Newsroom
Widow Becomes Valuable Community Leader and Advocate for Women’s Empowerment
Comfort Nyame, widow and mother of four, participated in THP-Ghana’s Women’s Empowerment Program and is now a wide-reaching advocate for women’s and children’s rights.
From Laborer to Project Officer, New Opportunities with THP-Ethiopia
Geletea Gonfa began working at Jaldu Epicenter in Ethiopia when it first opened in 2005 as a way to support his wife and son. His demonstrated passion and commitment to the progress of the community have since empowered him to take leadership roles in the epicenter.
Agricultural Trainings Lead Single Mother to Prosperous Life of Self-Reliance
Violet Msusa is a single mother of three children and, following her participating in agricultural trainings and the Microfinance Program of THP-Malawi, is successfully providing for herself and her family.
Chair of Small Farmer Association Benefits from THP Technical Assistance
Silva Joaquin Ngovene and his neighbors are smallholder farmers in Mozambique. Programmatic support from THP has empowered small farmer associations, like Silva’s, with trainings and resources to increase yields and feed communities.
Chair of Education Committee Increases School Resources and Attendance
As Chairman of his epicenter’s Education Committee, Mr. Saër Diop has advocated for the importance of improved school resources, practices and attendance. Through community mobilization and partnership building, he has successfully secured funding and support for continued primary education in and around his village.
Access to Health Clinic Changes Life of Mother and Future Children
Rachelle Mahouchi is from the village of Kpèkpèhoué in Benin. Rachelle delivered her fifth child at home, having had previous deliveries under the same conditions with no apparent problems. The fifth delivery, however, was a birthing experience so difficult that she almost lost her life. Because of this, she decided to have her sixth child at a THP-Benin health clinic. Hear her story.
2011: A Year in Review
It’s been quite a year for us at The Hunger Project (THP) and for the development community as a whole. Global conversations are turning, en masse, towards the world’s invaluable smallholder farmers – most notably female farmers. Agriculture, gender equality and...
100-Year-Old Partner Frequents Epicenter Health Clinic
Georgette Belemsigri is over 100 years old and an active member at Vowogdo Epicenter in Burkina Faso. Learn more about how she accesses the epicenter health clinic.
Meet Andrés Arau!
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officers work in The Hunger Project (THP) Program Countries gathering data from our programs and determining their progress and impact in the field. Their work is crucial in improving and developing new programs for and with our...
VIDEO: News Coverage of Free HIV Screenings at Burkina Faso Epicenter
On May 14, 2011,The Hunger Project-Burkina Faso partnered with local health groups to organize a two-day educational campaign for HIV/AIDS, followed by free testing and free medical consultations. Watch local news coverage of the event. An English transcript of...
Human Rights Day 2011
Each year, December 10 is the day we recognize the rights all people have to fundamental freedoms, dignity and safety. Sixty-three years ago on this day, the United Nations created the Universal Declaration of Human Rights outlining the basic rights we all have a...
Microcredit: Meeting its Goals?
The Microcredit Summit Campaign, which brings together practitioners, advocates, donor agencies, and others to promote best practices in the field and stimulate the interchanging of knowledge, recently released its 2012 report. It primarily reflects upon two goals the...
THP-New Zealand: A Review of World Food Day 2011
For our first New Zealand hike4hunger, The Hunger Project-New Zealand (THP-NZ) rallied an enthusiastic and committed group of 50 hikers! Rising early on a sunny Sunday morning, we set off on a hike through the beautiful and iconic sights of Auckland. This year, we...
Elected Woman Leader Fights Gender Discrimination and Government Corruption
When Elected Women Leader Deepa Rajguru was first elected to local government, she found it difficult to function in the male-dominated system – being asked to sit at the back of meetings and refused the right to contribute. Following a Hunger Project training, Deepa joined with other elected women to speak out against this type of gender discrimination.
Huge Success! The 5th Run for The Hunger Project with THP-Netherlands
On November 5, 2011, NPM Capital partnered with The Hunger Project (THP)-Netherlands in Amsterdam to organize the fifth Run for The Hunger Project. Last year, during the fourth edition of the run, nearly 600 people competed and raised more than US$270,000. This year,...
