THE HUNGER PROJECT 2016 ANNUAL REPORT THE HUNGER PROJECT AT A GLANCE principles • Human Dignity • Sustainability • Gender Equality • Social Transformation • Empowerment • Holistic Approach • Leverage • Decentralization • Interconnectedness • Transformative Leadership

vision: A world where every woman, man and child leads a healthy, fulfilling life of self-reliance and dignity.

mission: To end hunger and poverty by pioneering sustainable, grassroots, women-centered strategies and advocating for their widespread adoption in countries throughout the world. THE HUNGER PROJECT AT A GLANCE

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE SUZANNE MAYO FRINDT

ll people, everywhere, have a right to lead The Hunger Project is a catalytic and strategic a healthy, fulfilling life of self-reliance and organization with a bold mission to end, not A dignity. This is our vision. alleviate, hunger and poverty. We highly leverage our pioneering work, which was active in nearly In pursuit of this vision, for more than three 16,000 communities around the world in 2016, decades, The Hunger Project has been pioneering as a demonstration of what’s possible when we sustainable, grassroots, women-centered strategies invest in people. We amplify the successes in these to end hunger and poverty around the world. communities when we advocate to governments, Three pillars underpin our work: (1) we start by international agencies and development empowering women as key change agents; (2) practitioners for the widespread adoption of we mobilize entire communities to take self-reliant methodologies that put women and people at action; and (3) we forge effective partnerships the center. This advocacy work also requires with government. transformation — as we urge governments, Hunger is not merely about food. It is about development practitioners and funders to shift from transformation. It begins with the transformation sector-based projects toward processes that are of individual mindsets to move from a spirit of holistic and led by communities themselves. resignation to one of “I can” and “We will!” It calls As an investor in The Hunger Project’s work to end for the transformation of communities to break hunger for the last three decades, it is my honor down age-old barriers and patriarchal structures, to be leading The Hunger Project as President and so all community members can be active citizens CEO during our 40th anniversary celebration in and access resources that are rightfully theirs. This 2017. Together, we can — and will — achieve a transformative work to end hunger results in the world without hunger. unleashing of the human spirit. In partnership,

Cover: Trained elected woman leader Mamta Devi, president of Bihra Kramank panchayat, India Suzanne Mayo Frindt Above: Photo, from right: Suzanne Mayo Frindt and her husband Dwight Frindt; former Hunger Project President and CEO Åsa President & CEO Skogström Feldt; and Ghana Country Director Samuel Afrane at Nsuta-Aweregya Epicenter’s self-reliance celebration in 2016. 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: MOBILIZING TO END HUNGER

uring the last 40 years, The Hunger Project’s active citizens, and when they act in partnership work has always been about, for and with with effective, accountable institutions at the D people. The work has focused on shifting community level, the result is profound social and mindsets, or historical ways of thinking, that keep political transformation. hunger and poverty in place. While adapted to meet local challenges and A fundamental element of The Hunger Project’s opportunities wherever we work, all our programs work is to mobilize communities, starting with have these three essential elements at their women, for self-reliant action. Mobilization foundation: is a process that shifts underlying mindsets Empowering women as key and resignation — awakening people to 1. Start with Women: change agents. new possibilities for their own lives, families, communities and for our world being sustainably 2. Mobilize Everyone: Mobilizing clusters of rural hunger-free. Our local staff and trained volunteers communities for self-reliant action. lead this process of mobilization at the community 3. Engage Government: Forging effective partnerships level in our programs throughout Africa, South with local government. Asia and Latin America. When communities are mobilized in this way, they engage in self-reliant In eight countries of Africa, through The actions to end hunger, and they establish and Hunger Project’s Epicenter Strategy, communities maintain community trust, which can even help are leading holistic, women-centered programs, ensure peace. reaching 1.7 million people, with the goal of declaring their self-reliance — meaning they are Our mobilization work on a global level is to set up to sustain and further the work begun in advocate for governments, funding agencies and partnership with The Hunger Project. As of the end other international development actors to shift of 2016, a total of 15 epicenters — comprising from investing in short-term projects and sector- 211,697 people — had declared self-reliance, and based silos to investing in people and in holistic, The Hunger Project has activated its exit strategy. multi-sectoral, community-led approaches that put The continuing work of these communities is a women at the center — what we call “community- demonstration of the sustainability of community- led development.” led approaches.

This report highlights our work to empower self- Across seven states of India in 2016, The Hunger reliance in nearly 16,000 communities as well as our Project empowered women elected to local global advocacy efforts to end hunger and poverty. government in more than 2,500 panchayats (rural Pioneering Programs to End Hunger village councils), whose work reached more than 10 million people, to shift the development agenda Our holistic, bottom-up approach empowers in their communities and meet local needs. At the women, men and youth living in rural villages to regional level, we facilitate federations of women become the agents of their own development and leaders to strengthen their voice and provide a make sustainable progress in overcoming hunger platform for learning and exchange. These elected and poverty. When people — both women and leaders exemplify the power of investing in women. men equally — are mobilized to participate as Johannes Odé

In Bangladesh, The Hunger Project mobilized 2015 to advocate for community-led approaches local volunteer “animators,” women and youth worldwide. This alliance, called the Movement for leaders, and local government representatives Community-led Development, works to create a in 185 unions (clusters of rural villages), whose widespread practice of community-led approaches work reached nearly 4.9 million people in 2016, and to advocate for funding sources for this work. to carry out holistic, bottom-up strategies to As of December 2016, the global Movement achieve the United Nations Sustainable included newly established local chapters in Malawi, Development Goals in their communities. Netherlands and the United Kingdom, with plans underway for chapters in Benin, Burkina Faso, In Mexico and Peru, The Hunger Project supports Mexico and more in 2017. communities in implementing community-led development initiatives. In 2016, these initiatives At the national level, our country leaders prioritized reached more than 22,000 people in isolated, rural the formation of effective partnerships with communities, which larger development processes government to bring The Hunger Project’s approach leave behind. to national scale. This work culminated in the signing of key memorandums of understanding The Hunger Project strategically leverages its with the Ministry of Local Government and Rural pioneering programs through our global Development in Malawi and with the Economic advocacy program to transform the way the Community of West African States (ECOWAS). world does development. Strong partnerships with government at the local Advocating for Widespread Adoption level are also essential to scaling up our community mobilization work. The Hunger Project is committed to using the strength of our approach and experience to play To support our advocacy efforts for the widespread the highest possible leverage role in the world’s adoption of women-centered, community-led achievement of the Sustainable Development approaches to development, The Hunger Project Goal to end hunger by 2030. We therefore places a high priority on documenting our work so work to advocate for the widespread adoption of that we can share it with partners and hold it up as women-centered and community-led approaches a model. With a focus on participatory monitoring so that they are available to all at a scale that is and evaluation, our system is designed to recognize beyond incremental progress — enabling true and include communities as the key stakeholders transformation in our world. in data collection and evaluation. For example, in 2016, community partners participated in 290 Though we have programs on the ground in community data presentations and monitored their countries that are home to 287 million people progress using data transparency boards, now living in hunger, our commitment extends to the implemented at half our program sites in Africa. other 528 million people who are living in hunger around the world. And, we know we cannot reach them alone. We forge partnerships wherever Above right: Ayelech Ebsa and her family learned about the possible to leverage our resources, and have rapidly nutritional benefits of moringa as participants in The Hunger Project expanded the global alliance we launched in at Mesqan Epicenter in Ethiopia.

