Mission Statement

The Hunger Project is a global, strategic organization committed to the sustainable end of world hunger.

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In Africa, Asia and Latin America, The Hunger Project empowers millions of women and men to end their own hunger. The Hunger Project has pioneered low-cost, bottom-up, gender-focused strategies in each region where hunger persists. These strategies mobilize clusters of rural villages to create and run their own programs that achieve lasting progress in health, education, nutrition and family income. In all our work, the highest priority is the empowerment of women. Women traditionally bear primary responsibility for family health, education, nutrition and - increasingly - family income. Yet women have been systematically denied information, resources and voice in decisions that affect their lives.

Programs include: * African Woman Food Farmer Initiative - microfinance Halting AIDS/HIV workshops - Successful programs in Africa have provided THP with access to government, partnership with leading organizations, the critically missing rural infrastructure, and - most importantly - the courageous grassroots-level leadership willing and able to confront the gender issues fueling the spread of the disease. Vision, Commitment and Action Workshop - launch a three-month project based entirely on local resources. In achieving this first success, people's initial inspiration develops into self-confidence. There are other vital steps in mobilization. They train local volunteer leaders known as "animators," who become the spark plugs for local action. As people take more substantial action, they provide training in literacy and local laws. THP organizes people into self-help groups to gain a stronger voice. Success builds on success.