The Hunger Project
The Hunger
Project
The Hunger Project (THP) is a global, non-profit organisation dedicated to ending hunger and poverty by pioneering sustainable, grassroots, women-centred strategies and advocating for their widespread adoption in countries throughout the world.
Founded in 1977, THP operates in Africa, South Asia, and Latin America, focusing on mobilising rural communities to achieve self-reliance through its integrated programs.
Dr Oates is deeply committed to The Hunger Project and serves as an angel investor actively raising funds with Academy Face and Body. Believing in the possibility of eradicating hunger, our generation holds the power to achieve this goal.
Our focus is on unlocking their capacity, creativity, and leadership, enabling them to overcome hunger on their own. The Hunger Project empowers women and men in rural villages across Africa, India, Bangladesh, and Latin America.
In Australia, we embrace a perspective beyond mere consumption. Recognising our interconnectedness, we value partnerships that enrich life. Each of us can play a role in ending hunger, and we invite you to join our community in achieving this collective vision by 2030.
IMPACT OF YOUR INVESTMENT OVER TIME
The Hunger Project tracks our work over years so we can see the transformation in behaviour and attitudes caused by our activities, and can shape and adapt our programmes. We train our village partners to collect, collate and analyse their own data, so that they can take control of their own development and progress.
PROGRESS iS MADE TOGETHER
It will take more than The Hunger Project working alone to achieve the end of hunger. That’s why we were thrilled when the UN announced the 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. When The Hunger Project and others strategically work together within the framework of the 17 Global Goals, we can achieve the end of hunger in a sustainable way.
The Hunger Project has a global reach of more than 11.9 million people living in rural villages in Africa, India, Bangladesh and Latin America who we empower to end their own hunger.
Overview
THE HUNGER PROJECT
Millie Allbon from The Hunger Project chats with Dr Jason Oates
from Academy Face & Body about why he invests in THP.
Amplifier Effect of Investment
When your investment enables The Hunger Project to train one person, the ripple effect it catalyses is far-reaching: to their children and spouses, to their neighbours and to the wider community. This is the power of The Hunger Project’s approach thanks to your investment.
ONE WOMAN
- Joins a savings group and makes small weekly contributions.
- Takes loans from a pooled savings to buy chickens.
- Sells eggs and becomes economically empowered.
HER CHILD
- Sends her child to school.
- Gets her child vaccinated.
- Prioritised health and education.
HER HUSBAND
- She encourages her husband to get trained in income generating activities.
- He buys some goats, sells their milk to bring in extra income.
HER NEIGHBOUR
- Her neighbour sees the benefits the woman is reaping and wants to get the same for herself.
- Seeks out training herself to increase her own family’s livelihood.
HER COMMUNITY
- Shift in community mindset about agency and empowerment, particularly of women.
- Decrease in children dying of preventable diseases.
- Food gap closed so people can access food all year round.
Core Activities and Programs
Empowering Women
THP works with communities to identify and solve their own challenges. This bottom-up approach involves organising Vision, Commitment, and Action Workshops that help people envision a better future, commit to achieving it, and take action to realise their goals.
By training local elected officials and promoting the participation of marginalised groups in local governance, THP helps ensure that communities can advocate for and implement the changes they need.
THP supports sustainable agricultural practices and income-generating activities to ensure food security and improve livelihoods. This includes providing training in modern farming techniques, facilitating access to markets, and supporting microfinance initiatives.