THE HUNGER PROJECT 2015 ANNUAL REPORT

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE ÅSA SKOGSTRÖM FELDT

was a pivotal year. focused, community-led development is available It marked the launch of everywhere it is needed. It includes goals to the Sustainable deepen our impact in the communities 2015Development Goals (SDGs) — an “Agenda to where we work, highlight the critical role of Transform Our World.” This agenda was a result gender-focused, community-led development, of the largest-ever participatory policy-making and take such approaches to scale to truly process in which the nations of the world agreed transform society. The Hunger Project sees to a framework of goals to “finish the job,” these as our highest leverage actions to including ending hunger by 2030. The 17 SDGs contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable address everything from hunger and poverty to Development Goals. peace-building, inclusive economic growth and People are at the heart of everything we do. participatory governance. Their holistic nature When we put people at the center — driving and their call for local institutions and inclusive their own change — we can end hunger once processes are monumental achievements, and and for all. I’m more optimistic than ever about what we can accomplish, together. I look forward to working with you to achieve these ambitious but attainable goals and our Yet, we still have much work ahead of us to vision of a world where every woman, man achieve the 2030 agenda. In 2015, The Hunger and child leads a healthy, fulfilling life of self- Project focused on a global process to develop reliance and dignity. a new strategic plan for the years 2016–2020. The plan prioritizes building large-scale In partnership, partnerships and alliances to ensure gender-

Cover: Community partner at Atuobikrom Epicenter in Ghana Above: Åsa Skogström Feldt delivers an address at the United Nations during the Interactive Dialogue on hunger and poverty in Åsa Skogström Feldt September 2015. President & CEO Left: A student participates at a Youth Leader-run coaching center in Sreemangal, Bangladesh. 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: OUR HIGHEST LEVERAGE ACTIONS

nding hunger requires a new kind of people to carry out community-led holistic leadership: not top-down, authority- strategies to meet basic needs. In 2015, the based leadership, but leadership that Epicenter Strategy reached 1.7 million people Eawakens people to their own power — across Africa. This year, three of our epicenters leadership “with” people rather than leadership in Ghana graduated to self-reliance. This means “over” people. This is at the heart of The that The Hunger Project has activated its exit Hunger Project’s gender-focused, community-led strategy, and these communities are now set up development work worldwide. to perpetuate, sustain and enhance the work begun in partnership with The Hunger Project. Our holistic, bottom-up approach empowers women, men and youth living in rural villages to In India, The Hunger Project empowers women become the agents of their own development elected to local government in more than 3,600 and make sustainable progress in overcoming panchayats (clusters of rural villages) to meet the hunger and poverty. While adapted to meet local development needs of their communities. At the challenges and opportunities wherever we work, regional level, we facilitate federations of women all of our programs have these three essential leaders to strengthen their voice and provide a elements at their foundation: platform for learning and exchange. Across seven states of India, this work reaches more than Empowering women as 1. Start with Women: 11.5 million people. key change agents. In Bangladesh, The Hunger Project mobilizes Mobilizing clusters of 2. Mobilize Everyone: local volunteer “animators,” women and youth rural communities for self-reliant action. leaders, and local government representatives 3. Engage Government: Forging effective in 185 unions (clusters of rural villages) to carry partnerships with local government. out holistic, bottom-up strategies to achieve the SDGs in their communities. Their work reaches This report highlights our work to end hunger nearly 4.9 million people. in nearly 20,000 communities throughout Africa, South Asia and Latin America as well as In Latin America, we support community our global advocacy efforts to end hunger and development initiatives in Mexico and Peru, poverty worldwide. focusing on the people who are the most marginalized, particularly indigenous women. In eight countries of Africa, The Hunger Project’s Our work reaches more than 23,000 people. Epicenter Strategy mobilizes clusters of rural villages into “epicenters,” which band together Above right: Community partners at Zuza Epicenter in Mozambique Gender- focused Community-led At the global level, we focused on providing Development input into the SDGs, and advocating for gender-focused, community-led development approaches — this included Åsa Skogström Feldt delivering an address at the United Nations during the Interactive Dialogue on hunger and GENDER-FOCUSED poverty when the SDGs launched in September. COMMUNITY-LED At that session, we also launched the Movement for Community-led Development, with DEVELOPMENT 18 other international organizations, to create a community of practice for community- led approaches and advocate for funding windows for such work. This Movement continues to grow.

The Hunger Project’s focus on bringing community-led development approaches a multi-stakeholder dialogue with the Nelson to transformative scale includes promoting Mandela Foundation on achieving the SDGs in our message in regional and international Africa by 2030 in Johannesburg, South Africa, forums. Staff teams participated at the High where we were joined by leaders of multinational Level Forum of Non-State Actors and Civil organizations, regional bodies, governments, Society Organizations (CSOs) of the Economic corporations, donor agencies, non-governmental Community of West African States (ECOWAS) organizations, civil society and academia. We Zero Hunger Initiative in Lomé, Togo; the Scaling also held a nationally televised event gathering Up Nutrition (SUN) Global Gathering in Milan; actors across sectors in Malawi on Localizing the and during international days of significance such Sustainable Development Goals. as International Women’s Day and International Day of the Girl. The Hunger Project co-hosted

3 THE HUNGER PROJECT AT A GLANCE

vision: A world where every woman, man and child 18leads a healthy, fulfilling life of self-reliance and. dignity.1 mission: To end hunger and poverty by pioneering sustainable, grassroots, women-centered strategies and advocating for their widespread adoption in countries throughout the world.

RIght: Nuria Ahmed and Zebiba Ahmed hold moringa stalks at Mesqan Epicenter in Ethiopia. The Hunger Project is a global movement of individuals and THE HUNGER PROJECT organizations in 22 countries worldwide working in partnership AT A GLANCE for the sustainable end of hunger. million people reached in nearly 20,000 communities throughout Africa, South Asia and Latin America in 2015

A holistic approach . based on 181 3 key elements: 1. Start with women 2. Mobilize everyone 3. Engage government RIght: Nuria Ahmed and Zebiba Ahmed hold moringa stalks at Mesqan Epicenter in Ethiopia. AFRICA: CREATING SELF-RELIANT COMMUNITIES

n eight countries across Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Senegal and Uganda), The IHunger Project’s Epicenter Strategy unites 5,000 to 15,000 people in a cluster of villages to create an “epicenter,” or a dynamic center where communities are mobilized for action to meet their basic needs. This holistic strategy takes them on a path to sustainable self-reliance through four distinct phases over a period of about eight years. During this time, individuals build the confidence to become leaders of their own development and communities come together to unlock local capacity for change.

Led by volunteer animators and locally elected volunteer committees, the community leads its own programs to address health and nutrition, education, food security, microfinance and livelihoods, women’s empowerment, advocacy and awareness, and climate change and land productivity.

2015 saw one of the most exciting achievements in The Hunger Project’s history: three of The Hunger Project’s epicenters in Ghana achieved the targets they set for declaring their self- reliance: Akotekrom, Atuobikrom and Nsuta- Aweregya Epicenters.

Right: Blessings, an Epicenter Committee Member, participates in a community data presentation at Champiti Epicenter in Malawi.

AFRICA: CREATING SELF- RELIANT COMMUNITIES (Continued)

“I believe our epicenter is on the right focused, community-led development approach, the Epicenter Strategy. track towards self-reliance. Firstly, we have a leadership team with zeal to The measure of community self-reliance is based on indicators that evaluate progress in manage the epicenter and we feel The all program areas. This diverse set of about Hunger Project-Malawi has given us that 50 indicators measures program outputs (the immediate results of each activity), outcomes capacity to manage this [epicenter]. We (the changes in communities as a result of the look forward to this challenge.” interventions) and impacts (long-term widespread changes). The community declares its self-reliance – DENNIS DENGA when it demonstrates sufficient local capacity Chairperson, Leadership Team, Champiti Epicenter, Malawi (defined as meeting the locally set targets) in each program area. When a community has achieved the targets set to demonstrate its self- reliance, it is anticipated that there will be no In the self-reliance phase, The Hunger Project has further financial inputs, with the exception of activated its exit strategy, and these communities less frequent staff visits and a post-evaluation are now set up to perpetuate, sustain and three to five years later in a select number of enhance the work begun in partnership with The epicenters. Hunger Project. Community members affirmed multiple local partnerships, created funding Other 2015 highlights from our programs streams from revenue-generating activities in Africa include: and established gender-balanced leadership In Benin, in 18 epicenters, The Hunger Project structures to support sustainable growth. This is a engaged in skills training of young entrepreneurs monumental achievement for these communities on advocacy and partnership management, and and all of the staff and investors who partnered supported micro-entrepreneurs to attend fair with them along the way. trade expos to gain business connections. The Hunger Project defines self-reliance to be In Burkina Faso, The Hunger Project partnered when community members are confident and with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization have the capacity and skills to act as agents (FAO) to support vegetable production and to of their own development. A community improve women’s resilience in the face of climate demonstrates its self-reliance by showing change with training on breeding techniques. progress in the eight goals of our gender- 91,895 participants trained in nutrition 102,337 trained in our Women’s Empowerment Program participants in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene 31,807 (WASH) education trainings 4,045 enrolled in early education at our epicenters in Africa