3 THEEXECUTIVE COMPLEX, SUMMARY: PATIENT AND PHASED PROCESSMOBILIZING OF WOMEN-CENTERED, TO END OF HUNGER COMMUNITY-LED DEVELOPMENT

1. Mindset: Transforming the mindset of citizens, 7. Vision, Goals and Planning: Facilitating the governmentA representatives and funding sources, ability of all citizens to collectively set aspirational who may regard people living in conditions of goals and plan their own solutions. hunger as “subject beneficiaries,” to seeing them as “changes agents” and rights-bearing citizens. 8. Social Mobilization: Mobilizing the voluntary efforts of all citizens to take action to achieve goals 2. Gender: Empowering the voice and agency of that benefit themselves and their communities. women and girls and transforming discriminatory attitudes and behaviors that have prevented their 9. Organization: Building community-owned critical contributions to solutions. organizations through which all people can exert collective voice and action. 3. Leadership: Providing opportunities for all citizens to step forward and develop the skills of 10. Governance: Improving the effectiveness, transformative leadership — first for themselves, transparency, accountability and participatory then for their families and communities. decision-making of the level of government closest to the people — and ensuring that the community 4. Social Cohesion: Overcoming rivalries and is well-resourced and represented in upper tiers other divisions that thwart progress, and creating a of government. community that works for the wellbeing of all its members and promotes a sense of belonging 11. Data for the People: Supporting community and trust. access to timely data that empowers priority-setting and progress tracking. 5. Strengths, Confidence and Assets:Fostering the ability of communities to assess and recognize 12. Exit Strategy or “Graduation”: Identifying their strengths, skills and assets as a platform for a clear, phased leadership process enabling future progress. communities to sustainably and successfully drive their future development. 6. Linkages: Equipping communities with linkages to existing resources (expertise, organizations, funding and public services) to support their development activities. THE COMPLEX, PATIENT AND PHASED THE HUNGER PROJECT PROCESS OF WOMEN-CENTERED, AT A GLANCE COMMUNITY-LED DEVELOPMENT 16.7 million people reached in nearly 16,000 communities in 12 countries throughout Africa, South Asia and Latin America

approach: The heart of our approach is shifting mindsets of resignation to “I can” and “We will!” — In 2016, more than 6,200 of our foundational Vision, Commitment and Action Workshops trained 200,000 participants around the world

5 AFRICA: CREATING SELF-RELIANT COMMUNITIES

“I know if I take a loan, I will work, pay it back, and take charge of my own affairs. I have no fears. I have confidence in our leadership and think we’ll be able to continue without The Hunger Project.” – AMINA KASIM (pictured) Atuobikrom Epicenter, Ghana demonstrates the power of self-reliance (Atuobikrom Epicenter declared its self-reliance as of the end of 2015)

n eight countries across Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, I Senegal and Uganda), communities — comprising 1.7 million people — are on a journey to declare sustainable self-reliance through four distinct phases over a period of about eight years. The Hunger Project’s Epicenter Strategy unites 10,000 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. During this time, individuals build the confidence to become leaders of their own development and communities come together to unlock local capacity for change.

Pioneering Programs Through the Epicenter Strategy, volunteer animators and locally elected volunteer committees — with 50 percent women — lead their communities in running their 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. This work culminates in a phase of sustainable self-reliance, when communities possess 9 AFRICA: CREATING SELF-RELIANT COMMUNITIES (Continued) confidence, capacity and skills to act as agents of continually work with communities to identify their own development. opportunities to strengthen our programs, better meet local needs, and address emerging challenges As of the end of 2016, a total of 15 epicenters had such as climate resilience, youth inclusion, and the declared self-reliance, meaning almost 212,000 creation of vibrant, local economies. Highlights of our community partners are self-reliant and from 2016 are included below. poised to sustain and enhance the work begun in partnership with The Hunger Project. Community Benin — Empowering youth to increase members have demonstrated progress across a incomes: Youth accessed coaching on business diverse set of indicators, affirmed multiple local models and trainings on agricultural processing and partnerships, created funding streams from conservation techniques. revenue-generating activities, and established gender-balanced leadership structures to support Burkina Faso — Partnering with government 74 literacy centers opened sustainable growth. to improve literacy: with the support of state funding, engaging 2,063 Outcomes at our self-reliant epicenters demonstrate people (70 percent women) to learn to read and the effectiveness of women-centered and count in their native language. community-led approaches. The results below provide inspiring illustrations of the outstanding Ethiopia — Innovating livestock production: The Enemore Epicenter Committee carried out a work in these communities. breed improvement activity, in cooperation with the Ending hunger: Three self-reliant epicenters local government, to address the poor performance in Benin — Avlamé, Beterou and Kissamey — of cattle in the region. The service will bring income experienced a 72% average decrease in hunger to the epicenter. from midterm to endline evaluations. Ghana — Promoting sustainable livelihoods: Empowering women with the financial means In partnership with the Rural and Agricultural to feed and care for their families: More than Finance Program (RAFiP), 60 farmer groups 50% of women at Boulkon Epicenter in Burkina received trained and registered as cooperatives. Faso are accessing financial services, with overall Also, 876 people accessed loans through epicenter access to financial services in the community banks, 14,774 farmers participated in agricultural increasing from 30% in 2014 to 42% in 2016. credit and microinsurance training, and 15 community banks received computers and financial Healthier and more productive communities: management software. The Odumase, Domi-Achiansa and Nkawanda Epicenters in Ghana measured an 88% increase in Malawi — Supporting women’s sexual and comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS between reproductive rights: A commemoration of 2014 and 2016, as well as an average decrease of Global Female Condom Day, in partnership Female 42% in poverty. Health Company, supported awareness of female condoms, a way to give women decision making The Epicenter Strategy is not a cookie-cutter power to protect their reproductive health. approach in each cluster of rural communities. We people trained in the Women’s Empowerment Program 107,000 because gender equality is fundamental to ending hunger. people trained in income-generating and livelihoods activities 16,000 to increase incomes for healthier communities. people participated in food security and agriculture 51,000 trainings to better feed their families.

