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Learning How to Manage Money in the Microfinance Program

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Mrs. Carlota Pelembe, mother of seven and Microfinance Program partner at Manhiça Epicenter in Mozambique, learns how to best manage her loans for maximum profit.

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March 22, 2011
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From Peanuts to Rabbits: A Model for Success in the Microfinance Program

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Thanks to lessons learned at THP workshops, Gisèle Azandossessi increased her farm and her income. With the profit, she was able to purchase a motorbike and can now sell her rabbits in town.

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March 22, 2011
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HIV-positive Partner Builds a Home and Provides for Her Family

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Elizabeth Godia is a 35-year-old widow and one of The Hunger Project's partners in Malawi who is living with HIV and took part in the Microfinance Program. Elizabeth is now independently able to provide for her six children.

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March 21, 2011
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Community Leader Manages an Active and Vibrant Microfinance Group

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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 self-reliant and to help our economically active poor women to do the same," she says.

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March 18, 2011
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New Businesswoman Generates Income to Provide for Her Family

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Kibe Guta, a 28-year-old woman from Jaldu Epicenter in Ethiopia who participates in THP's Microfinance Program. She now provides food, clothing and school costs for her children. “Today, I raise my head up with confidence and can exemplify the result of hard work," she says.

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March 18, 2011
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Standing in Solidarity with the People of Japan

We at The Hunger Project stand in solidarity with our colleagues, their families and all the people of Japan during the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and express our hopes and desires for the rapid resolution of these crises.

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March 16, 2011

THP Celebrates International Women's Day Around the World

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The Hunger Project honored International Women's Day 2011 (acknowledged on March 8) throughout the world. Read highlights from THP celebrations in Malawi, Mexico, Bangladesh and the United States.

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March 15, 2011

Honoring Women Philanthropists

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On this 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, The Hunger Project would like to honor all of the women in our investor family, who are standing in partnership with their sisters around the world. Some of them have shared their thoughts with us on what their participation means to them.

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March 8, 2011
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Launching the Unleashed Women Leaders Initiative

On this, the 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day, The Hunger Project is excited to announce the formal launching of the Unleashed Women Leaders Initiative — a new multi-year funding initiative to focus our attention and resources on the fact that empowering women's leadership is the key to ending hunger.

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March 7, 2011

THP Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day

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On March 8, 2011, THP will celebrate the 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day. This year's theme calls for universal "equal access to education, training and technology: pathways to decent work for women." Read how THP works in rural regions to empower women with the skills to pursue their own, equal opportunities.

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March 6, 2011
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