In Ethiopia, The Hunger Project, with a focus on including youth and especially supporting young entrepreneurs, organized its first-ever agricultural entrepreneurship training for unemployed youth The Miracle and young farmers. Moringa Tree

In Ghana, The Hunger Project partnered The “miracle tree” moringa’s leaves are extremely rich with the International Fund for Agricultural in protein, vitamins A, B and C and other minerals Development (IFAD) and the government of that are key to combating malnutrition. Eaten as Ghana to enhance access to agricultural credit a vegetable course during meals, moringa leaves in order to reduce poverty and improve improve childhood nutrition, birth weights and the rural livelihoods. quality of breast milk. After a successful pilot in In Malawi, The Hunger Project began the Benin, The Hunger Project has launched expanded rollout of a three-year environment and natural moringa campaigns in Benin, Ethiopia, Malawi and resources management project to promote Uganda. Volunteer leaders educate communities sustainability and increase the efficiency of about the benefits of this power food, train them Malawi’s hydropower generation in partnership to cook with it, and mobilize communities to create with the Millennium Challenge Account. moringa nurseries and work in factories to produce moringa powder. Learning visits and exchanges have In Mozambique, The Hunger Project worked with the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social taken place to facilitate the project’s implementation, Affairs and São Tomás University to implement which is supported with funding from The Postcode social action programs and promote gender- Lottery in the Netherlands for the period 2015-2017. focused, community-led development approaches at academic institutions. In Uganda, The Hunger Project held a In Senegal, a solar power plant at Dahra national child marriage Policy Advocacy Epicenter’s milk processing unit addressed the Dialogue on “Building Synergies to End Child entire epicenter’s needs for power, giving the Marriages in Uganda.” Participants included community the double advantage of reducing representatives from the Ministry of Gender spending on power, as well as reducing unit and Social Development, the Ministry of production costs with more competitive goods Education and Sports, Police, USAID, UNICEF, on the market. Girls Not Brides network, UN Women, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), schools and epicenter communities.

9 “When I compare the situation 126,360 participants in activities to endof violence women leadersagainst as women individuals before the formation of the

federation to now, I understand participants in “Jagruk Manch” meetings, a forum where women gather to participate inthe solving power theirof collective community action. 10,568 problems as informed citizens Through Federation[s], we are able to raise our voice in the hope participants in activities to strengthenof a better women’s future for our people.” engagement in the electoral process 80,242 – RANI President, Pala Palanganagudi Gram INDIA: EMPOWERING WOMEN LEADERS

he Hunger Project-India’s strategy places “…I [now] understand the power of at its center the women who have been collective action. Through Federation[s], we elected to their local village councils so Tthey can serve as leaders for development in their are able to raise our voice in the hope of a communities. The Hunger Project currently works better future for our people.” across seven states, where it pioneers strategies that engage constitutionally mandated elected – RANI village councils, mobilizing people for self-reliant President, Pala Palanganagudi Gram action, empowering women as key change agents and engaging with local government.

In 2015, over 5,000 elected women In addition, two state-level conventions of representatives participated in Women’s elected women representatives were organized Leadership Workshops, an intensive four-day in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan in 2015. These training that focuses on building leadership important gatherings provide an opportunity for skills. These women are now empowered to elected leaders to learn, share and jointly address take actions to end child marriage, dowry and pertinent issues concerning their communities. violence against women, and to bring water, The Hunger Project also organized a two-day health and education to their communities. Elected Women Representatives’ meeting in Our Strengthening Women’s Empowerment Jaipur in November, with more than 255 women through the Electoral Process (SWEEP) leaders from six districts. campaigns educated women on their rights, The Hunger Project also focused on building and encouraged them to vote and to run for alliances and partnerships to take our approach seats that are reserved for women as well to scale. In 2015, The Hunger Project- as seats that are available for both women India began partnering with the Bhutan and men. Intensive SWEEP campaigns were Network for Empowering Women (BNEW), conducted by elected women representatives a new organization that is working to build in 2015, raising awareness on violence, and the leadership capacities of women in the promoting corruption-free elections. Activities neighboring country. The Hunger Project is such as simulation camps, village-level meetings, sharing and transferring its SWEEP strategy to identifying potential leaders, and community- encourage women’s participation in electoral based campaigns achieved greater engagement processes and politics in Bhutan. and outreach.

Left: Community partner in Satna, Madhya Pradesh, India, participates in a workshop on gender equality. 11 BANGLADESH: LOCAL LEADERSHIP TO ACHIEVE THE GLOBAL GOALS

n Bangladesh, The Hunger Project works to As part of this work, The Hunger Project- reach those communities who are among the Bangladesh has been partnering with BRAC poorest and most malnourished in the world, since 2014 to strengthen Union Parishads Iwith a comprehensive strategy that seeks for transparent, accountable and inclusive to demonstrate that, with gender-focused, governance at the local level. In 2015, The community-led development, Bangladeshi Hunger Project and BRAC supported the villages can achieve the Sustainable Development installment of citizen charters — which contain a Goals (SDGs). list of services available as well as the conditions and waiting periods for receiving such services — As the largest volunteer-based organization in in Union Parishad offices to ensure transparency Bangladesh, The Hunger Project works to create and build awareness among citizens on the a self-reliant Bangladesh through a multipronged, delivery of services. non-partisan strategy of social mobilization, with the top priorities of promoting poverty This bottom-up mobilization for self-reliance is eradication, establishing good governance and combined with several national-level advocacy human rights, and building strong democratic strategies designed to reform attitudes, policies values and practices from the bottom up. and structures within society that block people in their attempts to build lives of self-reliance The centerpiece of our work, the SDG Union and dignity. This is done through volunteers Strategy, empowers both the local electorate and alliances, such as the National Girl Child and the elected Union Parishads — the body of Advocacy Forum (NGCAF), a network of women local government in Bangladesh — in order to leaders called the “Bikoshito Nari Network,” build the capacity of the entire community and and Shujan, a platform of Citizens for Good create truly participatory democracy. A focus of Governance. this strategy is our work to train and empower volunteer leaders called “animators” to mobilize A particular focus in 2015 was on activities others in their villages. These include specialized to empower youth and girls. This included programs for youth and women leaders. collaborating with the Independent Television Service (a USAID-supported organization) In 2015, The Hunger Project expanded its work to implement the “Safe Schools for Girls” to partner with people in 185 Union Parishads. In Campaign. The campaign seeks to increase turn, those unions have taken responsibility for girls’ participation in school, as well as to ensure improving the lives of 4.9 million Bangladeshis. an enabling environment and gender-sensitive teachers at school. Working in remote

Right: Community partner and volunteer Monika, from Mymensingh, Bangladesh, works with women leaders. 185 MDG unions reaching over 4.9 million people

people participated in Vision, Commitment and 40,689 Action Workshops across Bangladesh

participants engaged in campaigns to halt 46,339 child marriage

communities, the campaign builds a team of conferences on girls’ issues. They also submitted advocates who use documentary film and other a memorandum on child violence and early media to promote community-driven change at marriage to local authorities in 32 districts. The local schools. The campaign educates, engages NGCAF also celebrated National Girl Child Day, and unites stakeholders who have the power to International Women’s Day, Human Rights Day, stop child marriage, including students, parents, Rokeya Day (a day to recognize the leading educators, civil servants and local politicians. feminist writer and gender equality advocate) and the International Day for the Elimination of In addition, the National Girl Child Advocacy Violence Against Women. Forum (NGCAF) arranged 14 human chains on protecting child rights and 10 press 13 LATIN AMERICA: MOBILIZING MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES

n Latin America, The Hunger Project works sanitation by shifting the behavior of the to empower the most marginalized rural and communities in creating a safe space for women indigenous communities that remain to shower and to end the open defecation Iin hunger and poverty despite the fact that practices still present in the villages of Chiapas. a majority of national citizens benefit from The Hunger Project has a strong advocacy economic prosperity. focus in Mexico, and is a local, regional and In Mexico, The Hunger Project is playing a international leader promoting gender-focused, leadership role in transforming the current community-led development approaches, and situation for rural communities by pioneering the importance of including communities, comprehensive, bottom-up, women-centered especially rural and indigenous women. Some of strategies for rural progress in four states — these efforts have been around family farming, including two of the poorest, Chiapas for which The Hunger Project organized the and Oaxaca. first International Forum to Promote Family, Peasant and Indigenous Agriculture in March, In 2015, The Hunger Project continued to and the right to food, for which The Hunger deepen our community impact. Through Project organized the second general session workshops in the right to water, sustainable on Legislative Initiatives to Promote the Right to bio-construction, sanitation and integrated Food and Family Agriculture in September. gardening, The Hunger Project supports our partners as they enhance their understanding of In Peru, The Hunger Project works in sustainability and work cooperatively on projects partnership with Chirapaq, the Center for throughout their communities. Indigenous Peoples’ Cultures of Peru, an organization founded by Andean and Amazonian In Catishtic, Mexico, for example, a group of people to reclaim their indigenous identity women aimed to have — for the first time — through appreciation and dissemination of security, intimacy and dignity with a vision of cultural knowledge. Chirapaq works to promote a multi-functional bathroom designed by the the rights of indigenous people, empower women themselves. The “eco-smart bathroom” indigenous women leaders and share indigenous pilot project was a result of women forming knowledge in regional and international policy partnerships with volunteers from other areas, debates on issues such as climate change and as well as the School of Arts and Crafts in San integrated, community-led development. Cristobal de las Casas, who supported them in

