Stories

Raymond and his wife, diagnosed with HIV in 2008, now lead healthy lives and educate their community about HIV prevention.

After being denied a complete education because she was forced to marry at 14, Razia Sultana, from Bangladesh, now serves as both a model of self-reliance and an advocate for the education of girls and children in her community.

Dado dropped out of school at grade seven to take care of her five nephews after her brother passed away. Now an epicenter leader, she vows to combat poverty in her community.

After expanding her business, Laurinda has taken on the challenges in her community and put herself in the position to empower others.

Before becoming an active member of The Hunger Project-Ghana, Madam Faustina Poku struggled to make ends meet for herself and her six children. After training in agriculture and acquiring microfinance, Faustina can provide for her children and send them to school.

With training from The Hunger Project-Benin, the women of the Wawata Epicenter in Benin created a thriving business.

Mercedes has transformed from being unsure of herself, to a woman shining in the forefront

In the face of financial woes, Rahim managed to establish his own compost farm, showing that dreams can come true despite hardships.

Eusebi from Peru is a health promoter who is teaching her community about proper nutrition and much more.

Elisabeth is making the impossible possible.   Elisabeth Obubuafo is a shining example of an empowered woman, running multiple businesses, sending her children to school and providing food for her community. It was not always this way. Elisabeth is an...

In 2011, Krisna Das participated in an animator trainings for 1,784 animators in the Betaga Union  in Bangladesh. Through this training she learned that people could be encouraged to think outside the box with the help of particular tools, tactics and exercises....

Shamima is making the impossible possible.   Shamima Jahan, 55, lives in a remote region of Bangladesh. She used to consider herself just an ordinary housewife, but is now considered a transformed community worker. After attending The Hunger Project's women’s...

Genet Musa, 40, is the Chairperson of the Savings and Credit Cooperative (SACCO) at Mesqan Epicenter in Ethiopia. Prior to The Hunger Project entering her community at Mesqan Epicenter, Genet received some basic education from another NGO in the area. From them, she...

A woman of action, Aby has become a key driver of awareness-generating activities and an advocate for the challenges faced by women in her community.

At the heart of Julien’s story is the realization that knowledge and training are tools that can empower and turn one’s life completely around.

The food bank promotes local food security by providing farmers with a safe place to store their grains during the off-season.

Moises shares his story of how he has transformed his condition from one of poverty to one of self-confidence and empowerment.

Kuntala is mobilizing her community to end violence against women and empower the women around her to run for local office.

“I thought that, as a woman, I would be unable to do any of these things, but now I see that I am part of a Community Vision,” says 78-year-old Esperanza.

Jackson Chimangeni lives in Kauma Village near the Majete Wildlife Reserve in Malawi. For many years, Jackson, like several of the residents of Kauma Village, relied on wildlife poaching for his income. By participating with The Hunger Project-Malawi, Jackson and his neighbors gained education and skills to lift themselves out of poverty while protecting the wildlife reserve for future generations to come.