Mozambique — Empowering communities with health knowledge: Communities face the significant health challenges of tuberculosis, HIV Ending and other diseases associated with the massive return of mining workers from other areas. Child Marriage Nurses, with the support of Hunger Project-trained animators, implemented campaigns to raise When young girls are not forced to marry, they are awareness about family planning and HIV/AIDS. able to achieve their full potential, causing a ripple Senegal — Promoting active citizenship: effect that improves incomes, maternal health, and Training sessions enhanced animators’ sense of civic child mortality and malnutrition. Through the Her behavior and citizenship, volunteerism, and respect Choice Program, The Hunger Project is able to address for democratic values and ethics, to promote the a broad range of root causes that are inextricably wellbeing of entire communities. linked to child and early marriage as well as hunger: health, food insecurity, access to financial services, Uganda — Promoting access to nutritious food: Community partners established nurseries and household income. of moringa — a highly nutritious, drought resistant and fast-growing multipurpose tree — and The Hunger Project’s implementation of this program obtained potted tree seedlings during a moringa centers on the same methodologies at the heart of tree awareness campaign. This program is also our work: community mobilization. In 2016, country- active in three other African countries. level launches supported initial awareness of the program and the development of partnerships with All these interventions illustrate the types of activities led by communities to help achieve local communities and governments. Implementation their shared vision of a world without hunger of the program in Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, and poverty. Ethiopia, Ghana and Uganda occurs in partnership with a consortium of organizations through a five-year Advocating for Widespread Adoption grant from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At the national level, Hunger Project country leaders prioritized the formation of effective partnerships with government to bring of rural populations in the country. Community-led approaches like The Hunger Project’s to approaches that build social cohesion are being national scale. For example, in Malawi, a pathway taken to scale thanks to a joint partnership with to scaling up The Hunger Project’s women- the Economic Community of West African States centered, community-led approach was created. (ECOWAS) and The Hunger Project-Burkina Faso The Ministry of the Local Government and Rural and The Hunger Project-Ghana. The partnership Development and The Hunger Project–Malawi mobilizes and encourages collaboration among signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) communities living on the border between Burkina to collaborate in the government’s implementation Faso and Ghana, thus strengthening peace and of its rural growth strategies and improve the lives integration between the two countries.

9 women and men joined 850 village meetings to strengthen women’s participation in the electoral process to shift the 65,000 development agenda.

women participated in federation-strengthening meetings at the 8,000 block (sub-district) level to strengthen voices at the policy level. women participated in “Jagruk Manch” meetings, a forum for women to engage in solving their community problems 7,600 as informed citizens. INDIA: EMPOWERING WOMEN LEADERS

he Hunger Project-India’s strategy places at “Participating in the training workshop has its center the women who have been elected helped me understand how to identify and prioritize T to their local village councils who serve as issues, and draft a memorandum/petition for its leaders for development in their communities. This effective resolution.” strategy leverages the 1993 law that mandates that –  KAIDA KHATOON belongs to a marginalized low-caste one-third of all local council seats are reserved for category in the state of Bihar, India and is a demonstration of the power of women’s leadership. Following The women, which put many previously marginalized Hunger Project-India’s trainings, she immediately women in positions to influence the development convened an assembly in her community, prioritized issues agenda of their communities. In 2016, across seven to be worked on, followed up with relevant authorities and got a road constructed in her community. states, The Hunger Project pioneered strategies that empower elected women as key change agents, mobilize people for self-reliant action, and engage media and mobile van campaigns designed local government. to support them in actively participating in their local elections. Pioneering Programs Leadership development and skill-building Recognizing the need to work with women workshops are critical interventions to empower earlier in their lifespans, The Hunger Project- elected women leaders, who often do not have the India broadened its scope to create a program of knowledge and information needed to resist gender intergenerational dialogue among adolescent discrimination and leverage their role as elected girls and elected women representatives. officials. In 2016, The Hunger Project trained Through this program, initially piloted in 2015, nearly 6,000 elected women representatives on the adolescent girls in Karnataka and Rajasthan are technical information they need to be successful strengthening their leadership skills and working leaders through needs-based workshops. These to secure girls’ rights in their panchayats. workshops are designed to support the elected Advocating for Widespread Adoption women in advocating for access to services and the rights of their constituents. Working to share and advocate for approaches that put women at the center of development is a key Another key component of our strategy in India priority of The Hunger Project-India. For example, is ensuring that women participate — as can- The Hunger Project’s strategies are being expanded didates and voters — in the electoral process in new areas through fruitful collaboration with the so they can be active citizens who steer the devel- Bhutan Network for Empowering Women (BNEW). opment agenda in their communities. We do this Through this partnership, which continued in 2016, through Strengthening Women’s Participation in elected women representatives’ leadership the Electoral Process (SWEEP) campaigns. In 2016, development and active citizenship programs SWEEP campaigns were at their peak because of are now active in Bhutan. BNEW is adapting and election cycles in Odisha and Tamil Nadu. Women customizing strategies, like the SWEEP campaigns throughout the two states accessed information to boost political participation of women in local through a series of village-level meetings, leadership governance systems. This partnership was made workshops, street plays, interface meetings with the possible through the facilitation of the Local

Right: Elected women leaders Samtal med Archara Sahu, Governance Initiative and Network (LOGIN). Sanjukta Parida and Musi Bhoi 11 BANGLADESH: LOCAL LEADERSHIP TO ACHIEVE THE GLOBAL GOALS

n Bangladesh, The Hunger Project celebrated peace and harmony, promoting democratic its 25 years of work standing for the nation’s values among grassroots citizens, achieving I communities, who are among the poorest and greater understanding of electoral processes, most malnourished in the world. As the largest and developing skills for peaceful conflict volunteer-based organization in Bangladesh, resolution through a project titled “People Against The Hunger Project implements a multipronged, Violence in Elections (PAVE).” Local political leaders non-partisan strategy of social mobilization in and civil society members in 48 sub-districts are 185 Unions (clusters of rural villages) across all active in this project, which is being implemented seven divisions of the country. In turn, those 185 in partnership with the International Foundation for unions take responsibility for improving the lives Electoral Systems (IFES) with financing from USAID of 4.9 million Bangladeshis. Our top priorities are and UKAID. The most significant achievement promoting poverty eradication, establishing good has been the end of the culture of enmity governance and human rights, and building among leadership of the rival political parties strong democratic values and practices from and restoration of social relationships, drastically the bottom up. reducing the threat of violence during political instability in future. In 10 sub-districts, the major Pioneering Programs political parties have signed a Code of Conduct The Hunger Project’s comprehensive strategy promising to settle differences peacefully and work has demonstrated that, with women- and together against violent extremism. youth-centered, community-led empowerment, Bangladeshi villages can achieve the Sustainable Advocating for Widespread Adoption Development Goals (SDGs). The “SDG Union Our pioneering strategies to mobilize communities Strategy” empowers both the local electorate and from the bottom-up for self-reliance are combined the elected Union Parishads — the body of local with several national-level advocacy strategies government in Bangladesh — in order to build the designed to reform attitudes, policies and capacity of the entire community and create truly structures within society that block attempts participatory democracy. to build lives of self-reliance and dignity. This mobilization occurs through volunteers and Carrying out this work in partnership with local alliances, such as the National Girl Child Advocacy government is essential to creating strong, Forum (NGCAF), a country-wide advocacy local institutions that will support self-reliance movement for the rights of women in general, and sustainability. In 2016, The Hunger Project- and girl children in particular; the Bikoshito Nari Bangladesh signed 68 MOUs with local government Network of women leaders; and Shujan, a platform bodies (union parishads). In 61 unions, The Hunger of Citizens for Good Governance. Project-Bangladesh partners with BRAC, the largest non-governmental development organization in the In Bangladesh, where girls are often fed last and world, to strengthen transparent, accountable and least, The Hunger Project promotes the rights inclusive governance at the local level. of girls in an effort to end the vicious cycle of malnutrition. In September, across Bangladesh, Following unprecedented violence during the 2014 The Hunger Project led its partners in celebrating National Election, communities are now building National Girl Child Day under the theme, “Stop Girl participated in 17,000 courtyard meetings on women’s empower- 172,000 ment, including halting child marriages and gender-based violence. community partners engaged in income-generating activities to 8,000 support access to nutritious food. children were re-enrolled in school thanks to the support of 3,200 community animators. Education breaks the cycle of malnutrition.