the construction of the bathroom. The bathroom Above right: Community partners discuss development strategies constitutes the first step towards sustainable face-to-face with political candidates in Oaxaca, Mexico. This year Chirapaq’s work in partnership with “Now we’re learning with my wife and The Hunger Project focused on the prevention we’re eating a wider variety of things. I’ve and reduction of chronic malnutrition in the Shawi and Quechua Communities through the noticed that my own daughters are happier use of traditional indigenous knowledge of and livelier, and so it is with the other biodiversity. This was carried out with indigenous organizations in Balsapuerto, Loreto, the children in the community; before, almost Laramate Indigenous Women’s Organization all of us were poorly nourished and in that (OMIL) of Ayacucho, and the Federation of aspect I think we’ve made some progress.” Yanesha Native Communities in Pasco. Activities included trainings in childhood nutrition with an – WILSON PIZANGO MAPUCHI, emphasis on developing local language phrases, Age 29, Shawi indigenous member of as well as the training of youth and women Nueva Luz community in Peru community “promoters” and of local authorities.

In addition, Chirapaq, together with The Hunger Project and the Continental Network of Indigenous Women of the Americas (ECMIA), hosted an event on “The Indigenous Woman in the Local Economy” at the civil society forum during the 2015 Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund.

15 PARTICIPATORY MONITORING, EVALUATION & LEARNING

t The Hunger Project, we believe in a visually digestible way, demonstrating our in measuring what matters. As an commitment to making data accessible. organization grounded in international Adevelopment from the bottom up, understanding the extent of our interventions’ impact at the community level is paramount — for our community partners, our dedicated global staff, A New Index to Measure our investors and policy makers considering Women’s Empowerment adopting our approach.

Our Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) system In 2015, The Hunger Project launched the Women’s serves The Hunger Project’s entire network of Empowerment Index (WEI), the first of its kind to partners in 12 countries. As program country measure women’s empowerment across sectors. staff and volunteers lead their communities to The index fills the gap in standard measurement make improvements in areas such as health, approaches to directly capture women’s literacy, education, gender-based violence, empowerment and inclusion, and will inform food security, income and local democracy, our programs to better empower women. The Hunger Project’s M&E system provides a While women often bear the responsibility for necessary framework for understanding and meeting the needs of their family, they are frequently enhancing these strides. denied the resources, information and freedom With a focus on participatory M&E, our system is of action to fulfill this responsibility. And though designed to recognize and include communities women’s empowerment is a mainstay feature for as the key stakeholders in data collection and many international organizations’ programs and evaluation. Participatory M&E requires including practices, a standard collective approach for tracking community voices in monitoring and evaluation, progress was missing. Based on the International and building the capacity of community members Food Policy Research Institute’s Women’s to become active partners in this process. Empowerment in Agriculture Index, the WEI focuses This year we also launched a new visual way on five key domains: agency, income, resources, to engage with our data: a Maternal Health leadership and time. Tracking progress in these Dashboard in partnership with iFormBuilder and areas is critical to developing programs that benefit Klipfolio, an online platform. The dashboard is women and girls, and achievement in these areas is a a visual collection of maternal health trends and woman’s pathway to empowerment. the latest data from the organization’s work in the field, and is intended to increase public awareness of issues related to maternal health Right: Rosita Mabunda, Epicenter Chairwoman of Zuza Epicenter in Mozambique, participates in a community data presentation.

EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY TO TRANSFORM OUR WORLD

nfluencing policymakers to adopt key Other Advocacy Highlights: elements of our methodology and educating a worldwide constituency around gender- • The Hunger Project and the Nelson Mandela Ifocused, community-led development are high Foundation held a high-level dialogue on priorities. In 2015, The Hunger Project played achieving the SDGs by 2030 in Johannesburg, a leadership role within civil society networks South Africa. The event gathered more than for food and nutrition security, water and 100 actors in this key regional capital.

sanitation, maternal and child health, halting • The Hunger Project-Malawi and World Vision child marriage and gender-based violence, and co-hosted a nationally broadcast panel local governance. discussion in Lilongwe on localizing the The Movement for Sustainable Development Goals which featured Community-Led Development representatives across sectors: including government, media, academia, youth and In 2015, The Hunger Project launched the civil society. Movement for Community-led Development, which unites a broad range of international • Margarita Ruiz Lopez, The Hunger Project- development organizations that fundamentally Mexico’s regional coordinator for Los Altos, and believe integrated and community-led solutions Tarcila Rivera Zea, founder of Chirapaq, our at the local level are critical to the effectiveness partner in Peru, participated in the Paris COP and sustainability of our shared work to end 21 Summit, in which more than 190 countries hunger and extreme poverty. In her address came together to achieve an historic, legally at the SDG Summit on September 25, Åsa binding agreement to combat climate change.

Skogström Feldt announced the creation of the • The Hunger Project-Uganda’s Country Director Movement, which was formally launched at a Daisy Owomugasho was hosted by the UN to UN General Assembly side event in partnership testify during General Assembly negotiations on with the Government of the Philippines (home of the draft SDGs. one of the largest community-led development programs) on September 30. Founding members • The Hunger Project and Concern Worldwide of the Movement include Action Against organized a side-event at the Third International Hunger, The Alliance to End Hunger-USA, Financing for Development Conference entitled CARE, Community for Zero Hunger and Heifer “Financing Community-led Development: International, among others. The Movement Putting People First.” The session, chaired by continues to grow and host discussions to elevate Tom Arnold, coordinator of the SUN movement, the discourse on policies, practices and funding included speakers from Restless Development for community-led development. and the Millennium Challenge Corporation. Jenna Bascom

Seizing the Opportunity to End Hunger to Participate, Connect, Invest and Lead in the goal that is gaining momentum around the On October 17, 2015, more than 600 people globe: ending hunger once and for all. The night from more than 20 countries around the world featured our partners and other leaders who gathered for The Hunger Project’s Annual Fall shared their experiences on women, youth and Gala in New York, NY. This year’s theme “Ending community mobilization. Hunger: Seize the Opportunity” invited guests Above: Tabitha Mponda, Chairperson of Tadala Savings and Credit Cooperative at Kachindamoto Epicenter in Malawi, speaks at The Hunger Project’s Annual Fall Gala.

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FINANCIAL LEADERSHIP FOR THE END OF HUNGER

he Hunger Project is a global movement of are committed to making regular investments people working in authentic partnership for until the end of hunger is achieved. Their the sustainable end of hunger. Our partners dedication and support is a sustaining and deeply Tin nearly 20,000 communities worldwide know meaningful contribution to our shared work to that the funding of The Hunger Project does not end hunger. come from a faceless institution, but through In 2015, we launched the Joan Holmes the love and partnership of committed Hunger Leadership Fund to honor the visionary Project investors in the U.S. and through our leadership of The Hunger Project’s Founding affiliates — known as Partner Countries — President, Joan Holmes. The Fund, with about in Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, The 170 investors in 2015, is designed to honor and Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland call forth leadership that will take us across the and the United Kingdom. finish line to the final end of hunger. In 2015, nearly 9,000 individuals and over More than 30 investors are members of our 170 institutions — from the U.S., Program and Unleashed Women Leaders Initiative, a Partner Countries — invested in our work to multi-year funding initiative, which was launched empower people to end chronic hunger. in March 2011 on the 100th Anniversary of More than 520 people were part of our Global International Women’s Day and aims to focus Investor Group, each investing $5,000 or our attention and resources on the fact that more. This special group of global citizens is a empowering women’s leadership is the key to community of like-minded individuals, families ending hunger. and companies who believe we can end The 2015 Live Below the Line Campaign hunger in our generation and who take action garnered new engagement and supporters, with with their money to bring this about. They nearly 500 people (40 percent of them new to create opportunities to come together, to be The Hunger Project) participating on our behalf updated on our work and to connect with other and raising over $62,000 by living on $1.50 a extraordinary and inspiring people within the day for five days. Global Investor Group community. Over 150 individuals participate as members of Nearly 1,600 people were members of our our Legacy Circle, and as such, have committed Financial Family of investors who give monthly, to include The Hunger Project in their estate many of whom have been doing so for 20 to 30 plan –– through trusts, bequests or making The years or more. Our Financial Family investors Hunger Project a beneficiary of their insurance or

Left: Micaela Hernández Hernández, a community partner from retirement plan. Bayalemo, Chiapas, Mexico is a textile artisan and member of the J’Pas Joloviletik cooperative. 21 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

