Stories

Rachelle Mahouchi is from the village of Kpèkpèhoué in Benin. Rachelle delivered her fifth child at home, having had previous deliveries under the same conditions with no apparent problems. The fifth delivery, however, was a birthing experience so difficult that she almost lost her life. Because of this, she decided to have her sixth child at a THP-Benin health clinic. Hear her story.

Georgette Belemsigri is over 100 years old and an active member at Vowogdo Epicenter in Burkina Faso. Learn more about how she accesses the epicenter health clinic.

When Elected Women Leader Deepa Rajguru was first elected to local government, she found it difficult to function in the male-dominated system – being asked to sit at the back of meetings and refused the right to contribute. Following a Hunger Project training, Deepa joined with other elected women to speak out against this type of gender discrimination.

Forced to leave school when her family was unable to pay fees, Véronique Amoussou of Kpinnou Epicenter in Benin participated in animator trainings and developed her own rabbit farm. The income she generates not only meets her own daily needs but enables her to put her savings towards her younger sister’s school fees.

Delma Jean, a Hunger Project partner from Burkina Faso, utilizes epicenter trainings to improve his farming skills, increase his income and send his two children to school.

With the support of her Microfinance Program group and family, Elizabeth Moyo has become a successful business woman, able to pay school fees for her children and provide furnishing for her home.

Genet Mosa utilized the Microfinance Program in her local epicenter to develop as a community leader, thrive as a business woman, nurture a savings account and improve the lives of her family and neighbors.

Before joining the Microfinance Program, I had never imagined making an income or even dared to speak in public. Now I am President of our group and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Kissamey Epicenter fund.

Ms. Khady Seck is chair of a microfinance women’s group in Diokoul Epicenter in Senegal. Empowered by the epicenter trainings, Khady has also taken on the position of counselor to the village women and coordinated the shared maintenance of the local environment, reducing rates of diseases like malaria.

Thanks to lessons learned at THP workshops, Gisèle Azandossessi increased her farm and her income. With the profit, she was able to purchase a motorbike and can now sell her rabbits in town.

Mrs. Carlota Pelembe, mother of seven and Microfinance Program partner at Manhiça Epicenter in Mozambique, learns how to best manage her loans for maximum profit.

My name is Mrs. Lénindou Agbognihoue. It is because of the lessons I learned from Vision, Commitment and Action workshops at [my] epicenter that I had the courage and strength to take care of myself and the future of my children.

Elizabeth Godia is a 35-year-old widow and one of The Hunger Project’s partners in Malawi who is living with HIV and took part in the Microfinance Program. Elizabeth is now independently able to provide for her six children.

Agnes Adjei from Anukpenya, Manstekope Epicenter in Ghana mobilizes her fellow partners to generate income and thrive as a community through the Microfinance Program. “My wish is to be economically self-reliant and to help our economically active poor women to do the same,” she says.

Kibe Guta, a 28-year-old woman from Jaldu Epicenter in Ethiopia who participates in THP’s Microfinance Program. She now provides food, clothing and school costs for her children. “Today, I raise my head up with confidence and can exemplify the result of hard work,” she says.

On this 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, The Hunger Project would like to honor all of the women in our investor family, who are standing in partnership with their sisters around the world. Some of them have shared their thoughts with us on what their participation means to them.

Mr. and Mrs. Mugerwa have used trainings at their epicenter in Uganda to develop a thriving family business, build a home with an underground well and send their children to school.

Smt. M Renuka currently serves as a member of her village council and president of Karnataka’s federation of elected women leaders, SUGRAMA. She has fought for improved drinking water and the education of girl children in her community, and led state-wide campaigns for asking for 50 percent reservation for women leaders in Gram Panchayats in Karnataka.

Mrs. Marième Harouna Ba has been an influential community leader for over ten years. When the post for director of the community radio station became vacant, Marième knew that she could compete for the position against two men, despite the fact that the radio had never been led by a woman. Marième states that it was her experiences with THP-Senegal that motivated her to seek out the position.

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....