April 2008: Update to the Global Board (Ghana)
Among the many accomplishments of the Taido Epicenter in Ghana, 173 infants were immunized against the following childhood diseases: polio, measles, whooping cough, yellow fever, and tetanus.Below is a...
View ArticleBringing It All Back Home: Reflecting on Program Data with Community Partners...
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...
View ArticleGhana: Eight New Epicenter Buildings Near Completion in Eastern Region
As part of the scale-up program, the construction of eight new epicenter buildings is expected to be completed in June. More than 20,000 people were trained in THP Vision, Commitment and Action...
View ArticleApril 2008 Newsletter: Progress on Scale-Up in Ghana
Community Centers for Meeting Basic NeedsThe Hunger Project has made major strides in scaling up our Epicenter Strategy in Ghana. Read about how, in just the first 18 months, we've expanded the number...
View ArticleAccess to Microfinance and Training Increases Farmer's Harvest from 6 kg to...
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...
View ArticleInternational Day for the Eradication of Poverty Honored in Ghana
On October 17, 2011 The Hunger Project-Ghana recognized the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty with a public ceremony and a procession through the streets of Koforidua, the capital of...
View ArticleAgricultural Trainer Elevates Community's Income
Isaac Lartey is a farmer from Banso-Asuboi and a member of The Hunger Project'-Ghana's Kyempo Epicenter Committee. Since his training as an Argicultural Trainer of Trainers, he has played a major role...
View ArticleTHP-Ghana Completes Several Construction Projects
THP-Ghana inaugurated a new nursery school at Toku Epicenter; Adomfe Epicenter's cocoa and oil-palm seedlings were transplanted into the field and began to generate income; and Fesi-Bame Epicenter,...
View ArticleJanuary 2008: Scale-up in the Eastern Region of Ghana
This report covers the achievements and lessons learned from the first half of Year Two of the Robertson Challenge - a five year commitment to demonstrate that the successful Epicenter Strategy of The...
View ArticleConnecting Girls, Inspiring Futures
THP-Ghana Celebrates International Women's Day 2012International Women’s Day is celebrated in many countries around the world. It is a day when women are recognized for their achievements without...
View ArticleCommunity Leader Demonstrates Farming Techniques
David Tetteh became involved with THP in February 2008 and, since then, he has become Vice Chair of his Epicenter Committee. He educates the members of his communities in farming techniques, and on his...
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...
View ArticleWorkshop for Ghanaian Journalists to Promote Women in Politics
Last week in Kumasi, Ghana, Country Director for The Hunger Project-Ghana, Dr. Naana Agyemang-Mensah, facilitated a workshop for Ghanaian journalists designed to promote women’s participation in local...
View ArticleTHP Training Helps Epicenter Raise Money for Community Development
Shadrack Asante Akwei, a farmer, was trained in leadership and mobilization at Adomfe Epicenter in Ghana and went on to start an oil-palm and cocoa nursery project to generate funds for community...
View ArticleAWFFI Partners Increase Loan Repayment Rates
Update to the Global Board (October 2008). Due to unfavorable farming conditions, microfinance partners have faced challenges repaying their loans on time. However, with the help of the epicenter and...
View ArticleGhana: Samuel Afrane
Samuel Afrane becamse The Hunger Project (THP)-Ghana Country Director in March 2013. Samuel joined THP-Ghana in March 2012 as the National Program Officer, overseeing THP-Ghana’s epicenters. Samuel...
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,...
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