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Bringing It All Back Home: Reflecting on Program Data with Community Partners in Ghana
At The Hunger Project we believe it is important to remember our primary audience for program Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) data is still the communities where we work. Learn more from the reflections of Emmanuel Avevor and Francis Osei-Mensah, Hunger Project M&E Officers in Ghana, who led Results Dissemination Workshops of a recent Outcome Evaluation Pilot Study to community partners.
Celebrate International Women’s Day 2014
Join The Hunger Project in celebrating International Women’s Day on Saturday, March 8, 2014. The 2014 theme for International Women’s Day is: Equality for women is progress for all. See what the facts about gender discrimination worldwide show and how to get involved in this movement.
Women in Africa Generating Household Income
Meet Matilda Aba Tibua, a married woman with four children, who is now helping to support her home after participating in The Hunger Project’s Vision, Commitment and Action and food security workshops. She shared, “The Hunger Project brought some confidence into my life that I can do better than I am doing now.”
Creating Safe Environments for Mothers-to-be in Senegal
Ms. Marie Cecilia Diam, a Health and Nutrition Officer, is one of the many animators working to create healthy environments for mothers-to-be in Senegal.
I Commit Myself to Continuing to Mobilize the Co-residents of the Village
Thanks to trainings at her epicenter, THP animator Argentina Paulo Cossa produces mobile stoves that use less firewood, and plans to open a handcraft workshop to produce other pottery products in addition to the stoves.
I Will Work Hard to Not Fear Anything Anymore and Have Strength to Go On
Learn more about 18-year-old Hunger Project catalyst Ricarda’s journey toward confidence and empowerment through “The Sun of the Butterflies” project in Mexico.
My Soul Sings A Different Beat – By Fiona Anchal
Fiona Anchal, a businesswoman who returned from her journey to India with The Hunger Project and Business Chicks in February, reflects on her experience. Business Chicks is a professional network based in Australia that connects businesswomen through their online...
Every Woman Must be Mentally and Financially Self-reliant
Anjuman, after being married at age 12, is now an elected woman representative in Bangladesh. She recounts how Hunger Project trainings helped her unleash her creativity and contribute to her family, society and country.
One Billion Rising: The Hunger Project’s #ReasonToRise 2014
One in three women on the planet will experience violence in her lifetime. On February 14, 2014, The Hunger Project rose up in support of these one billion women. The Hunger Project joined the One Billion Rising (OBR) movement to RISE, RELEASE, DANCE, and demand...
Using Cutting-edge Mobile Technology to Monitor Programs
“As a supervisor, using iFormBuilder for data collection was an exciting experience. It reduced the workload of checking the questionnaires’ accuracy as I could check the data in database right after syncing it—while our enumerators were still in the field. There were...
Gender, Democracy and the Zero Hunger Challenge
The Hunger Project is proud to be a part of the UN’s Zero Hunger Challenge (ZHC). ZHC is a global declaration that “invites all nations to work for a future where everyone enjoys their right to food and all food systems are resilient.” To ensure the end hunger and...
The Hunger Project and the Zero Hunger Challenge
The UN’s Zero Hunger Challenge (ZHC) is a global declaration that “invites all nations to work for a future where everyone enjoys their right to food and all food systems are resilient.” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched ZHC at the UN Conference on Sustainable...
State of the World’s Children: ‘Every Child Counts’
Last week, UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) released The State of the World’s Children, a guide that presents the most recent key statistics on survival, development and protection of the world’s 2.2 billion children. The report, ‘Every Child Counts’ aimed to...
All Politics is Local: Building Grassroots Democracy from the Bottom Up
The old saying that “All politics is local” is especially true when it comes to overcoming poverty and hunger. Issues of nutrition, primary education, primary health care, water and sanitation, preserving the environment and ensuring public safety are all local...
Ten Ways to Fight Hunger and Poverty
We at The Hunger Project are always working on new and exciting ways to engage with you, our investors and activists. But we know the internet is a big place, so we've put together this list of some of the easiest and most creative ways for you to empower the...
2014: A Great Year in the Making
In 2013, The Hunger Project joined the world community in declaring that the end of chronic hunger is possible by the year 2030. With your support we look forward to making this a reality. And we’re already kicking the year off to a great start. In January, respected...
FeelGood Success in 2013!
Generosity of spirit, perseverance, resourcefulness and creativity of the unleashed spirit are just a few of the attributes embodied by the students of FeelGood who participate with The Hunger Project. The presence of hundreds of youth on 21 college campuses, engaged...
2013 Human Rights Day and Action Against Gender-Based Violence
As Human Rights Day comes to a close, it also concludes the nation wide initiative known as 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. Our colleagues in India bring us this report of their 16 Days activities: This is the 20th anniversary of the passing of the...
Launching the Mexican Network for Family Farming
On November 22, The Hunger Project-Mexico, together with 20 other institutions including the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), launched the Mexican Network for Family Farming. The network aims to promote the International Year of Family Farming, recently launched by the United Nations globally for the year 2014, through various government and civil society actions.
World Conference of Indigenous Women: “We are not a problem; we are the solution”
As the world convenes to decide the priorities for the international development agendas, indigenous women united in Peru to demand that their voices be heard. The World Conference of Indigenous Women (WCIW) took place October 28-30 at the Plaza del Bosque hotel in Lima, Peru with an indigenous women’s presence led by The Hunger Project’s Tarcila Rivera Zea.
Communities in Mozambique Face Food Shortages as a Result of Drought
The drought in southern Africa continues to negatively impact the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, especially those whose livelihoods depend on agriculture-based income.
In Burkina Faso, Sankara Salamata Broadens Earning Horizons With the Introduction of Market Gardens
Sankara Salamata, along with other credit committee members and The Hunger Project-Burkina Faso, recently set up a market garden for the women of Boulkon Epicenter to work on during the dry season to produce vegetables.
Benin’s Health Workers Are Taking a Stand Against Child Mortality
The Hunger Project-Benin is taking a stand against child mortality and improving health follow-up strategies, such as encouraging regular clinic visits for children under five.
The Burkina Faso Women’s Empowerment Program Empowers Female Leadership to End Child Marriage
The Hunger Project-Burkina Faso held workshops in female leadership and the fight against the early and forced marriage of girls as part of it’s Women’s Empowerment Program.
From HIV Positive to HIV Animator, Raymond Empowers Members in His Community to Lead Healthier Lives
Raymond and his wife, diagnosed with HIV in 2008, now lead healthy lives and educate their community about HIV prevention.
Poor Nutrition Now Affects a Third of Population: The 2016 Global Nutrition Report
Photo credit: David Snyder The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) published its third edition of the Global Nutrition Report, which states that poor nutrition now affects a third of people globally. According to the report, malnutrition has become...
Launching the Movement for Community-led Development in Malawi
With the facilitation of The Hunger Project-Malawi, World Vision-Malawi and Heifer-International Malawi, 18 national and international NGOs have established the Malawi chapter of the Movement for Community-led Development (CLD). This is the first international chapter...
The Entrepreneurship Promotion Program in Benin: Changing Lives of Youth Through Business
The Hunger Project-Benin’s Entrepreneurship Promotion Program provides technical and educational support to encourage entrepreneurship and business growth. Bossou Kocou Jean is one entrepreneur who has benefited from the program.
Highlights from World Hunger Day 2016
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.
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