Child Marriage; Build a Prosperous Country.” To support its work toward more widespread The Government observed the day countrywide adoption of women-centered, community-led for the first time since The Hunger Project launched approaches, in January, The Hunger Project led the day in the year 2000, demonstrating their a roundtable discussion on the national Women acknowledgment of this critical issue for which Development Policy to share its learnings from its The Hunger Project has long advocated. implementation of the Political Participation Bangladeshis celebrated the day in 550 places, of Women for Equal Rights (POWER) project. using the opportunity to educate their fellow Government officials, civil society organization citizens about the importance of girls’ rights members, women leaders and other stakeholders through activities like a rally and discussion meeting gained insights on the program’s success in in Dhaka with 1,500 people; a special supplement promoting and supporting women’s political in the national daily newspaper; art and essay participation and reducing violence against women. competitions; 30,000 published leaflets; 8,000 posters; a journal; a dialogue session with children; and a debate competition. Above: Manjuma, Women Leaders’ Training Program participant, Chiloin village, Ajgora Union, Comilla District, Bangladesh. 13 LATIN AMERICA: MOBILIZING MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES

n Mexico, The Hunger Project is playing a family gardens, to support their families’ access leadership role in transforming the current to nutritious food. situation for rural communities by pioneering I Innovating sustainable construction of houses: comprehensive, bottom-up strategies for rural After identifying the vision of appropriate housing progress in four states — including two of the for their families, mobilized communities actively poorest, Chiapas and Oaxaca — and by leveraging participated in the design and construction of those strategies to be a leading policy advocate for four sustainable houses, using bio-construction women-centered, community-led approaches. techniques and local materials. Pioneering Programs Forging effective partnership between citizens The Hunger Project works to empower the most and government: In Oaxaca and San Luis Potosí, marginalized rural and indigenous communities the foundation for good local governance is that remain in hunger and poverty, despite the being established. Through a “Municipal School fact that a majority of national citizens benefit for Community-led Development,” community from economic prosperity. These communities members, municipal government officials, and are extremely isolated, and the first step is always other civil society organizations access training to engage in Vision, Commitment and Action on transformative leadership, human rights, Workshops for communities to overcome mindsets gender, sustainable development, public policies, of resignation and gender inequality, create their participatory local democracy and governance, own visions and commit to achieving them. The and communication as an advocacy strategy. This Hunger Project then empowers these communities project is financed by the Social Cohesion Lab and on their journeys to achieve their visions. the European Union.

The activities detailed below, in which communities Advocating for Widespread Adoption in Mexico engaged in 2016, illustrate this The Hunger Project-Mexico and Chirapaq, our community mobilization process at work. partner organization in Peru, are local, regional A focus on transformative leadership to lead and international leaders in advocating for change: At a Transformative Leadership School, the widespread adoption of women-centered, local volunteer leaders, called “catalysts,” accessed community-led development approaches, and for trainings in local languages to be assertive in facing the inclusion of communities, especially rural and the challenges presented to them. In Chiapas, indigenous women, in this work. youth leaders came together for a Young Catalysts Our teams Meeting to share experiences of community strategically leverage the strengths in the rural work as well as challenges faced and how they of our pioneering programs communities of Mexico and Peru overcame them. through active participation in a variety of forums. Access to nutritious foods: Catalysts completed For example, our teams engaged with CAIDMEX training in bio-intensive agriculture to learn (Coalición de Acción Internacional para el Desarrollo techniques to maximize food production in their México), the Annual Gathering of Rural Women family gardens without using agrochemicals. The and Climate Change, the Annual Civil Society community partners then built or renovated their Meeting of the InterAmerican Development Bank, “When our vision is clear, we achieve what we want. I now see our vision of housing fulfilled; I thought I never would. But now I can say that I contributed to Empowering Indigenous build it with my own heart, hands and feet.” –  FELICITAS MARTINEZ, from Cerro Alto in Leaders in Peru Oaxaca, Mexico, demonstrates the power of community-owned vision. Chirapaq, the Center for Indigenous Peoples’ Cultures of Peru, was founded by Andean and the Latin America Indigenous Funders Conference Amazonian people to reclaim their indigenous and the Open SDGclub in Berlin, Germany. identity through appreciation and dissemination of Teams also regularly engage in strategic sessions cultural knowledge. The Hunger Project supports with national and state authorities to advocate Chirapaq in empowering women and promoting for women-centered and community-led traditional indigenous knowledge in the Shawi and approaches in national, state and municipal Quechua communities in the Amazon and Andes development plans. regions. In 2016, villagers were educated on infant In addition, Tarcila Rivera Zea, founder and and childhood nutrition and on how to use local president of Chirapaq, was nominated and biodiversity for nutritious food, thanks to the work of subsequently elected as a Member to the United health and food security “promoters,” or volunteer Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, leaders trained by Chirapaq. After developing their providing a high-profile opportunity to shift leadership capacities and communications skillsets development policy toward approaches that uphold through Chirapaq trainings, community leaders dignity for all. are better able to advocate for and exercise their Above: Don Roberto Nicolás, community partner from Génova individual and collective rights. Nuevo Progreso in Oaxaca. 15 ADVOCATING FOR WOMEN-CENTERED, COMMUNITY-LED DEVELOPMENT

