Videos
Gita Rani Bormon at the 2010 Fall Event
Gita, a low-caste Hindu in Bangladesh, is one of 3,000 women leaders trained by The Hunger Project. She has achieved tremendous progress in her village. Gita was a featured speaker at The Hunger Project's 2010 Fall Event in New York.
Amita Devi: A Woman Leader from Bihar, India
Amita Devi, elected president of her panchayat (village council) in one of India's poorest states - is one of 78,000 elected women leaders in India trained by The Hunger Project. Against enormous odds she has achieved tremendous progress in her village. She was a featured speaker at The Hunger Project's 2010 Fall Event in New York - watch her remarks.
Mary Ellen McNish at the 2010 Fall Event
The Hunger Project's President and CEO delivers the keynote address at the 2010 Fall Event, "Breaking New Ground: Women Leaders of South Asia."
The Awarding of the Sarojini Naidu Prize at 2010 Fall Event
Former Mozambican President and Africa Prize Laureate, Joaquim Chissano, along with The Hunger Project Executive Vice President, John Coonrod, presents the 2010 Sarojini Naidu Prize for Best Reporting on Women and Panchayati Raj to three Indian journalists, at "Breaking New Ground: Women Leaders of South Asia" in New York on October 23, 2010.
Amita Devi at the 2010 Fall Event
Amita Devi, elected president of her panchayat (village council) in one of India's poorest states - is one of 78,000 elected women leaders in India trained by The Hunger Project. Against enormous odds she has achieved tremendous progress in her village. She was a featured speaker at The Hunger Project's 2010 Fall Event in New York.
Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Fall Event
October 23, 2010. Opening ceremony of "Breaking New Ground: Women Leaders of South Asia" with The Hunger Project's Executive Vice President, John Coonrod.
World Hunger Day. Empowering People. Ending Hunger. January 9, 2011
Dionne Warwick launches World Hunger Day - Empowering People. Ending Hunger, which will take place on January 9th, 2011 in the UK. The announcement was made from The Apollo Victoria Theatre in London, where a star-studded concert will be given by Dionne Warwick and Friends in support of The Hunger Project on World Hunger Day. For more details or tickets, visit http://www.worldhungerday.org.uk
Accessing Clean Water in Malawi
The Hunger Project (THP) staff visits the village of Wabelizi in Malawi, near Nchalo Epicenter. The chair of Wabelizi Water Point Committee shares about the benefits the community experiences from a borehole they constructed in partnership with THP in 2006. More than 2,000 people access this clean water source, where they used to have to travel 20 km to reach an unclean water supply.
Who Feeds Our World?
Women produce most of the developing world's food, yet receive virtually no support. This short video was used to open a session during the 2010 UN Economic and Social Commission Annual Ministerial Review as it reviewed progress on Millennium Development Goal 3: Empowering women and promoting gender equality.
