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The Hunger Project-Malawi worked tirelessly with communities to scale up nutrition programs and launch new initiatives.

"I call on States to honour their obligation to protect human rights every day of the year. I call on people to hold their governments to account. " UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Each year on December 10, we celebrate Human Rights Day to bring global attention to...

One year ago, it was difficult to access reliable, safe drinking water at many villages in Namayumba Epicenter in Uganda. Today, the community has access to safe water as a result of The Safe Water Enterprise (SWE), a program implemented in collaboration with The Hunger Project (Uganda, Australia and Germany), Siemens Stiftung and SkyJuice Foundation.

In the U.S., we have one day to celebrate and give thanks. We have days for “special sales” — Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Now, we also have #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving. On Tuesday, December 2, charities, families, businesses, community centers...

As we celebrate World AIDS Day on December 1, we’re excited by how far the global community has come, but there’s still much more to do: every day more than 5,700 people contract HIV—nearly 240 every hour.

A recent study shows that 60 percent of Indian men admit to having perpetrated violence against their wives or partners, while 52 percent of Indian women admit having faced some form of violence during their lifetime. The report, “Masculinity, Intimate Partner...

The Hunger Project-India strengthens women’s leadership across seven states through active engagement of Elected Women Representatives (EWRs) and their federations. Read more to learn how their influence is growing nationwide.

The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence is an international campaign to highlight the prevalence of violence against women globally and emphasize that this violence is a violation of Human Rights. Read more about the campaign, and how you can take action!

The 1,000 days from the start of a woman’s pregnancy until her child’s second birthday provide a unique window of opportunity to shape healthier and more thriving futures. The right nutrition during this 1,000-day window can have an enormous impact on a child’s...

On October 18, 2014, Hunger Project investors, partners, activists and friends gathered in New York to celebrate our Annual Fall Gala. This year’s theme “Rethink World Hunger: Transformative Leadership in Action” invited guests to challenge themselves and the world around them and to experience how leadership can transform entire communities and our world.

“…Farmers are not just farmers. They're teachers, stewards, and business women and men who deserve to be recognized -- and celebrated during the International Year of Family Farming and for years to come -- for their contributions to the planet and to us all.” –...

Re-think world hunger from your campus, one grilled cheese at a time! No movement in modern history has succeeded without the active participation of youth. That’s why since 2005, we’ve partnered with the campus activist group FeelGood to equip over 2,500 college...

The Organization of Indigenous Women of Laramate (OMIL) was one of eight laureates selected by the WWSF International Prize Jury to receive the Women’s World Summit Foundation (WWSF) Prize for Women’s Creativity in Rural Life 2014, with an award of US $1000. The award...

International Day of the Girl Child is an opportunity for The Hunger Project to raise our collective voice about the rights of girl children so we can put an end to the discrimination that leads to girls eating last and least, being forced into early marriage and dropping out of school.