hroughout our program implementation, a catalytic and strategic move toward a world we have learned that approaches with where every woman, man and child leads a T women at the center and led by communities healthy, fulfilling life of self-reliance and dignity. themselves are the only sustainable solution to In 2016, we focused on rapid expansion of the ending hunger and poverty. Movement for Community-led Development, The Hunger Project sees that our highest-leverage which, since its founding in 2015, has grown role in ending hunger is to stand on the strength to 60 organizations worldwide who are of our transformative programs — the heart of committed to advocating for the power and what we do — and to advocate for the widespread capacity of communities to take charge of their adoption of women-centered, community-led own development. As of December 2016, the approaches everywhere they are needed. global Movement included newly established local chapters in Malawi, Netherlands and the United Key strategies guide our progress: the formation Kingdom, with plans underway for chapters in of large-scale partnerships and alliances Benin, Burkina Faso, Mexico and more in 2017. to extend our reach and clout; country-level partnerships to scale our work; and thought Scaling Up via Existing Country Programs leadership in multi-stakeholder networks and At the national and regional levels, our country with broad-based communications campaigns. We leaders continued to prioritize the formation of leverage all these actions to powerfully advocate for effective partnerships with government and investing in women-centered and community-led advocacy actions to bring women-centered, approaches. A world-class participatory monitoring community-led approaches to national scale. and evaluation methodology documents our For example, our colleagues in Bangladesh and pioneering programs as models that support our India participate in the Local Governance Initiative global advocacy strategies. and Network (LOGIN), a multi-stakeholder A Global Alliance: The Movement for knowledge exchange platform that supports greater Community-led Development decentralization and strengthened local governance in South and East Asia. Through this network, we In order to truly transform the way the world have expanded our methodology to Bhutan. works, large-scale partnerships and alliances are needed to have as much influence and reach as Thought Leadership: Disseminating the possible. Therefore, we have led the formation of Message of Investing in People the Movement for Community-Led Development, The Hunger Project leverages its participation in which calls for shifting mindsets around a variety of forums and civil society networks, international development, and which advocates which often focus on specific sectors, to promote for governments and development practitioners holistic, community-led development and the to move from siloed and sectoral funding to empowerment of women. We brought those issues investing in people and holistic, multi-sectoral to the fore in networks on food and nutrition approaches of community-led development security, water and sanitation, maternal and child with women at the center. This Movement drives health, halting child marriage and gender-based

violence, and local governance. The Hunger Project is a strong voice on stakeholders in data collection and evaluation. In the importance of investing in people and addition to using PM&E as a tool to document women through broad-based advocacy and our programs, The Hunger Project is a thought communications campaigns. Our annual World leader in advocating for the adoption of PM&E Hunger Day campaign on May 28 raised awareness approaches worldwide. In 2016, our teams about the importance of empowering people to presented at the InterAction Forum in Washington, lead their own change, with 29 million impressions D.C.; Aid and International Development Forum of the World Hunger Day hashtag. The Hunger in Ethiopia; Wageningen Centre for Development Project leveraged key international moments such Innovation in the Netherlands; Information and as International Women’s Day, International Day Communications Technologies for Development of the Girl, International Youth Day, World Food (ICT4D) Conference in Nairobi; and American Day, 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Evaluation Association Conference in Atlanta. Violence, World AIDS Day, and the anniversary of the Sustainable Development Goals to advocate for women-centered, community-led approaches.

Documenting Our Work to Support Advocacy Efforts Above: On October 12, 2016, in celebration of the Africa Prize for Documenting our pioneering programs is critical Leadership for the Sustainable End of Hunger, The Hunger Project to communicating them to others as models of honored the communities of Africa who are taking charge of their own development, and the investors who are committing their women-centered, community-led development. resources to this incredible social transformation. Four hundred Our innovative participatory monitoring global citizens from around the world came together in New York City to connect with one another, engage with the impact they are and evaluation (PM&E) approach aligns with part of creating through their investment, and celebrate self-reliance our principles and bottom-up methodology, and at The Hunger Project’s Annual Fall Gala. Pictured here, Dennis recognizes and includes communities as key Denga, the chair of Champiti Epicenter in Malawi, shared “I am now transformed because of The Hunger Project.”

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS80 END OF 8 12 2016 Expenses Consolidated Balance Sheet: The Management Fundraising Global Hunger Project and Affiliates and General 7% 11% December 31, 2016 (in US$)

ASSETS 2016 Cash and cash equivalents $7,639,147 Receivables, net 5,033,727 Programs Micro-credit loans, net 1,447,832 82% Investments 1,553,764 Property and equipment, net 721,087 Other assets 655,098 $17,050,655

LIABILITIES AND ASSETS Liabilities FundsTotal Revenue Raised by Country Accounts payable and accrued expenses 1,990,834 by Country 2016 Deferred rent 188,132 Total liabilities $2,178,966 COUNTRY INCOME US$* Australia† $3,399,667 NET ASSETS Bangladesh 271,131 Benin 374,321 Unrestricted 10,545,428 Canada† 70,235 Temporarily restricted 4,326,261 Ethiopia 1,311 Ghana 385,592 $14,871,689 Germany† 759,956 $17,050,655 India 356,742 Japan† 2,738 Malawi 326,391 Mexico 453,857 NOTE: The consolidated figures include the financial activities of The Global Hunger Project Netherlands† 5,919,537 and Affiliates (Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Malawi, Mexico, New Zealand† 70,557 Mozambique, Senegal and Uganda). The full financial statements, audited by RSM US LLP, Senegal 312,915 are available on our website at www.thp.org. Sweden† 2,149,429 * The annual average exchange rate was used to convert all figures to US$. † Switzerland 365,459 **This total includes all funds raised from the entire Hunger Project family, as distinct from Uganda 55,605 the revenue reported on the facing page. In addition to supporting programs (as reflected United Kingdom† 301,003 in the U.S. audited figure), our Partner Countries (marked with a †) raise funds for their United States 7,089,776 own expenses, including education and advocacy programs, as well as fundraising, and Total** $22,666,222 management and general expenses. Those expenses (approximately US$3.6 million in 2016) are not included in the U.S. consolidated audit. Independent audits for each Partner Country are available upon request. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS END OF

Consolidated Statement of Activities: The Global Hunger Project and Affiliates

2016 Unrestricted Temporarily Restricted Total

SUPPORT AND REVENUE Contributions $14,877,766 $3,648,746 $18,526,512 Micro-credit finance revenue 460,288 - 460,288 Investment income 161,197 - 161,197 Other 122,392 - 122,392 Released from restrictions 3,855,604 (3,855,604) -

Total support and revenue $19,477,247 $(206,858) $19,270,389

EXPENSES Program services Education and advocacy 976,841 - 976,841 Africa 9,264,511 - 9,264,511 Asia 3,167,986 - 3,167,986 Latin America 857,188 - 857,188 Total program services $14,266,526 - $14,266,526 Supporting services Management and general 1,993,459 - 1,993,459 Fundraising 1,236,629 - 1,236,629

Total supporting services $3,230,088 - $3,230,088 Total expenses $17,496,614 - $17,496,614 Change in net assets from operations $1,980,633 $(206,858) $1,773,775

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION LOSS $(400,343) - $(400,343) Change in net assets $1,580,290 $(206,858) $1,373,432 NET ASSETS Beginning 8,965,138 4,533,119 13,498,257 Ending $10,545,428 $4,326,261 $14,871,689

19 INSTITUTIONAL FUNDING PARTNERSO END OF

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.

