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Smt. M Renuka currently serves as a member of her village council and president of Karnataka’s federation of elected women leaders, SUGRAMA. She has fought for improved drinking water and the education of girl children in her community, and led state-wide campaigns for asking for 50 percent reservation for women leaders in Gram Panchayats in Karnataka.

Mrs. Marième Harouna Ba has been an influential community leader for over ten years. When the post for director of the community radio station became vacant, Marième knew that she could compete for the position against two men, despite the fact that the radio had never been led by a woman. Marième states that it was her experiences with THP-Senegal that motivated her to seek out the position.

Asir Uddin and Hasi Khan are a husband-wife team brought together by a common commitment to the vision of a self-reliant Bangladesh. They are dedicated to working with grassroots villagers and empowering them to become the agents of their own development. They support each other every day in this effort.

Yabre Belemgnegre, from the Vowogdo Epicenter in Burkina Faso, disuccess the impact of the Microfinance Program on her life and on the lives of the women in her community.

Mrs. Florence Chitsonga participated in The Hunger Project-Malawi’s Microfinance Program, building and sustaining an incredibly successful pig and maize farm. With her first loan, she bought three pigs, and now, Florence earns an average income of US $7.20 per day in a country where nearly 40 percent of the population lives on less than a dollar a day.

Mr. Azarias Guilambo is a trained animator with The Hunger Project-Mozambique, and leads health-focused Vision, Commitment and Action Workshops in his community of Manhiça.

Nansamba, a model in her village, works in advising other women on how to manage and market their produce. She was trained at her epicenter as an animator and attributes most of her success to THP’s Vision, Commitment and Action Workshops that “opened her eyes” at a time of personal resignation.

Bangaldeshi community leader, Gita Rani Bormon, unites women in her community in an effort to reduce child marriages and violence against women.

Askale of The Hunger Project-Ethiopia turned to hard labor to provide for her children when her husband died. Now, with help from the Microfinance Program, she has her own profitable farm and a home she’s always wanted.

Profits from his poultry farm help Mr. Romain Awoictha of Benin to care for his children and his wife. “I am proud that my farm serves as an example during the training of new poultry farmers,” he says.

Las Esperanzas is an all-women group that manages a chicken farming income-generating project with support through THP-Mexico’s partnership with SEDESOL, the Mexican Social Development Ministry. After facing many obstacles, they have accessed land, obtained equipment and supplies, and participated in skills trainings. They are now producing 1,000 eggs per day.

A pilot project to train women to cultivate and process organic hibiscus (Bio Bissap) was so successful that the program has been scaled up to now include 12 villages with 563 women, who now plow and maintain a combined total of 21 hectares.

Raja Mari is president of her village council. “Participating in The Hunger Project’s Women’s Leadership Workshop gave me self-confidence, motivation and courage,” she says. During her three years in office Raja has focused primarly on education and sanitation.

Meher Nazmun, known as Tisha, works with The Hunger Project-Bangladesh and the Youth Ending Hunger unit at her university to educate the impoverished families and children of her community. “Since becoming a youth leader, I have learnt a lot about life, a lot about social responsibility, and a lot about the importance of setting an example for others,” says Tisha.

Theresa Sekyere, a farmer in Ghana, explains that through The Hunger Project’s Microfinance Program and other training, she increased the size of her farm, and is now able to pay her children’s school fees.