The 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...
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Learning 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...
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THP-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...
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2012 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...
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Small Farming in Ghana with THP
Alhakatu Umaru spent too much of her budget buying food and was left with too little to support her small business. Then, a grant from The Hunger Project-Ghana allowed her to make a small investment,...
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Community Leader Manages an Active and Vibrant Microfinance Group
Agnes Adjei from Anukpenya, Manstekope Epicenter in Ghana mobilizes her fellow partners to generate income and thrive as a community through the Microfinance Program. "My wish is to be economically...
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How THP Celebrated World AIDS Day 2011
December 1, 2011 was World AIDS Day – a day when women, men and children of all walks around the world stand together to declare their ongoing commitment to ending the epidemic that is HIV/AIDS. The...
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Celebrating 2013 International Women's Day Around the World
Each year, The Hunger Project joins billions of people around the world in celebrating International Women's Day (IWD) to honor and raise a voice for women around the world. Particularly relevant given...
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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...
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Bringing 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...
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Ghana: 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...
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Access 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...
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International 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...
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Agricultural 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...
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THP-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...
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Connecting 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...
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Community 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...
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Empowering 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....
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