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Hunger Project and Concern Host Panel on Financing Community-Led Development at UN Conference

During the UN’s third Financing for Development Conference (FfD3) held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, The Hunger Project and Concern Worldwide co-hosted a side event on financing community-led development.

Linking Grassroots Development and Evaluation: The Hunger Project-Mexico Participates in La Semana de Evaluación

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The Hunger Project-Mexico participated in Semana de Evaluación (Mexico Evaluation Week 2015) to share our participatory monitoring and evaluation practices to a wider group of stakeholders.

Shamima: A Leader For Change In Mymensingh

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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, Mesqan Epicenter SACCO Committee President

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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...

The Hunger Project Sweden on Tedx: How We Can End Hunger

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Sara Wettergren, CEO of The Hunger Project Sweden, shows us how incredibly close we are to ending global hunger, and invites us all to take on the challenge in her talk for TedxStockholmWomen.

Dianda Uses Credit Loans to Expand Her Business and Support Her Family

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“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...

Young Agricultural Contractor Finds Great Success Thanks to The Hunger Project-Benin

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Luc Kinnin is a young agricultural contractor from Kpinnou epicenter. Luc, who is 28 years old, is one of the most prominent young people taking initiative and making big changes in his area. Proud of what he has accomplished and thankful for The Hunger Project-Benin...

Do Men Make Tortillas? Dialogues on Gender in La Mazateca, Oaxaca, Mexico

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When discussing an imagined future for a baby boy in their communities, women from the Sierra Mazateca of Oaxaca all agreed that he would probably not learn how to make tortillas. In early June, The Hunger Project-Mexico program staff visited community partners in the...

Young People in Bangladesh Advocate for Individuals With Disabilities

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A group of young leaders in Bangladesh establish an advocacy project to give equal rights and opportunities to individuals with disabilities.

Rethink The Hunger Project’s Role In Ending World Hunger

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Over the last few months, we’ve been engaged in our Rethink World Hunger campaign — challenging you to shift your perceptions and overcome any resignation that world hunger is inevitable. The end of hunger is possible, and we are making tremendous progress. Indeed,...

Senegalese Woman Leads Rural Bank Training Efforts in the North

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Mariame Harouna Ba, President of the Namarel Epicenter, is a founding member of the Namarel Rural Bank. She served as Chairperson of the Loan Committee from 2002 to 2007 and as part of the Namarel Rural Bank Board from 2008 to 2011. During the 10 years she spent at...

Burkina Faso Improves Leadership Capacity, Farming Techniques and Women’s Empowerment Workshops in 2014

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The Hunger Project-Burkina Faso led food security workshops on new farming techniques and spearheaded two new women’s empowerment trainings.

Advances In Ending Child Marriage In Bangladesh, Uganda and Burkina Faso

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The Hunger Project’s programs in Bangladesh, Uganda and Burkina Faso are helping end child marriages through legislative changes, advocacy, and educational initiatives.

The Hunger Project-Mexico Helps Francisca Find Her Confidence

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Women have little to no freedom of speech in the public space in Chiapas, Mexico. This leads to a culture in which women have a fear of speaking, expressing themselves and making decisions for themselves, their family and their community. Because of these cultural...

The Hunger Project Leads Panel On Community-Led Development

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Four organizations came together to present broad perspectives and specific methods for empowering communities to take charge of their own development.

Dianda Becomes A Committee Member And Expands His Business

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“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...

The Cost of Childhood Undernutrition

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Childhood undernutrition and incidences of underweight children under the age of five can have detrimental effects not only on the children themselves but on the social and economic wellbeing of their communities. Early childhood nutrition is a key factor in creating...

Benin Empowers Women and Youth And Moves One Step Closer To Ending Malnutrition in 2014

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Learn about how The Hunger Project-Benin expanded educational resources, empowered women, and created new ways to track and improve childhood nutrition in 2014.

Hunger Project Country Director of Uganda Calls for Inclusiveness at the UN Hearings

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Daisy Owomugasho, The Hunger Project Country Director of Uganda was selected to be a respondent for the UN interactive hearings on the Post-2015 development agenda. She spoke of the need to localize the Sustainable Development Goals and to ensure the process is bottom up.