The Hunger Project
www.thp.org
The Hunger Project was founded in 1977 after the first Rome World
Food Conference. From 1979-1986, the
Hunger Project played an instrumental role is recruiting international support
to prevent famines in Cambodia, Somalia, and the African continent. In 1990, they partnered with the Planning
Commission of India to establish the Strategic Planning in Action (SPIA), which
is a holistic, people-centered approach.
According to their website, approximately 21,000 villages in Africa,
Asia and Latin America have applied the SPIA approach to empower people to develop
improvements in health, education, nutrition and family income (THP, n.d.). Over the years, the Hunger Project has
advocated and called attention to the issues of hunger and poverty. “The Hunger Project’s designed a strategic
direction to expand their scope via three key priorities: partnerships,
advocacy, and impact” (THP, n.d.).
The Hunger Project stated that their “programs in 16,075
communities throughout Africa, South Asia and Latin America are based on an innovative,
holistic approach, which empowers women and men living in rural villages to
become the agents of their own development and make sustainable progress in
overcoming hunger and poverty” (THP, n.d.).
The inspire people to move from “I can’t” to “I can” or “We can” by focusing
on these three elements: “1. Empowering women as key change agents; 2. Mobilizing
communities for self-reliant actions; and 3. Fostering effective partnerships
with local government” (THP, m.d.)
As a explored the Hunger Project’s website, I discovered that
approximately 896 million people in developing countries live a $1.90 a day or
less. It is well-known that poverty, food
prices and hunger are linked. Many are
hungry and malnourished because they cannot afford to buy enough food, cannot
afford healthy, nutritious foods, or afford the farming supplies and materials to
grow their own food. I, also, discovered
that sadly over 30 percent of rural girls and 15 percent of urban girls living in
poverty are kept out of school to save money.
The Hunger Project believes that a lack of general education leads to
higher adolescent birth rates, which “over-burdens an already economically
strained community” (n.d.). All these
factors lead to a continuing cycle of gender inequality, poverty, and hunger.
It is essential to build capacity of men and women to surpass
poverty through education and training programs. The Hunger Project offers such programs with
the goal of “teaching the skills, methods, knowledge, and leadership needed to
take self-reliant actions so they can meet their own basic needs, improve their
communities and build better futures for themselves and their children” (n.d.).
Educational programs for individuals living in poverty do not just provide
access to knowledge and resources, they provide an opportunity for change and
the ability for individuals and communities to be self-reliant and
self-sufficient as they overcome poverty and hunger.
Reference:
The Hunger Project (THP). (n.d.) Retrieved November 17, 2018
from www.thp.org.
Hey Donna!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing such detailed stastics regarding The Hunger Project. I don't think any children should be deprieved of their education because of their gender or economic status. I think there should be more projects advocating for change and against hunger in low poverty communities.
Donna,
ReplyDeleteThe Hunger project. Is very informative and detailed. Throughout my reading of your post I found similar situations about the children’s education based on children’s gender and economic status in most third world countries.
Very informative!
ReplyDeleteIt is essential to build capacity of men and women to surpass poverty through education and training programs...... I’ve realized that a common theme in issues regarding poverty education and training almost always seems to be the answer. Do you think this is a true claim or do you think it is conditional?
Donna,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this organization. I noticed a similarity between The Hunger Project and CARE, the organization I explored. Both organizations focus on empowering girls and women to end gender inequality. I feel it is true that by educating and training men and women, they can have the opportunity to overcome poverty.
Thank you for your post, it is important to foster and create opportunities for growth and development especially for young girls.
ReplyDeleteHi Donna,
ReplyDeleteThis is devastating! In the states you hear about people needing meals, I could not imagine this magnitude of hunger. Looking at your article makes me reflect and realize that it takes a lot of resources to end hunger and malnutrition. You need education, higher paying jobs, basic life skills, improved healthcare, and quality facilities and staffing, this needs to be done in millions of homes. This proves that it takes years to end.
Hello Donna
ReplyDeleteThis information made me feel sad about the people that are in need of food. I just wish these million dollar organizations would just step out there and truly help those in need. Let's think about others before ourselves
Hi Donna,
ReplyDeleteWhat a great project the Hunger project. I have really enjoyed reading your blog and learning about how this project is supporting many different countries. Wow, when I read that 896 million people in developing countries live on $1.90 a day was beyond my understanding how these people survive. More so how it affects many children with not being able to go to school to save money. Awesome informational blog thank you so much sharing.