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.Community Centers for Meeting...
View ArticleAgricultural Entrepreneurship and Smallholder Development in Ghana
Through the Epicenter Strategy’s food security programs, farmers have achieved higher yields. However, this production needs to be complemented by other activities, especially market access, in order...
View ArticleEmpowering Women in Africa to Generate Their Own 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....
View ArticleHunger Project Leader Shares Skills to Empower Others
Linda Asantewa is a living example of how The Hunger Project's work is impacting the lives of village women, especially, and empowering them to play key leadership roles in their communities.Linda...
View ArticleMemorandum of Understanding Among Epicenters, District Leaders Ensure...
In 2012, The Non-Formal Education Division agreed to train THP-Ghana staff as Trainers of Trainers to improve literacy courses; farm input distribution was reworked; and Epicenter Committees, District...
View ArticleGhana
Ghana is rich in natural resources and has one of the strongest emerging economies in Africa. Despite this, most of Ghana's poor live in rural areas without basic services such as health care and clean...
View ArticleWorld AIDS Day 2013
As we celebrate World AIDS Day on December 1, see how our Partner Countries in Africa are taking steps to put an end to the spread of HIV/AIDS in their communities and thriving with and without...
View ArticleGhana: Scale-Up Program Makes an Impact
Update to the Global Board (October 2008). The Scale-Up Program has seen significant achievements in maize output and epicenter construction.Community Centers for Meeting Basic NeedsUpdate to the...
View ArticleThe African Woman Food Farmer: Her Future Is Africa's Future (2000)
This is the launching brochure of The Hunger Project's African Woman Food Farmer Initiative, a microfinance program designed to empower women food farmers through credit, savings and investment. The...
View ArticleLearning the True Meaning of "Comfort" with THP-Ghana
Comfort Aniniwa was used to the ups and downs of subsistence farming. She was unable to picture a brighter future for herself, or her family. When THP-Ghana gave her the skills, financial freedom and...
View ArticleTHP-Ghana's April 2011 Update to the Global Board
Read highlights from July-December 2010 from The Hunger Project-Ghana in their official report to the Global Board. The complete report is available for download.The following are highlights from...
View Article2012 International Women's Day Celebrations around the World
The Hunger Project joined the international community in celebrating International Women's Day in March 2012. Check out the highlights from the International Women's Day celebrations in our programs...
View ArticleTHP-Ghana Grows as New Epicenter Opens and Old Epicenter Expands
THP-Ghana welcomed the opening of the new epicenter Fesi Bame with an inauguration ceremony featuring Kpando Municipal Chief Executive, Hon. Francis Ganyaglo, and former Country Director of THP-Ghana,...
View ArticleApril 2008 Newsletter: Progress on Scale-up in Ghana
The Hunger Project has made major strides in its most ambitious program to date: mobilizing women and men across the Eastern Region of Ghana to create epicenters within walking distance of every...
View ArticleScaling Up Our Epicenter Strategy
The next big challenge in ending hunger and poverty in Africa is to take successful interventions to national scale, or in other words, to "scale up" our best practices.read more
View ArticleLeader in Ghana Increases Her Income by 600%
Comfort Kissiwaa has been actively involved in helping to shape life in her community. She says her association with THP has helped to change her from a timid and shy person to an outspoken person,...
View ArticleThe Hunger Project-Ghana 2011 Annual Report
In the year 2011, The Hunger Project-Ghana made another relentless effort to work towards eliminating hunger and poverty in rural communities in Ghana. This report highlights the accomplishments of...
View ArticleTHP-Ghana's October 2010 Update to the Global Board
Read highlights from April-October 2010 from The Hunger Project-Ghana in their official report to the Global Board. The complete report is available for download.The following are highlights of the...
View ArticleScaling Up the Epicenter Strategy in Ghana
In 2006, we launched our Scale-Up Initiative in Ghana. The goal: to implement our Epicenter Strategy in Africa on a large enough scale so that it could be proven as a successful, cost-effective and...
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