80 8 2015 Expenses Consolidated12 Balance Sheet: The

Management Fundraising Global Hunger Project and Affiliates and General 10.7% 9.6% December 31, 2015 (in US$) ASSETS 2015 Cash and cash equivalents $7,039,523 Receivables, net 4,170,327 Programs Micro-credit loans, net 1,280,074 79.6% Investments 1,639,393 Property and equipment, net 999,873

Note: Figures do not add to 100% Other assets 630,047 due to rounding. $15,759,237

LIABILITIES AND ASSETS Liabilities Funds Raised Accounts payable and accrued expenses $1,935,658 Total Revenue by Country Deferred rent 325,322 by Country 2015 Total liabilities $2,260,980 COUNTRY INCOME US$* Australia† $ 3,715,928 NET ASSETS Bangladesh 709,000 Unrestricted 8,965,138 Benin 725,385 Temporarily restricted 4,533,119 Canada† 98,988 Germany† 503,397 $13,498,257 India 389,000 Japan† 1,150 $15,759,237 Malawi 187,433 Mexico 271,400 Netherlands† 4,056,653 New Zealand† 52,118 NOTE: The consolidated figures include the financial activities of The Global Hunger Project and Affiliates (Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Malawi, Mexico, Senegal 180,523 † Mozambique, Senegal and Uganda). The full financial statements, audited by RSM US LLP, Sweden 2,275,919 are available on our website at www.thp.org. Switzerland† 490,930 * Uganda 219,355 The annual average exchange rate was used to convert all figures to $US. United Kingdom† 339,924 **This total includes all funds raised from the entire Hunger Project family, as distinct from United States 5,959,190 the revenue reported on the facing page. In addition to supporting programs (as reflected in the U.S. audited figure), our Partner Countries (marked with a†) raise funds for their Total** $ 20,176,293 own expenses, including education and advocacy programs, as well as fundraising and management and general. Those expenses (approximately US$3 million in 2015) are not included in the U.S. consolidated audit. Independent audits for each Partner Country are available upon request. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Consolidated Statement of Activities: The Global Hunger Project and Affiliates

2015 Unrestricted Temporarily Restricted Total

SUPPORT AND REVENUE Contributions and grants $13,205,670 $3,451,247 $16,656,917 Micro-credit finance revenue 204,125 - 204,125 Investment income 361,255 - 361,255 Sublease income 277,490 - 277,490 Other 236,111 - 236,111 Released from restrictions 3,253,219 (3,253,219) - Total support and revenue $17,537,870 $198,028 $17,735,898

EXPENSES Program services Education and advocacy 1,271,805 - 1,271,805 Africa 9,577,220 - 9,577,220 Asia 3,587,400 - 3,587,400 Latin America 841,284 - 841,284 Total program services $15,277,709 - $15,277,709

Supporting services Management and general 1,845,307 - 1,845,307 Fundraising 2,060,024 - 2,060,024

Total supporting services $3,905,331 - $3,905,331 Total expenses $19,183,040 - $19,183,040 Change in net assets from operations $(1,645,170) $198,028 $(1,447,142)

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION LOSS $(549,462) - $(549,462) Change in net assets $(2,194,632) $198,028 $ (1,996,604)

NET ASSETS Beginning 11,159,770 4,335,091 15,494,861 Ending $8,965,138 $4,533,119 $13,498,257 INSTITUTIONAL FUNDING PARTNERS1

The Hunger Project expresses its deep appreciation to the following institutions that fund our work worldwide at the level equivalent to US$5,000 or above.

ABB, Switzerland Bondi Foundation, Community Zollikon, Frans van Seumeren † Acid Survivors Foundation, United States Switzerland Holding BV, Netherlands Bangladesh BRAC, Bangladesh Arie and Ida Crown Gap International, ACME Foundation, Australia British Council, Bangladesh Memorial, United States United States Advanced Solar Products, Bruderhof Community, CWS Capital Partners LLC, Gemeinsam für Afrika, United States United States United States Germany Allba Foundation, Sweden Bundesministerium Deloitte Consulting LLP, Generact, Sweden United States Alpern Family Foundation, für wirtschaftliche Global Climate Change Inc., United States Zusammenarbeit und Stichting Dioraphte, Alliance, Uganda Entwicklung, Germany Netherlands† Ambrosius Lundensis, Gonski Foundation, Australia Sweden Cairn Energy, Dutch Embassy, Benin Grandeur Peak Global United Kingdom ^ American Jewish World Emma Health & Beauty Care, Advisors, United States Service, India Canadian High Commission, Netherlands GTA GmbH, Germany Bangladesh, India Avanade, Inc., United States Erbacher Stiftung, Germany Hak BV, Netherlands, Canton Aargau, Switzerland Aver BV, Netherlands Eureka Benevolent Head Family Charitable † Canton Appenzell Foundation, Australia Foundation, United States Axel Invest BV, Netherlands Ausserrhoden, Eurojob International The Heart Party, Netherlands B & M Beheer BV, Switzerland Holding BV, Netherlands Netherlands Canton Graubünden, Hershey Family Foundation, Family Health Company, United States^ Bee Inventive Pty Ltd, Switzerland Malawi Australia Canton Valais, Switzerland Hewlett-Packard Company, FeelGood, United States United States Beeren Foundation, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, † Filippa K, Sweden Australia United States Hilton Vienna - Hilton Beheer Financieel Austria, Germany Church Communities Bedrijfsmanagement, Beleggingmaatschappij Foundation, United States Hilton Worldwide, Germany Zandbergen BV, Netherlands Cisco Systems, United States Hjoed Foundation, Netherlands First Things First BV, Netherlands Citi, United States Netherlands Bentley Systems, Inc., Human Kind Project, United States Citi NA Wireless Campaign, Fomento Ecológico Australia United States Banamex, Mexico Beringer Finance, Sweden The Hunger Project België, Berliner Volksbank eG, City of Frauenfeld, Fomento Social Banamex, Netherlands Switzerland Mexico Germany Illusion Labs, Sweden Biltings Idé, Sweden City of Rapperswil-Jona, Fortitude Foundation, Switzerland Australia Inbak BV, Netherlands Bluesand Foundation, Club 0,7%, Mexico Forum Syd, Sweden Instituto Nacional de Australia Desarrollo Social Commonwealth Bank of Förvaltnings AB Bältan, (INDESOL), Mexico Australia, Australia Sweden Integ Partner, Sweden Interchurch Organisation for Mecca Cosmetica, Australia Roberts Venture BV, Symphasis Foundation, Development Mellby Gård, Sweden† Netherlands Switzerland Cooperation (ICCO), Roi:Rekrytering, Sweden Syngenta Foundation, Senegal Millennium Challenge Account, Malawi Rona Ellis Foundation, Switzerland International Planned Millennium Netwerk Fryslân Australia Talpa Foundation, Parenthood Foundation, Netherlands Malawi Foundation, Netherlands Rotary Club Laren-Blaricum, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands Trees Unlimited, Inc., IntraHealth International, United States Senegal Netherlands Royal Norwegian Embassy, India Trioptima, Sweden Investore Holding, Morris Family Foundation, † Netherlands Australia Rural Challenge Fund, Trustus Capital National Postcode Lottery, Uganda Management, Irma Pfeiffer Stiftung, Netherlands Germany Netherlands Salénia, Sweden Unilever, Sweden Jaguar The Fresh Nauta Dutilh NV, Sätila Holding, Sweden Company BV, Netherlands Netherlands Siemens Stiftung, Germany United Nations Democracy Neon-Line, Germany Fund (UNDEF), Janssens Foundation, Sint Antonius Foundation, Bangladesh Netherlands Newmark Holdings, Netherlands United States Unity Centre of Practical JMJ Associates, United Sirium Pty Ltd, Australia Christianity, Canada† Kingdom, United States NPM-Capital, Netherlands Scandinavia Cosmetics, VanDerLande Industries, † Jonah Group, Australia NPM-Capital Run for The Sweden Netherlands Jula, Sweden Hunger Foundation, Scotiabank, United States Netherlands Varova, Netherlands Klaus Rating Stiftung, Smees Groep, Netherlands Volkers BV, Netherlands Germany Odger Berndtson, Sweden Sonderinitiative Eine Welt † VoX Family Foundation, † Petre Foundation, Australia Kavli Foundation, Sweden ohne Hunger (SEWOH), Netherlands Prefekt kontor, Sweden BMZ, Germany La Paz Beheer BV, Wees een Kans Foundation, Netherlands PricewaterhouseCoopers NV, Sovereign Insurance, Netherlands† Netherlands Australia Landgrens, Sweden Weissman Family Landmark Education LLC, Pro Juventute Foundation, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Foundation, Inc., United States Netherlands Church - Amarillo, Texas, United States United States Latoer Foundation, ProDelta Holding BV, WER, Sweden Netherlands Netherlands St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Foundation, United States Wereldcoach Foundation, Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Prodigy, Bangladesh Netherlands Foundation, United States Promotora Social México, Stichting Flexi-Plan, Netherlands† Westlock BV, Netherlands Lombard Odier, Netherlands Mexico Stiftung Entwicklungszusam Whitbread Foundation, PUM BV, Netherlands † Lubbers Holding Zwolle BV, menarbeit Baden-Würt- Australia Netherlands QiZiNi, Netherlands temberg (SEZ), Germany Wilde Ganzen, Netherlands † Macquarie Group Radiohjälpen, Sweden Stoks Magazijnen, World of Ideas BV, Foundation, Australia Realschule Isny, Germany Netherlands Netherlands Management Sciences for Revhaken Hotels, Sweden Suja Life, LLC, United States Health (MSH), Malawi Ribbink van den Hoek Family Sunraysia Foundation, Maree Invest / CIG, Foundation, Netherlands Australia Netherlands Rinagro, Netherlands Swedish Postcode Lottery, Sweden

^Front-end Challenge Match participant

†Epicenter underwriter 25 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES

We are pleased to acknowledge the following members of our global movement who are committed to a future free from hunger and invest the equivalent of $1,000 or more each year to make that vision a reality.

