Stories

Yabre Belemgnegre, from the Vowogdo Epicenter in Burkina Faso, disuccess the impact of the Microfinance Program on her life and on the lives of the women in her community.

Mr. Azarias Guilambo is a trained animator with The Hunger Project-Mozambique, and leads health-focused Vision, Commitment and Action Workshops in his community of Manhiça.

Nansamba, a model in her village, works in advising other women on how to manage and market their produce. She was trained at her epicenter as an animator and attributes most of her success to THP’s Vision, Commitment and Action Workshops that “opened her eyes” at a time of personal resignation.

Bangaldeshi community leader, Gita Rani Bormon, unites women in her community in an effort to reduce child marriages and violence against women.

Askale of The Hunger Project-Ethiopia turned to hard labor to provide for her children when her husband died. Now, with help from the Microfinance Program, she has her own profitable farm and a home she’s always wanted.

Profits from his poultry farm help Mr. Romain Awoictha of Benin to care for his children and his wife. “I am proud that my farm serves as an example during the training of new poultry farmers,” he says.

Las Esperanzas is an all-women group that manages a chicken farming income-generating project with support through THP-Mexico’s partnership with SEDESOL, the Mexican Social Development Ministry. After facing many obstacles, they have accessed land, obtained equipment and supplies, and participated in skills trainings. They are now producing 1,000 eggs per day.

Raja Mari is president of her village council. “Participating in The Hunger Project’s Women’s Leadership Workshop gave me self-confidence, motivation and courage,” she says. During her three years in office Raja has focused primarly on education and sanitation.

Meher Nazmun, known as Tisha, works with The Hunger Project-Bangladesh and the Youth Ending Hunger unit at her university to educate the impoverished families and children of her community. “Since becoming a youth leader, I have learnt a lot about life, a lot about social responsibility, and a lot about the importance of setting an example for others,” says Tisha.

Theresa Sekyere, a farmer in Ghana, explains that through The Hunger Project’s Microfinance Program and other training, she increased the size of her farm, and is now able to pay her children’s school fees.

Clelia Regina Rivero works with Chirapaq, The Hunger Project’s partner organization in Peru, to reclaim the rights and language of indigenous peoples in Peru.

A Hunger Project staff person and investor shares her experiences on a recent Investor Leadership Trip to Ghana. In the words of one investor, “THP and the epicenters shifted from a distant concept to something I now have inside of me. I got my heart filled with this trip and it will stay with me forever.”

Mrs. Bassine Kane has seven children and is the Chair of the Ndiollofen Village Women’s Organization in The Hunger Project’s Sam Contor Epicenter in Senegal. The results she achieved through her bio sorrel (organic hibiscus) farm helped to influence the local authorities’ commitment to award land to other village women’s organizations and increased women’s access to fertile land.

Comfort Aniniwa was used to the ups and downs of subsistence farming. She was unable to picture a brighter future for herself, or her family. When THP-Ghana gave her the skills, financial freedom and encouragement to start her own business, things started looking up. Now, Miss Comfort Abena Aniniwa is becoming more “comfortable” every day – truly living up to her name!

At 47, Vida Osei-Boahene is discovering she has a knack for business. After suffering the ups and downs of susbsistence farming for years, THP-Ghana gave her room to grow. Several smart business moves later, today she is “so proud to say that, I have GH¢ 300 ($211) in my savings account! I will forever remain thankful to The Hunger Project!”

Fayise Dhaabaa is climbing the ladder out of poverty, one rung at a time. Loans from the Microfinance Program at her local epicenter gave her the chance to earn additional income to support her family. Now, after a series of small, smart investments, Fayise’s financial future looks brighter than ever, and her whole family is reaping the benefits.

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,...