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Breastfeeding is one of the most effective ways to ensure child health and survival. It is also key to sustainable development. That’s why we are celebrating World Breastfeeding Week from August 1 – 7, which highlights the importance of breastfeeding to global health and development. World Breastfeeding Week is a time to galvanize a variety of actions and engage with a wide range of actors around the promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding.

The Hunger Project-Ghana will celebrate this week the graduation of three clusters of rural communities that have achieved the targets they set for declaring their self-reliance, meaning they have demonstrated their capacity to take charge of their own development.

On May 28, the global community joined The Hunger Project in honoring World Hunger Day to raise awareness about the 795 million people who suffer from chronic hunger worldwide.

The Hunger Project-Ethiopia gave a training on Agricultural Entrepreneurship for unemployed youth and young farmers.

In celebration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls, The Hunger Project-Ghana, on November 25th, in light of the United Nations Secretary General’s campaign, UNiTE to End Violence against Women, hosted a forum at the Atuobikrom Epicenter under the theme “Orange the world,” to symbolize a brighter future without violence.

Pictured: Åsa in Johannesburg in June 2015 during a meeting co-hosted by The Hunger Project and the Nelson Mandela Foundation. Last week I was a speaker and attendee at “Leading for What’s Next,” a day-long conference held at the Council on Foreign Relations in New...

Join The Hunger Project in celebrating World Hunger Day on May 28!

The Hunger Project-India is partnering to share their approach and build the capacity of Elected Women Representatives (EWR) in Buhtan.