24 gute Taten e.V., Germany Bondi Foundation†, Emma Health & Beauty GTA GmbH, Germany ACME Foundation, Australia United States Care BV, Netherlands Hak BV, Netherlands Advanced Solar Products, BRAC, Bangladesh Erbacher Stiftung, Germany HE Consulting s.r.o., United States British Council, Bangladesh Eureka Benevolent Germany Aga Khan Foundation, Bundesministerium Foundation (EBF), The Heart Party, Netherlands Bangladesh für wirtschaftliche Australia Hershey Family Foundation• , Allba Foundation, Sweden Zusammenarbeit und European Union-Amexcid United States Entwicklung (BMZ), (Social Cohesion Allviken, Sweden Germany Laboratory), Mexico Het Financiële Dagblad BV, Netherlands Alpern Family Foundation, Bundesministerium FeelGood, United States Inc., United States für wirtschaftliche Hilton Central & Eastern Fika Espresso Bars LLC, Europe, Germany Alwaleed Bin Talal Zusammenarbeit und United States Foundation, United States Entwicklung (BMZ) Hilton Worldwide, Germany – SEWOH Projects, Financieel American Jewish World Human Kind Project, Germany Bedrijfsmanagement, Services, India Netherlands Australia Canadian Department of Arcadia University, The Hunger Project Belgium, Foreign Affairs, Trade and First Things First BV, United States Netherlands Development, Bangladesh Netherlands Australian Embassy, Mexico Illusion Labs, Sweden Cairn Energy, FivePointFour, Australia Australian Communities United Kingdom Fomento Ecológico Impact Foundation Foundation, Australia (DASRA), India Christian Blind Mission Banamex, A.C., Mexico Axel Invest BV, Netherlands (CBM), Malawi Fomento Social Banamex, Inbak BV, Netherlands B & M Beheer BV, Church Communities A.C., Mexico Independent Television Netherlands Foundation, United States Fortitude Foundation, Service (ITVS), Bangladesh Barn i nöd Foundation, Citi, United States Australia Indutrade, Sweden† Sweden Commonwealth Bank of Forum Syd, Sweden Instituto Nacional de The Beeren Foundation, Australia, Australia Frans van Seumeren Desarrollo Social Australia (INDESOL), Mexico Crown Memorial, Holding BV, Netherlands Beheer United States GAIN, Bangladesh International Foundation Beleggingmaatschappij for Electoral Systems CWS Capital Partners LLC, Zandbergen BV, Gap International, (IFES), Bangladesh United States United States Netherlands Investore Holding, De Bioderij, Netherlands Bentley Systems, Inc., Gemeinsam für Afrika, Netherlands Deloitte Consulting LLP, Germany United States Jaguar The Fresh Company United States Bibbi and Nils Jensen’s GH Maquinaria y Equipo, BV, Netherlands Dioraphte Foundation, S.A. de C.V., Mexico Foundation, Sweden JBWere Charitable Netherlands† Biltings Idé, Sweden The Gonski Foundation, Endowment Fund, Dutch Embassy, Benin Australia The Bluesand Foundation, Australia Australia ebay Australia, Australia Grandeur Peak Global Jersey Overseas Aid, Advisors, United States Boliden, Sweden eBay, United States United Kingdom The Jonah Group, Australia JMJ Associates, Morris Family Foundation, Rinagro, Netherlands Trustus Capital United States Australia Roi:rekrytering, Sweden† Management, Netherlands Jula, Sweden Mostyn Family Foundation, The Rona Ellis Foundation, KappAhl, Sweden Australia Australia Uganda Rural Challenge Fund, Uganda Kavli Foundation, Sweden† National Postcode Lottery, Royal Norwegian Embassy, Netherlands Unilever, Sweden Klaus Rating Stiftung, India Germany Nauta Dutilh NV, Rural and Agricultural United Nations Food and Netherlands Agriculture Organization, Landgren, Sweden Finance Program (RAFiP), Newmark Holdings, Ghana Uganda Thomas and Dorothy Leavey United States United Nations Population Foundation, United States Salénia, Sweden NPM-Capital, Netherlands Fund (UNFPA), India Libre Foundation, Uganda Sätila Holding, Sweden NPM-Capital Run for United Nations World Food Lubbers Holding Zwolle BV, Shalom Foundation, Programme, Mozambique The Hunger Foundation, Netherlands Netherlands Netherlands Unity Centre of Practical Lumeri, United States Solar Dwellings Pty Ltd, Christianity, Canada Odgers Berndtson, Sweden Australia Macourt Family Foundation, Origin Foundation, Australia Volkers BV, Netherlands Australia Sovereign Insurance Pty Ltd, Pamero Estates, Sweden Australia VoX Family Foundation, Macquarie Group Netherlands Petre Foundation, Australia St. Andrew’s Episcopal Foundation, Australia WeForest, Ethiopia Plan International, Church – Amarillo, Texas, Management Sciences for United States WER, Sweden Health, Malawi Bangladesh Pro Juventute Foundation, Stoks Magazijnen, Wereldcoach Foundation, Mecca Cosmetica Australia, Netherlands Netherlands Australia Netherlands Sunraysia Foundation, Westlock BV, Netherlands Mellby Gård, Sweden† Promotora Social México, A.C., Mexico Australia Whitbread Foundation, Millennium Challenge PUM BV, Netherlands Swedish Postcode Lottery, Australia Account, Malawi Sweden Radiohjälpen, Sweden† Wilde Ganzen, Uganda Millennium Netwerk Fryslân Talpa Foundation, Foundation, Netherlands Realschule Isny, Germany World of Ideas BV, Netherlands Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Revhaken Hotels, Sweden Tekst 2000 BV, Netherlands Netherlands Ribbink van den Hoek Family Trees Unlimited, Inc., Foundation, Netherlands United States

• Self-Reliance Catalyst Fund participant

† Epicenter underwriter

23 FINANCIAL LEADERSHIP FOR THE END OF HUNGERO END OF

The Hunger Project is a global movement of people working in authentic partnership for the sustainable end of hunger. Our partners in nearly 16,000 communities worldwide know that the funding of The Hunger Project comes through the love and partnership of committed Hunger Project investors around the world: in the U.S. and through our affiliates — known as Partner Countries — in Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

In 2016, more than 7,600 individuals and family foundations invested in The Hunger Project’s work to empower people to end chronic hunger. 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 US$1,000 or more each year to make that vision a reality.