Lucinda Jewell, LEGACY VANGUARD LEADERSHIP United States^ ($500,000+) ($50,000+) ($25,000+) Nancy Juda and Jens Brasch, Brenda and Steven Terry and Ray Bentley, Rachel and John Akehurst, United States ^ † Sherwood, United States United States Australia Niall Lenahan, Australia† Charles Deull and Robert Banks, New Zealand Suzanne Musikantow, Laurel Dutcher, Simon Blackburn and United States

UNDERWRITER United States Niamh Brosnan, Australia† ($250,000+) Protter Family, Australia Alice and Chris Dorrance, Beth Brill, United States Nicholas Moore, Australia United States^ Inger Savén, Sweden Cheryl Buck, United States Det goda nätverket, Sweden Francesco Scattone and Heather Campbell, Judith Gibbons, Rajiv and Latika Jain, United States^ United States CHARTER United States^ ($100,000+) Joan and John Casey, Nora Simpson, United States Ingvar and Tove Jensen, United States^ Tania Austin, Australia Sweden Dr. Stuart Sondheimer and Carol and John Coonrod, Bonnie Lucas, Karen and Michael Herman, Barbara and Tony Mayer, United States United States United States United States Norma Deull, United States William C. and Tom Lemons, United States Mary Reemst, Australia Barbara Ex, United Kingdom Nancy Stanback, Dr. Peter F. Mueller, Alan and Leza Silverstein, United States Switzerland United States Dwight and Suzanne Frindt, United States The Jerry Stock Trust, Cameron O’Reilly, Australia† Mieke Severijnen and under will of Robert Wim Goudriaan, Jay and Louise Greenspan, Moyer (bequest), Joan and Kevin Salwen, Netherlands United States United States United States Thanksgiving Fund, John Halse and Roger and Susan Stone Sheree Stomberg and United States Karen O’Donahoo, Family Foundation, Peter Firestein, † Australia United States United States Barbara and Jim Whitton, United States Carl-Diedric Hamilton, Tecovas Foundation, Faith Strong, United States Sweden United States Steven and Linda Harker, Jan Van Andel, Netherlands Australia James G. Whitton, † Eve Howell, Australia United States

* Members of our Financial Family in the United States who support The Hunger Project with a monthly sustaining investment in the end of hunger ^ Front-end Challenge Match participant † Epicenter underwriter(s) † Investor names are provided at the discretion of our country offices. If you are interested in any of our investor groups or want to inquire about making an investment as an outright or planned gift, please email [email protected]. GLOBAL Glen Knight† Evan Thornley† Ted Lamboo ($5,000+) Anita Kuhn Tamara Trentain Manon Ossevoort Debra Kwasnicki Diana Walker† Laura Van Australia Mark La Brooy† Emma Walker Duinkerken-Louwerier Fiona Anchal Robert Larbalestier† Gary and Claire Ward† (the late) Elizabeth Lee Family Alison Watkins † New Zealand Armitage Kim-Louise Liddell Lisa White AJ Bertenshaw Judy Avisar Kym Lincolne Shemara Wikramanayake † Graeme Ballentine Alexander Logie Tracey Williams† † Paul Beeren Faye Longmuir Ronnie Wood Sweden Robert Brewer Ian Maloney† Ulysses Yiannis† Johan Andersson Belinda Brosnan Mindarie Marina† Teresa Lui Yuen Christine and Fraser Brown Elsa and Harry Greer Marns Carla Zampatti Gabrielssons Foundation Raefe Brown† Nicole McCormack Marie Wallenberg David Bryant Mariam McDonald Canada Robert Bryant Lesley McLennan Terry and Joanne Frewer Cathy Burke and Simone Miller Switzerland Steve Davies Brian and Terry Hull Lindsay Mollison† Dr. iur. Peter Altorfer Francis Burke† Ari and Deanna Joffe Melissa Monkivitch Josef and Nina Benz Frank Calabria† Janice Wallace Shane Morley† Arthur and Mariann Milan Calina Morris Griff Decurtins Patrick Canion † (Solar Dwellings) Germany Peter Forstmoser Simon Carter Leanne Nansen Dr. Daniel Heini Nick Cernotta† Mechthild and Joscha Frey Emrys Nekvapil Alexandra Koch James Chisholm Gunter Langner Benjamin Ng Lisa Lehmann Matthew Connolly Dr. Eckhard Müller-Guntrum Cathryn Nolan Dr. Fred Zellweger Frauke Neubauer John Cook Martin North and Anthony Dare Ailan Tran† Antje Olivie Roger Donazzan† Nicholas O’Donohue Frank Prignitz United Kingdom Amanda Ewbank Elysia Pitcher Dagmar Reemtsma Nicola Bird Jo Fisher Cathie Reid and Stuart Giles Gertrud Schnekenburger Mark Britton Jillian Formentin Debra Rickwood Arne and Olina Springorum David Klaasen Narda Fossett Henriette Rothschild† Regine Springorum Mirella Rugolotto Anthony Gilbert Ankita Roy Paul Teichmann Catherine Watkins Tracie Gollan Olivia Ruello Wout and Ijda van der Kooji Diane Grady Tony Ruse United States Ivan Halbert Peter Russo Mexico John Albertson Brad Hancock† Helen Scotts SK Comunicaciones Melissa and Gregory Alcorn Anne Hector† Tanya Southey Susan Asplundh Vivienne James George Stamas Supriya Banavalikar Mary Jones† Lisa Tarca Netherlands Estate of Irma L. Barnum Colin Tate and Matt Fatches Melanie Jones Jan Willem Baud (bequest) † Howard Thomas April Jorgensen Kees Bronke and Geer Sherry Barto* Peter Thomas† Goudriaan Kaye Jowett David and Shellie Batuski* Rob Thomas José Cubo Jo Keen Michael and Elizabeth Bauk Christine Khor Andrew Thomson Ineke Klootwijk

27 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES (Continued)

