and Ashwini Bhide (UC Berkeley ‘14) traveled to Ghana as part of an investor trip with The Hunger Project in August. The Hunger Project partners with FeelGood  as a Commitment 2030 Fund Partner, a youth-managed initiative dedicated to end...

The Hunger Project announced today the launch of their Women’s Empowerment Index (WEI), the first of its kind to measure women’s empowerment across sectors.