Stories

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...

“My name is Dianda Zonabo. I come from the village of Kapon [in Burkina Faso]. I am forty two years old. I am married and the mother of five children, three girls and two boys. I am a saleswoman of yams in the market of Kapon and my husband is a peasant farmer. I’ve...

“My name is Dianda Gombogo, I am from the village of Boulkon in Burkina Faso. I am a peasant farmer with three children. I am 52 years old. I stopped receiving an education when I was in primary school. Since the creation of the epicenter, I have participated in...

Nurunnahar Monzu is a woman leader from Kewra, a village in the Jhalakathi district of Barisal region of Bangladesh. She was born and grew up in an extremely poor family. Her father, a farmer, was the sole earner in their family. Her family faced such serious...

Huluager (Hulu) Badebo is a 45-year-old widowed mother of six. When her sixth child was born, Hulu’s husband passed away, leaving her alone to raise her six children. Before The Hunger Project entered her community at Mesqan Epicenter, Hulu worked as a day laborer,...

Through The Hunger Project-Ghana, Cecilia Ankrah took adult literacy courses, become literate and has raised her income.

Shehubo’s story shows that investing in rural development is critical in building resilience to shocks caused by climate change.

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.