Estate of J. Ronald Roth, UNDERWRITER VANGUARD LEADERSHIP United States ($250,000+) ($50,000+) ($25,000+) Michael and Jenny Rue^, Brenda and Steven Tania Austin, Australia Heather Campbell, United States • Sherwood , United States Terry and Ray Bentley, United States Inger Savén, Sweden ^ United States John and Joan Casey , Francesco Scattone and CHARTER Beth Brill and Elizabeth United States Judith Gibbons, ($100,000+) Sanderson, United States Nancy Chernett and Daniel United States ^ Det Goda Nätverket, A. Sutton , United States Dr. Stuart Sondheimer and ^ Karen and Michael Herman , Sweden Carol and John Coonrod, Bonnie Lucas, United States Alice and Chris Dorrance^, United States United States April Jorgensen, Australia United States Norma Deull, United States William C. and Nancy ^ Tom Lemons , United States Charles Deull and Laurel Envato Pty Ltd, Australia Stanback, United States ^ Nicholas Moore, Australia Dutcher , United States Carl-Diedric Hamilton, Dorothy and Wayne Stingley, United States Jayson Oates, Australia Dwight and Suzanne Frindt^, Sweden United States Roger and Susan Stone Cameron O’Reilly, Australia Eve Howell, Australia Ingvar and Tove Jensen, Family Foundation, Joan and Kevin Salwen, Rajiv and Latika Jain, United States Sweden United States United States • Barbara and Tony Mayer^, Tecovas Foundation , Sheree Stomberg and Peter Lucinda Jewell^, United States United States Firestein, United States United States Mary Reemst, Australia The Upstart Foundation, Faith Strong, United States Nancy Juda and Jens Brasch, United States Mieke Severijnen and Wim United States Goudriaan, Netherlands James G. Whitton, Marc and Jill Mehl, United States Estate of Trinda Weymouth, United States United States Deborah and Miles Protter, Australia United States The Veltri Family Foundation Dr. Eckhard Müller-Guntrum PATHBREAKER Bruce and Marsha Weinstein Dagmar Reemtsma ($10,000+) Melissa and Gregory Alcorn Karen and Richard Whitney Regine Springorum Supriya Banavalikar Australia Barbara and Jim Whitton Albert Berkowitz Rachel Akehurst Wilson Family Foundation Michael and Kara Bilof Netherlands Simon Blackburn The Milton and Andee Burrell Ineke Bomhof Brown Property Group Beatrice Wind Foundation Cindi and Glenn Cooper Ted Lamboo Camilla Australia Sarah L. Wolf Bruce and Gloria Cox Diane Grady Leo E. Denlea, Jr.* Steven Harker New Zealand Phyllis Dubrow* GLOBAL ($5,000+) Niall Lenahan Robert Banks Jay and Louise Greenspan† Griff Morris AJ Bertenshaw Nancy and Phil Groben Australia Nomita and JP Singh Lucinda and Doug Hanover William Armitage Germany Mary Ann and Larry Heeren* Judy Avisar Paul Teichmann Joan Holmes Raefe Brown Sweden Alan Hyman Francis Burke Maria Frisk Jensen Uday Jhunjhunwala Mexico Nick Cernotta Marie Wallenberg Katherine Juda and John Cook Scanda Maya Paul Marcus Cepeda Jiménez Roger Donazzan Debi and Michael Katz* United Kingdom Juan Manuel Ortega GJK Facility Services Karen King and William Victoria Achache Riquelme * Nina Genikis Ulwelling Nicola Bird Lorena Vazquez Ordaz Tracie Golllan Daniel and Lauren Krueger David Klaasen Ricardo Vicario Aguiar Mary Jones Mary L. Layman Catherine Watkins Mark La Brooy Lynne and Frank Marks Ian Maloney Netherlands The Marshall Family Foundation, Inc. Janette McDonald United States Jan Willem Baud Nancy Matta Lesley McLennan David and Shellie Batuski* Kees Bronke and Geer Goudriaan Mary Ellen McNish and Melbourne Cricket Club Michael and Elizabeth Bauk David Miller José Cubo Melissa Monkivitch Thomas Cain Harley L. Moore III and * Ineke Klootwijk Shane Morley John Cassel Myrna Valdez Jan Van Andel Cathryn Nolan Wayne Coleman Family Mark and Jane Ritchie Laura Van Duinkerken- Sirium Pty Ltd Dyke and Terry Rogers Louwerier Peter Thomas Joanna and Julian Ryder Ailan Tran * Members of our Financial Family Debbie and Ed Seliga in the United States, who support Sweden Diana Walker The Hunger Project with a monthly Robert Shereck and sustaining investment in the end Elsa and Harry Gisèle Privé of hunger Gabrielsson’s Foundation Alan and Leza Silverstein Canada ^ Front-end Challenge Match participant Dag Svinhufvud Nora Simpson Ari and Deanna Joffe • Self-Reliance Catalyst Fund Åsa Skogström Feldt and participant Patrik Feldt † Epicenter underwriter(s) United Kingdom Richard O. and June C. Germany Note: Investor names are provided Barbara Ex Smith Family Foundation with permission and at the discretion Mechthild and Joscha Frey of our country offices. If you are Gerald Starika Gunter Langner interested in any of our investor groups or want to inquire about Paul and Heather Van making an investment as an Muching outright or planned gift, please email [email protected].

