The Hunger Project works to break the cycle of poverty. We believe hungry people themselves are the key to ending hunger. In partnership, we unleash their vision, commitment and leadership so they can feed themselves and their families.

 

The Hunger Project-Australia was established on June 16, 1983. It has two primary objectives:

To educate and raise public awareness in Australia about the issue of chronic, persistent hunger and its solutions through the empowerment of people in the developing world; and
To raise and provide funds for these programs in the developing countries where The Hunger Project works.

 

The Hunger Project-Australia currently has 335 investors, of which 111 are high-level investors. Investors from Australia are currently underwriting seven Hunger Project epicenter communities in Africa and two Australian investors have just recently completed their commitment to underwrite Mozambique for three years with other partners around the world.

 

The Hunger Project-Australia has created Development Boards in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. These boards are highly effective volunteer fundraising groups. Since their commencement in the third quarter of 2007, they have significantly contributed to our efforts in fundraising, networking and events. Members of the Development Boards are also ambassadors for The Hunger Project, and they play a key role in raising The Hunger Project’s profile throughout Australia.

 

The Three Fundamental Pillars Of The Hunger Project.

Top-down, aid-driven charity models often fail to reach the people who need the most help. To be sustainable, we have discovered three critical elements that, when combined, empower people to make rapid progress in overcoming hunger and poverty:

Mobilisation for self-reliance
Empowering women as key change-agents for development
Making local government work