Ceremony for Beloved Africa Prize Laureate Wangari Muta Maathai in NYC
Professor Wangari Muta Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize winner, Hunger Project Africa Prize Laureate and founder of the Green Belt Movement, passed away on September 26, 2011 in Nairobi, Kenya. An open ceremony celebrating her life will be held in New York City next Monday,...
New UNDP Report Links Climate Change to Gender Inequality in Developing Countries
The United Nations Development Programme’s 2011 Human Development Report links environmental hazards to wealth and gender disparities, health challenges and dwindling income advancement in developing countries. The report was introduced on November 2 in Copenhagen by...
Plumpy’Nut: A Cure for Malnutrition?
In 2000, the United Nations established eradicating extreme poverty and hunger as a goal of precedence, listing it first among the eight Millennium Development Goals. With the help of an unusual product known as Plumpy’Nut, the world now stands a better chance of...
Five Fruits Helping to End World Hunger
Have you ever heard of a Monkey Orange? How about Wild Ethiopian Coffee? Over at Nourishing the Planet they've put together a straight-forward, informative piece called Five Fruits You've Never Heard of that Are Helping to End Hunger. A couple of our favorites: Wild...
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2011
The World Bank defines extreme poverty as living on less than $1.25 a day. Today, over 1.3 billion people in developing countries fall under this definition of poverty. Poverty is more than a minimal income. It is inextricably linked to malnutrion, hunger, illiteracy,...
Major Stakeholders in the Global Effort to End Hunger and Poverty Gather in South Africa
The Hunger Project and the Nelson Mandela Foundation are hosting a high-level dialogue on achieving the forthcoming Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa by 2030 in Johannesburg, South Africa tomorrow, May 12.
UN Women Report Calls For New Policy Agenda For Economic and Gender Equality
UN Women recently released their report on the progress of women, which calls for the transformation of economies to make women’s rights and gender equality a reality. The report, “Progress of the World’s Women: Transforming Economies, Realizing Rights," calls for...
Hunger Project Staff Explain Why They Took on The Live Below the Line Challenge
From April 27 – May 1, The Hunger Project staff and more than 420 Live Below the Line champions spent a $1.50 a day on food and beverage to change the way people think about extreme poverty and hunger. Staff explain why the took on the challenge.
Sheree Stomberg, Global Head of Citi Shared Services, Shares Why She will Live Below the Line
Hunger Project Board Member and Global Head of Shared Services at Citi Bank, Sheree Stomberg, takes on The Live Below the Line Challenge in support of The Hunger Project. "Will I be able to eat enough to mentally perform at my work, a work that relies on my...
Huluager Badebo, Mesqan Epicenter SACCO Committee Member
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,...
Q+A with Ikea Chef David Johansson: Creating a Dish for Under $1.50
For the Live Below the Line campaign--the challenge where participants spend only $1.50 a day on food and drink for five days to raise funds and awareness for global poverty--The Hunger Project produced a cookbook, which includes recipes from well-known and talented...
Talented Chefs Create $1.50 Recipes For The Hunger Project’s “Live Below the Line” Cookbook
The Hunger Project released the Live Below the Line 2015 Cookbook, which features healthy, complete meals for under $1.50 that have been created by Ikea; FIKA Coffee; Abigail Kirsch Catering; award-winning food blogs and more.
The Hunger Project-Uganda Implements Global Climate Change Alliance Project
In an effort to increase the resilience of rural populations and cope with climate change, The Hunger-Project Uganda co-launched a Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA). Check out how this alliance is increasing the resilience of rural populations to protect the planet.
Protecting and Preserving Our Planet: Earth Day 2015
April 22 is Earth Day! Celebrate with us and learn what we do to protect and preserve our planet.
Make change happen. Invest in people.
Get in touch
The Hunger Project
110 West 30th Street, 6th Floor,
New York, NY 10001
Get connected
Join the conversation on social, and stay connected with the latest from our partners around the world.
Stay informed
Subscribe to our newsletter to receive updates of latest news and events.
© The Hunger Project 2021 | Website by The Good Alliance