By Pablo Sanchez and Debra Nhokwara, The Hunger Project The COVID-19 pandemic exposed a glaring flaw in humanitarian aid and development work: a dependence on centralized decision-making, non-local expertise and external resources. What happens when travel to and from major urban areas is cut off? How can we measure the…

By Tim Prewitt, President and CEO, The Hunger Project Recently, I had the opportunity to walk through a new forest in northern Ethiopia. The terrain was rich and diverse, with trees of a dozen native and foreign species reaching to the sky. The air was cool and crisp, with lush…

By Mary Tiffin, Global Communications, The Hunger Project Access to information unlocks a world of opportunity. Information allows individuals to address the underlying and systemic challenges that are keeping chronic hunger in place — challenges like malnutrition and health, economic insecurity, food insecurity and gender inequality. Over the next six…

By Debra Nhokwara, Global Communications Fellow, The Hunger Project Over the last decades, digital transformations have made an impact on our daily lives and have had a profound effect on gender equality and the rights of women and girls across the globe. The 67th session of the U.N. Commission on…

By Daisy Owomugasho, East Africa Regional Director, The Hunger Project Last month, the UNDP published a report on the devastating effects the Ukrainian war is having on African livelihoods. The report added another worrying layer to the mountain of claims regarding the war’s role in rising poverty rates and pushing…

By Isabella Maddalone, Advocacy Communications Intern On June 1st, I began my internship as the Advocacy Communications Intern at The Hunger Project (THP). Within the first few weeks, one of my intern tasks included identifying side event opportunities to showcase THP’s impact in ending hunger and involvement in community-led development. …

By Tim Prewitt, President & CEO of The Hunger Project This year, the world is coming together to chart a path toward a more sustainable and equitable food system — a system that can meet the demands of our ever-growing population and is resilient to environmental shocks. Having spent my…

By Irene Naikaali In 2018, I was assigned to undertake a scoping exercise in two districts of Uganda. The purpose of this exercise was to generate evidence to inform The Hunger Project (THP) team on the suitable district to host a new epicenter, the dynamic center THP works through to…

By Grace Chikowi My name is Grace Chikowi, I have been working with The Hunger Project-Malawi since 2014, first as an HIV and AIDS, Nutrition and Gender Officer and now as Country Manager. I love working with THP-Malawi. …