Aleen Bayard and Kenneth Guthrie Nancy Matta Sally Sawyer Brent Greenberg Lucinda and Doug Hanover Lisa and Steven McCaffrey Kathryn Schindler Albert Berkowitz Mary Ann and Larry Heeren* Marie McDonough Thomas Schwartz Michael and Kara Bilof Herman Family Foundation Mary Ellen McNish and Michael and Emily Seiman* * Phyllis and Sam Bowen Brad Hilton David Miller Debbie and Ed Seliga Andee Burrell Joan Holmes Marc and Jill Mehl John and Lucille Serwa* * Laura and Chuck Burt Dr. Mark and Laurence Michaels Jane M. Sheehan John Cassel* Aleida Hornfeld The BW and Barbara Charitable Foundation Nancy Chernett and Michael Huvane and Miller Foundation Robert Shereck and Daniel A. Sutton Ellie Hartgerink Jay and Sara Minkoff Gisèle Privé Wayne Coleman Family Alan Hyman Harley L. Moore III and Jay Siwek Cindi and Glenn Cooper Sonia P. Jaffe Myrna Valdez Åsa Skogström Feldt and Bruce and Gloria Cox Uday Jhunjhunwala Arindam and Ratna Patrik Feldt Mukhopadhyay Rev. Jo Craig and Ann Jilg Anthony Smith and * * * Jo and Carol Muse Rosa Leader Smith Cliff Craig Katherine Juda and * Robert Dabic Paul Marcus Heather and John Mutz Richard O. and June C. Smith Family Foundation Rukmini Das Kalan Family Foundation Peyton and Susan Owen * Jan and Harold Solomon Julia Dederer Barbara Kane Randy Park Bert and Magi Speelpenning Leo E. Denlea, Jr.* Billy Kantrowitz Jeana Petersen Donald and Jill Spuehler Jonathan Deull and Deborah Kaplan* Pam Petersen and David Tschilar* Dorothy and Wayne Stingley Sheryl Sturges Debi and Michael Katz* Jessica K. and J. Alexander Patrick Peterson and Carolyn Surgent and Gordon and Shirley Tsai Jacques A. Friedman M. Douglas, Jr. Marlyn Keating* * * Doug and Elissa Plette Shana and Dave Theobald Phyllis Dubrow The Kerrigan Family Joanna Durand Charitable Foundation, Anne Polino and Suja Thomas and Scott Bahr James Hoffman Connie Early and Paul Roach Inc. Lee Traband * Eileen and Stephen Portner Estate of Michael J. Helen Kessler Jane and Chris Trevey Falkowski, Jr. (bequest) Debra King Usha and B.L. Narasimha The Trudy Foundation Raju Lauren and Dan Fischer* Karen King and The Veltri Family Foundation * P. Jagdish Rao and * William Ulwelling Carol and Bruce Flax Shweta Pappu Elizabeth and Kima M. Kraimer Haitham Wahab Teri Floyd Mark and Jane Ritchie Mary L. Layman Bruce and Marsha Weinstein Hillary Gal and William Kiley Shirley and Raymond Ritchie Meg and Paul Lile* Jerry and Lynn Weinstein Eileen Gargiulo and Christine Roess John Piscopo Heidi and Wilson Family Foundation Daniel Mangelsdorf Barbara Rose and Yasmin Goodman S. Neil Peck* The Milton and Beatrice * Lynne and Frank Marks Wind Foundation Jim Goodman Michael and Jenny Rue The Marshall Family Sarah Wolf Rishi Goragandhi Joanna and Julian Ryder Foundation, Inc. * Nancy Joy Gordon* Lorin Zanetti Mark and Laura Matika* Elizabeth Sanderson Marilyn Graman* Nicholas Matika* Richard Sanderson Nancy and Phil Groben PARTNER David Finney Robert McLeod Robert and Marlene Neufeld ($1,000+) Alan Foote Mary McMenamin Ramilas Healing Arts Clinic Alison Foscholo Helen McWilliam Steve Rickard Australia Sarina Francis Benz Merchan Douglas Ronaghan Kim Abbate Lucia Garbellini Jane Monk James and JoanShearon Paul Alexander John Garrido Georgina Noble Marlene Skaley Michael Alger Helen Genoni-Farnham Robin Offler Malgorzata Smelkowska and Chris Materny Muriel Altink Jan Gibson Cyra Patel The Karuna Fund Skye Anderton Chris Gooch Bernard Philpott (Jane Mortifee) Michelle Anglin Sue-Ellen Gray Fiona Pollack Ross Wallace William Armitage† Annie Gridley Wolf Pollak Lauren Young Zora Artis Mandi Gunsberger Sam Raco John Auer Deborah Halpern Stephen Randell Philip Bainbridge Russell Halpern Sandi Reay Germany Cynthia Becher Simon Hanrahan Gabriela Rosa Klaus and Caritas Bauer Joanne Bennett Mark Andrew Harris Pamela Rosser Silvia Bauermeister Gavin and Karen Bird Tim Hart Sheila Royles Roswitha Baum Rene Bolten Jean Hay Jason Scott Carl Delker Sarah Brenan Marc Hettler Skye Scrutton Martin Delker and Kerry-Anne Brooker Ailene Hewitt Jane Sheehy Irene Limmert Trinity Brown Larry Hills Marie-Josee Shurey-Boesten Kurt and Annette Feldmann Matthew Burton Karl Hoad Anthony Smark Hannelore Helbig Terry Cadan David Hodes Clair Smith Florian Kleemann Claudia Campbell Bryce Houston Toni Smith Helmuth Lemme Amanda Cassar Joshua Hurst Laurent Soulat Inge Machnitzke Rebekah Castle Sean Innes Lauren Thomas Manfred Monje Adam Cleversley Emma Isaacs Elizabeth Trotter Heike Knorz Neville Cook Karen James Sharne Usherwood Jens and Gabi Pimper Samantha Cook Marcello Jimenez Amanda White-Hogan Ludger and Maria Schmitz-Grothoff Sarah Cooke Charnele Johnstone Anne-Louise Willoughby† Dorothea Schoofs Renata Cooper Bernadette Jucker Sandra Wood Hilde Schweizer Julie Copson Jenny Kempster Brittany Woodford

Eileen Cunningham Stuart King Beata Koropatwa Mexico Cuong Danh Canada Charlotte de Courcey-Bayley Xanthi Kouvatas Scanda Cepeda Lillian Adamakis Marianne Deerson Megsy Law Jesús Navarro Basic Spirit Analisa DiLuca John Leahy Francisco Salomón Luna Canlight Hall Management December Do Good Alana Leung Martha Molina Sánchez Lisa Elder Bradley Donovan Leonard and Ana Leung FLOW Office Wisdom Siobhan Doran David Lyon Perry Fuller Netherlands Wendy Drake Lauren Magraith Dawn Hodes Greg Einfeld Elsbeth Marshall R.J.M. Altena Elizabeth Jay Heather English Julius Matthys Yves Ancher Don Kason Sally Farrington Justin McDonell Aadje Birnie Andrea Dillon and Rose McKinley Ivar Bleumer Elly Ferguson Penelope Long Sven Buijs

29 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES (Continued)

José Cubo Nomita Singh Kathryn Kneller Lisa Bierman and Marijke De Boer Allan Wyllie and Sally Liggins Dennis Percy Todd Kuiken * Esther De Meijer Alan Robertson Susan and Bryan Binder Bonnie Blomberg* Anne Elsen Switzerland Gautam Singh Cor Goudriaan Simon Tovey Sara and Kate Bloom Anne-Céline Bonnier Mieke Hellema-van Nes Terri Bluechel Beatriz Bigler-Walser * M.E. Huntelaar and Theresa Bonsey Pius and Yvonne Birchler A.J. Frank United States Katherine and B.K. Borgen Philip Cunningham Steven B. Achelis Foundation Kees and Trudy Jansveld Paul Boruta Raylene Dyson Yakut Akman Marianne Kors-Veldhuis Lindy Brandt* Peter Fahrni Mitzie Almquist Brandaan Lub Kathleen Breiten* Käthy Gadient-Meyer Mario Alvarado A. Martens-Kelder Jono Brown Silvia Gaugler Kathy and Gary Anderson* Felix Meurders and David Brownstein Melanie Gerber Monika Aring* Maryle Bult Susan Bryant and I.J.A.M. Nieuwenhuis Therese Gerber-Fürst Lena and John Ariola James Kruidenier* NVVH-Womennetwork Seraina Hugelshofer Joshua Arnow Roger Bunn* Mathilde Poels Charles and Anne Iffland Atlanta Girls’ School Burns Family Endowment R.A. Postma Max Koch-Burri Kelly Bailey Capella University Inspire Renkema en Van der Vange Pascal Köppel Michael Bailey* Giving Program Bermard Roelvink Walter Meier Peter Baldwin Marguerite Chandler and Richmond Shreve Angelique Rutges and Silko-Lo Messmer Shannon Barisoff* Sandhya Chaudhary Martin van Wijk Yvonne and Robert and Rebecca Barr* John Chen H.J.J. Smit Thomas Oeschger Pete and Martha Barrera* Jia-Yuarn Cheng Soroptimist Club Internat. Caroline Pirenne-Pictet Linda Baumgarten and Delft Doris Ragettli Barbara Groel* Patricia Christian* Freek Strebe Dr. iur. Stefan Schalch Leanna Beaber Susan Churchill and A. Paul Reinhardt Patricia Van Berkel-Barel Alain-Sol Sznitman Allan Bean* The Circle Fund Jan Van Heiningen Todd Begalke Jonathan and Stacy Clark* Erik Vercouteren and United Kingdom Karen and Lee Berenbaum* Heleen Kuiper Lillian Clementi David Davies Sonya and Adam Berg José Wigny Mark Coffman Sian Davies James F. Bergquist* Jeannette Winters Carol Colwell Aida Der Hovanessian Bert Berkley Ralph Zebregs Richard Cooley Suzanne Dibble Richard Berndt Copaken Family Foundation Richard Earle Sharon Berrett and Laney Brandt Martha Corley* New Zealand John Fisher Wayne Bert and Jane Ann Covington* Lisa Gunnery Simon Gifin Kerstin Jagerbo Ericka Crawford Shirley Hardwick Glenn Haliday Joanna and Marisa Crissey* Jon and Mandy Masters Vincent Hayes Christoph Bichsel Captain Curtis Cummings* Sima Kafi Charles Biderman* James Curtis Elizabeth Granoff Abiodun Johnson* Brigid and Clark Lund* Phyllis Curtis Laura Graybeal* Diane Johnson* Sara Lustigman and Daffys Foundation Jane and Mark Greenberg Robert Jones Joel Truman * Warren Davis Jacob Grinnell Robert Jones* Ronald Lynch Henry Debbas* Lesley Groves Nancy Jordan Christine and James MacDonald Emily and Joseph DeCarlo Barbara Gural Edward Juda Valerie Maldonado Elizabeth Deisroth and Alexander Halpern Alexander Kalamaros John Lohac Ken Mandelbaum and James and Sheila Hamilton Sheila Kaplan Deb Shaw Jeffrey DeLone * * Gillian Hamilton James and Leslie Keefe Dulcie Mapondera* Yagnesh Desai William and Norma Hamm Joy and Bennett Keiser Julian Marinus Satish and Kalpna Desai Herbert Hamsher and Richard and Ellen Kelson Stephen Marks David Deull* Jonathan Stoller Catherine Kerr John and Marty Marmaduke Parthasarati and Mala Suzanne Harness and Barbara and Craig Kilpatrick * Dileepan* Raymond Kogan Donna Maronde-Varnau Jeff Kincheloe Michael Dunitz Crisis Alyssa Harper Joy Marr and Ray and Dana King* David Henderson* Foundation, Inc. Susan and David Harycki* Eugenia Klagstad Brij Masand* Linda and Robert Eichler Meredith Hawkins, M.D. Carolyn Kleefeld Simy and Issac Mathov Judith Black and Cathryn and John Heath* Michael Elkin Allan Klepfisz Margery and Theodore * David Hefner Mayer Rona Elliot and Tonya Kleuskens * Roger Brossy* Rosemary Helsabeck Janet and James P. McCann* KLM Foundation Catherine Elliott Anna and Michael J. Kevin and Carolyne McEnery Hemsch* Phyllis and Brian Knutson * Mary Emeny * Robert McGoff Bruce and Nancy Henson* Ann Kolsch Thomas Everitt Billy and Karena McKinley Christopher Herak Mary Jo and David Miriam Ex Koppenhofer Maureen McNamara Karl and Betty Hess Peter Faherty Mary Margiotta and Krishen and Geeta Mehta Xiaowen Heurteux Thomas and Jean Fahey* Vasu Krishnamurthy Carmen Mendez Patricia Higgins Sharon Feeney and William and Patricia Krovatin Frances Milberg* * * Laurie Higgins * Frederick Alway Michele Kurlander Amy Miller and Becky and Mike Fernette Armin and Esther Hirsch Vicki Lachman* Greg Brandner Foundation Judith L. and David Flattery* Dale and Amy Lashley* Anthony Miller and Hitham Hiyajneh Renee Speh Micky Fokken Evan LaToure Michael and Lorraine Patrick Millsaps Jim Frielink and Holland Brooke Lawson Karen Anderson* Marshall Missner Walter Horigan The Lawson Family Arthur and Melanie Gajarsa Charitable Fund Page Morahan Bonnie and Dave Horowitz Joseph Gatwood* Gretchen Leavitt Heather Moran* Tom and Darci Horton Karen Gerbosi* Michelle Lee Carol and Edward Moreno Paul Hrabal Diana C Gibson and Thomas Levanduski* Carlos Moreno-Quesada * Michael Braden Ani Huang Edith Leverenz Stunkel Jon and Jennifer Mosle Scott Hunter Gideon Hausner Jewish Day Foundation Ilene and Kevin Muething* School LaDeana and Mark Huyler * Annette Levey Kathie Murtey* Carole L. Ginzl Irvington Presbyterian Donna Levy-Leroy and Church M. G. Sanathana Murthy, Seth Glickman Richard Leroy M.D. and Surekha S. * Diane Golan Eric and Merry Ann Jackson Justin Lin Murthy Ellen Gold* Sanjiv, Jasmine and Richard and Paulette Little Nicole Napier* Simran Jain* Irene Emery Goodale Kristin Logadottir* Alanna Nensel* Andrew Jennings Shirley Goodman Jana Mohr Lone Valerie Nevo* Jane and Ronald Jenny Linda Graff Loyola University Chicago Minh Nguyen Christopher Johnson Beula Lucas 31 INDIVIDUALS

(Continued) AND FAMILIES

Beryl Nightingale Mary Romoser* Steven Silber and Louis and Ingrid Trapp* Northern Trust, NA Kathy and Hugh Roome Sonja Pettingill Tridan Foundation, Inc. Hilda and William Norwalk Bonnie Rosenblum Jason and Deb Silberstein Patricia and David Tucker Charitable Fund Martha Okie and The Rosenthal Family Trust Michael Turner Bonnie Simpson* Anthony Fouracre One Lynne and Bill Twist* * * Frances and Kirby Slate Gerald and Joan Oncken Steven Rosenthal Tamara Tyler and Christina Chambreau and Joel A. and Deborah A. Ross Smidinger Trust David Cowan* * Morton Orman Virginia Attaway Rounds Zigmunt W. and Jan M. Van Wart* * * Diana Smigaj Laura and Sandy Owen George and Jolie Roundy* Sally and Jack Velzen Corinne Smith Tiffany Owens Christopher Rouse Jeffrey and Maureen * * Carol and Joseph Soldo Wendy Parker Martin Rubin Viglielmo * * Raymond and Maria Speth Barbara Parton Robyn Ruff Robert L. and Catherine M. Rashmi Srinivasa and Vilburn* Jack and Jill Pasanen * Randy and Terry Ryals * Anand Natrajan Paul and Barbara Villa Umesh and Shruti Patel Timothy Salansky St. Mary’s Church Voya Foundation Juliana Patel Valerie Salwen and Youth Group Mary Anne Walk Ami and Dinesh Patel Stephen Rogowsky John and Shirley Steck* * * James Wapelhorst John and Caroline Payne Susan Sampliner and Mary and Chad Stone* Emily Grishman* Duncan Watts Clare Petersen Kathryn Strong Adam Samuels* Paul Weinstein and David Pines JoAnne D. and * Deborah Bernstein Jasa Porciello and Jack Sawyer Richard S. Stultz * * Mr. and Mrs. Karl E. Weiss Jon Petruschke Azita Sayan-Morgan Cathie Stumpenhaus* Jay and Lisa West Channing Power Robert Schaal Sheila Sullivan* Margo and William Whitaker The Prudential Foundation Maria Scharin and Olivier Suzor Hezi Imbar* Mary Beth Hastings and Jerilynn Radcliffe and Swallows Food Buying Club Doug Ross Ann Scharpf* Howard Wilkins Dr. Om Tangri Pratima Raichur Stacy Schievelbein* Reid Williams Isabel Tartaglia* Dr. B.R. and Leela Raju Colene and Fred Schlaepfer Kavita Singh-Wissmann and Ellen Boscov and Todd Taylor Kord Wissmann Parth Rawat Carol Schneeweis Davia Temin and Andrew and Sharon Witkin Jacques and Cheryl Rebibo* Angel and Mark Schneider Walter Kicinski Helaine Witt* * John Redd David and Kristina Schrader * Drew Tennant Bronwyn Woodhead and Indrasena and Padma Reddy Noreen and Kara Tennis* Peter Fernberger Richard Schuster* Sejal and Joseph Redington Bronson Tennis* Janen Wright Max Rioual Alison Martier Schweizer and William Schweizer The Three Tomatoes Scott and Milei Rosemary Robbins* Maureen Yardley* Amy and Dan Sheesley Michael and Julie Throne David Roberson* Winifred Yen Wood Gwendolyn Shipley David and Suzanne Tillman * Cathleen A. and Leslie Todd* Al and Arlen Zolynas * Robert and Stefanie Sigal Thomas A. Rogers Bruce Nayowith and Rosa Zubizarreta

Right: (From left): Trained elected women leaders Rajni, Preeti and Munni participate in village councils in Khamriya, India. UNLEASHED WOMEN LEADERS INITIATIVE

This multi-year funding initiative ($10,000 each year over three years) focuses our attention and resources on the fact that empowering women’s leadership is the key to ending hunger.

ACME Foundation, Australia Cindi and Glenn Cooper, Joan Holmes, United States Martin North and Ailan Tran, Melissa and Gregory Alcorn, United States Alan Hyman, United States Australia United States Jillian Formentin, Australia Tom Lemons, United States Protter Family, Australia Beth Brill, United States Gonski Foundation, Australia Faye Longmuir, Australia Cathie Reid and Stuart Giles, Australia Andee Burrell, United States Annie Gridley, Australia Lesley McLennan, Australia Sirium Pty Ltd, Australia Patrick Canion, Australia John Halse and Mecca Cosmetica, Australia Nancy Chernett and Karen O’Donahoo, Jane and Chris Trevey, Australia Griff Morris (Solar United States Daniel A. Sutton, Dwellings), Australia United States Karen and Michael Herman, Bruce and Marsha United States Suzanne Musikantow, Weinstein, United States United States

33 JOAN HOLMES LEADERSHIP FUND

This Fund, inspired by the visionary leadership and rare strategic thinking of Founding President Joan Holmes, was created to call forth leadership for the end of hunger by 2030. The following individuals invested in the Fund in 2015.

Brenda and Steven Eileen and Stephen Portner Mary Ellen McNish and Nicole Napier Sherwood Drs. Usha and David Miller Lisa North and Sheree Stomberg and B.L. Narasimha Raju Mitzie Almquist Paul Yamamoto Peter Firestein Debbie and Ed Seliga Carol Colwell Roslyn Scheuerman Faith Strong Linda and Robert Eichler Alan and Nancy Edmondson Jeffrey and Joelle Schon Karen and Michael Herman Elizabeth Sanderson Judith and David Flattery Rajiv Shah Cheryl Buck Beth Brill Mary Ann and Larry Heeren Robert Burket Laurel Dutcher and Jim Goodman Pat Jackson and Nicholas Kyrus Charles Deull Meredith Hawkins, M.D. Michael Cook Kenneth Nero Barbara and Jim Whitton The Salwen Family Brij Masand Ashtar Kukuk Nancy Chernett and Krishen and Geeta Mehta Daniel Sutton Dorothy and Wayne Stingley Julie Giordano George and Jolie Roundy Ingvar and Tove Jensen Nancy Juda and Jens Brasch David and Claudia Gollub Amy and Dan Sheesley Aleen Bayard and James Bergquist Diana Hensley Brent Greenberg Terri Bluechel Cynthia Norton Jodi Herman Clark Transfer, Inc. Laura and Chuck Burt Bonnie Laszlo Horowitz and Michael and David Horowitz Jay and Louise Greenspan Wayne Coleman and Family Sharon Newman Merel Julia Joan Holmes Cindi and Glenn Cooper Diana Poor Lorena Vazquez Tom Lemons Jonathan Deull and Louis and Ingrid Trapp Carol Anderson Åsa Skogström Feldt and Sheryl Sturges Carol and Robert Willman Patrik Feldt Phyllis Dubrow Mary Alice and Susan Wright Russell Benamy Supriya Banavalikar Peter Fernberger and Martha McDermott Bronwyn Woodhead Joan Gottfried and Albert Berkowitz Anthony Vazquez Nora Natof Marilyn Graman Carol and John Coonrod Bill Lamond Anna Taglieri Alice and Chris Dorrance Herbert Hamsher and Joan Markstein Jonathan Stoller Vivien and Francisco Dwight and Suzanne Frindt Camargo Dianna and Michael and Richard Synnestvedt Yasmin Goodman Lorraine Holland Carol and Jeff England Donald Carter Nancy and Phil Groben Nancy Matta Helen Frey Ariella Laszlo Helen Kessler Carmen Mendez Mark and Laura Matika Debra King Stephen Blumenthal Dr. Irene and Stephen Mark and Jane Ritchie Goldberg Karen King and Joanna and Julian Ryder Mary Chase William Ulwelling, M.D. Pat Osimo Colene and Fred Schlaepfer Catherine Crocket Peyton and Susan Owen Jan and Harold Solomon Andrew Fort Anne Polino and Brittany and Bradley Hansen James Hoffman Dr. Om Tangri Martha Corley Jeffrey Morrison LEGACY CIRCLE

The following individuals (in the U.S. unless otherwise noted) have committed to include The Hunger Project in their estate plan — through trusts or bequests, or as a beneficiary of their insurance or retirement plan — and are willing to be listed here in order to inspire others to do the same.

Edye Allen Michael J. Falkowski, Jr.* Tom Lemons Lucille Serwa Harvey Austin Walt Ferris Peggy Link Margaret Jane Simoneaux Scott Bahr and Suja Thomas Jo Fielder Brigid and Clark Lund Jane Sisco* Robert Balderson Mark Flashen William A. and Diana and Lyle Smith * Irma Barnum* Richard Frees Jeanne R. Mallet June Smith* Gary Baxel Thomas J. Gearing Chris Martin Ellen Snortland Aleen Bayard Jim Goodman Mary Ellen McNish and Kay and Harvey Solomon* David Miller Joanna and Shirley Goodman Leonard A. and * Marty Merrill * Christoph Bichsel Yasmin Goodman Roslyn Solomon Benjamin Moore Dennis Bishop and Marilyn Graman Arne and Olina Springorum Felicity McRobb Page Morahan (Czech Republic) Lonnie Green Jacqui Bishop Anthony F. Mullen, Jr. Michael Steuerman* Nancy and Phil Groben Susan Bixler Kathie Murtey Wayne E. and Dorothy L. Karen Herman Phyllis and Sam Bowen Marvin Nadel* Stingley Family Trust Karl and Betty Hess Ross Brown Marion Nisbet* The Jerry Stock Trust, under Joan Holmes will of Robert Moyer* Joanne Burger Madelyn Page Paul Hrabal Deb Strange Andee Burrell Barbara Parton Jennifer J. Hunter Faith Strong Family Laura and Chuck Burt Jack and Jill Pasanen Scott Hunter Revae Stuart Gloria Chuk S. Neil Peck and Richard Hysong Rick Susman (Australia) Philip Cisneros Barbara Rose David and Tracie Jansen Rhea M. Tabak* Margaret Cohen* Joy Perreras and Karen Johns (New Zealand) Brian McFadin Annette and John Thompson Peter J. Cohn* Hilary Johnston and Doug Plette Carol Tisson and Mike Ginn William Conner* Les Shiell (Canada) Spencer Quinn Ellen Tolliver Carol and John Coonrod Grace Jones Christine Roess Dan Tompkins Martha L. Corley Kitty Juda J. Ronald Roth* Judy Townsend Stallone Susan Curry Nancy Juda Joanna and Julian Ryder Harold Walcoff* Julia Dederer Billy Kantrowitz Carla Sadoff Tamera and Dennis Warner Edmond S. Delmon* Deborah Kaplan Barry Saiff Sunya Webber Jane Downes Helen Kessler Gretchen Sand and Gary A. Weber* Phyllis Dubrow Fran Kieffer Bruce Preville Frances Gillespie Wentorf* Prudence Ducich Kima Kraimer Emil Sauer Trinda Weymouth* Denise Edmond Connie Kratz Jack Sawyer Barbara and Jim Whitton Avi Edwards Vicki Lachman Colene and Fred Schlaepfer June Witte* The Rev. Eileen L. Epperson Mary Layman and Trisha D. Scudder Scott Wolf Gail Ervin Martin Rubin Patti Searle Daniela Zvonarova Gretchen Leavitt 35 *Deceased

Global Board of Directors (Year 2015)

STEVEN J. SHERWOOD, Chair JOAN HOLMES Chair, CWS Capital Partners LLC Founding President, The Hunger Project

ÅSA SKOGSTRÖM FELDT (ex-officio) SHEREE S. STOMBERG, Chair, Governance, President and CEO, The Hunger Project Nominating and Human Resources Committee JOAQUIM ALBERTO CHISSANO Global Head, Citi Shared Services Former President, Republic of Mozambique 1997 Africa Prize Laureate SPECIOSA WANDIRA** Former Vice President, Republic of Uganda MYRNA KAY CUNNINGHAM* Former Chair, UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues QUEEN NOOR OF JORDAN†

CHARLES DEULL, Corporate Secretary † Executive Vice President, Clark Transfer, Inc. JAVIER PEREZ DE CUELLAR Former Secretary-General, United Nations

V. MOHINI GIRI † Former Chair, National Commission for Women, India AMARTYA SEN Lamont University Professor, Harvard University SYEDA SAIYIDAIN HAMEED 1998 Nobel Laureate in Economics

Former Member of the Planning Commission, † Government of India M.S. SWAMINATHAN, Chair Emeritus Chair, M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, India CARL-DIEDRIC HAMILTON, Chair, Audit Committee Senior Advisor, Sweden

Officers (Year 2015)

LENA ARIOLA, Treasurer LISA NORTH Chief Financial Officer, The Hunger Project Vice President, Capacity Building and Planning, The Hunger Project JOHN COONROD Executive Vice President, The Hunger Project RITA SARIN BETSY DEISROTH** Vice President and Country Director, THP-India Vice President, Advancement, The Hunger Project WHEATONIA MALEKEBU, Assistant Secretary IDRISSA DICKO Executive Assistant to the President/CEO, Vice President, Africa Programs, The Hunger Project The Hunger Project BADIUL ALAM MAJUMDAR Vice President and Country Director, THP-Bangladesh MARIA SCHARIN, Assistant Treasurer/Assistant Secretary Senior Manager, Operations, The Hunger Project

Left: Preeti Sen, an elected women leader in Bihra Kramank, Madhya Pradesh, India. After attending gender equality workshops, Preeti has become a women’s equality advocate, fighting against † Honorary members traditional customs such as dowry. * Joined 2015 Back cover: Juana Lopez Hernandez, Bayalemo, Chiapas, Mexico **Departed 2015 The Hunger Project 5 Union Square West, 7th Floor New York, NY 10003 USA Phone: + 1 212 251 9100 Fax: +1 212 532 9785 Email: [email protected] Web: www.thp.org

About The Hunger Project

The Hunger Project is a global, non-profit, strategic organization whose mission is to end hunger and poverty by pioneering sustainable, grassroots, women-centered strategies and advocating for their widespread adoption in countries throughout the world. Our vision is a world where every woman, man and child leads a healthy, fulfilling life of self- reliance and dignity.

The Hunger Project is active in Australia, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Canada, Ethiopia, Germany, Ghana, India, Japan, Malawi, Mexico, Mozambique, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Senegal, Sweden, Switzerland, Uganda, the United Kingdom and the United States.

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