25 FINANCIAL LEADERSHIP FOR THE END OF HUNGERO END (Continued OF)

Rev. Jo Craig and Cliff Craig* Helen Kessler* Jan and Harold Solomon Robert Bryant Robert Dabic Sharon and Kenneth Kind Donald and Jill Spuehler Cathy Burke Julia Dederer Debra King Shana and Dave Theobald Terry and Lyn Cadan Jonathan Deull and Gordon and Marlyn Kraimer Lee Traband Frank Calabria Sheryl Sturges Nancy Summer Lerch The Trudy Foundation Milan Calina Joanna Durand Meg and Paul Lile* Elizabeth and Claudia Campbell Connie Early and Paul Roach Ken Mandelbaum and Haitham Wahab Patrick Canion Susan Edelstein Deb Shaw Jerry and Lynn Weinstein Amanda Cassar Mary Emeny Heidi and Daniel Jeffrey Welch and Lucy Cheek Mangelsdorf Amber Wiley Michael and Michelle Kris Chikarovski Episcope Charitable Fund Laura and Mark Matika* Karen Wolff and Rod Hibner James Chisholm Lauren and Dan Fischer* Marie McDonough Wurman Family Andrew Clarke Carol and Bruce Flax* Laurence Michaels Lorin Zanetti* Bloom College Teri Floyd Sara and Jay Minkoff Al and Arlen Zolynas* Conexus Financial Lynn Freitag Arindam and Ratna Neville Cook Hillary Gal and William Kiley Mukhopadhyay * PARTNER Decjuba Sunil Garg Jo and Carol Muse ($1,000+) * Anthony Dare Eileen Gargiulo and Heather and John Mutz John Piscopo Peyton and Susan Owen Australia Comunita Di Delianuova Yasmin Goodman Randy Park* Paul Alexander Analisa DiLuca Jim Goodman* Jeana Petersen Amelia Dirty Films Marilyn Graman* Pam Petersen and Fiona Anchal Tara Donnelly * Jane and Mark Greenberg David Tschilar Mark Andrew Harris Mark Edwards Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks Patrick Peterson and Kathryn Archer Financial Planning Shirley Tsai Association of Australia Brad Hilton Julie Armstrong Doug and Elissa Plette* Jillian Formentin Dr. Mark and Aleida Ashurst Australia Hornfeld Usha and B.L. Roger Frankham Narasimha Raju Elise Baldwin Michael Huvane and Anthony Gilbert P. Jagdish Rao and Graeme Ballentin Ellie Hartgerink Dent Global Shweta Pappu Paul Beeren Ann Jilg Ivan Halbert Raymond Ritchie Grant Benvenuti The Kalan Foundation Winsome Hall Christine Roess Mercedes Benz Barbara Kane Russell Halpern Barbara Rose and Biogem * Billy Kantrowitz S. Neil Peck Rochelle Hammond Catherine Brain Sheila Kaplan Thomas Schwartz Brad Hancock Sarah Brenan * Gordon and Marlyn Keating Jim Self Simon Hanrahan Robert Brewer Catherine Kerr John and Lucille Serwa* Anne Hector Symon Brewis-Weston The Kerrigan Family Jane M. Sheehan Joshua Hurst Charitable Foundation, Belinda Brosnan Charitable Foundation JMJ Associates Inc. David Bryant Anthony Smith and Karen James Rosa Leader Smith* Vivienne James Soldi Bei Pty Ltd Helmuth Lemme I.J.A.M. Nieuwenhuis Robert Joannides Tanya Southey Inge Machnitzke Leo Pijpers Melanie Jones Carolyn Sparke Manfred Monje Mathilde Poels Joyner Family Andrew Spillane Heike Knorz Renkema en Van der Vange James Kaplan Harry Tamvakeras Jens and Gabi Pimper Bernhard Roelvink Christine Khor Howard Thomas Ludger and Maria Jaap Schep Beata Koropatwa Rob Thomas Schmitz-Grothoff Jos Smit Anita Kuhn Andrew Thomson Gertrud Schnekenburger Soroptimist Club Debra Kwasnicki United Energy Dorothea Schoofs Internat. Waterland Pam La Brooy Marjanne Van Olent Hilde Schweizer Stefan Sprangers Stephen La Brooy Tracey Vieira Dr. Johannes Teichmann Freek Strebe Luigi LaDelfa Gary Ward Wout and Ijda van der Kooji Ellie Togni Robert Larbalest Waterwheel Foundation Patricia Van Berkel-Barel Jill Layton Alison Watkins India Jaap Van der Does Amelia Lee Claire Whitbread Supriya Banavalikar Jan Van Heiningen Ray Littlefield Lisa White Shalini Randery Erik Vercouteren and Heleen Kuiper Alexander Logie Shemara Wikramanayake Henny Westland Kim Louise Liddell Tracey Williams Mexico José Wigny Teresa Lui Roneva Wood Karla Guadalupe Basurto Jeannette Winters David Lyon Asif Zaman Rodríguez Ralph Zebregs Melissa Marsden Carla Zampatti Foundation Verónica Beatriz Cassaigne Ramos Elsbeth Marshall Christopher Phillippe Mariam McDonald New Zealand Canada Edwin Dalby Gordon Mckay Pty Ltd Gunnery, Lisa Lillian Adamakis Sascha Guntes Mas Weber Jane Miskell Hardwick, Shirley April Burrows Vanessa Vidal González Jane Monk Wyllie, Allan and Sandra Dawe Sally Liggins Ellise Newlan Terry and Joanne Frewer Netherlands Chantal Noble Perry Fuller Yves Ancher United Kingdom Melanie Noden Brian Hull Han Balink David Davies Martin North Don Kason Aadje Birnie Sian Davies Jacki Oliver Andrea Dillon and Ivar Bleumer Aida Der Hovanessian Cyra Patel Penelope Long José Cubo Richard Earle Claire Phelan Robert & Marlene Neufeld Esther De Meijer John Fisher George Phillipos Steve Rickard Jesse De Wit Simon Gifin Georgina Pym Douglas Ronaghan Dirk Eilander Vincent Hayes Vin Ramanadhan James and Joan Shearon Cor Goudriaan Sima Kafi Jo Rao Marlene Skaley Mieke Hellema-van Nes Kathryn Kneller Olivia Ruello Lauren Young Kees & Trudy Jansveld Dennis Percy Peter Russo Marianne Kors-Veldhuis Alan Robertson Vanita Sathasivam Germany H.M. Labots-Blom Gautam Singh Scarborough Beach Silvia Bauermeister Dental Clinic Audrey Levine-Besson Simon Tovey Carl Delker Wendy Scott Hamilton Brandaan Lub Rob Shepherd Kurt and Annette Feldmann Helen Scotts Sander Mahieu Mathew and Lou Brown Hannelore Helbig Anthony Smark A. Martens-Kelder Gamiel Yafai Lucilla Hömberg Clair Smith Felix Meurders and Florian Kleemann Maryle Bult 27 FINANCIAL LEADERSHIP FOR THE END OF HUNGERO END (Continued OF)

United States Mary Lynn Bogle Copaken Family Foundation Judith L. and David Flattery* Mark Agrusti Anne Whitton Bolyea Joanne Costa Aimee Fleck Neil Aitken Theresa Bonsey* Jane Ann Covington* Theodore Ford Yakut Akman B.K. and Katherine Borgen Philip Theodore Crawford* Jim Frielink and Karen Anderson* John Albertson Phyllis and Sam Bowen* Marisa Crissey Arthur and Melanie Gajarsa Kathy and Gary Anderson* Lindy Brandt* Captain Curtis Cummings* David Gamble, Jr. Monika Aring* Kathleen Breiten* Phyllis Curtis Joseph Gatwood* Lena and John Ariola Karen and Kenneth Brott Warren Davis Ann George Peter Arnold and Elizabeth Brown Mary M. and * Anne Ruth Ungar Tyrone Brown William N. Deatherage Karen Gerbosi Taara Arora Ellen Brunson-Newton Henry Debbas Jaclyn Gerstein Michael Bailey* Frank Bryant Emily and Joseph DeCarlo Diana C. Gibson and * Michael Braden Bank of America Foundation Susan Bryant and Anita DeMatos Bernice Gonzalez Shannon Barisoff* James Kruidenier* Satish and Kalpna Desai Irene Emery Goodale Raneet and Joseph Barr Richard and Linda Buchheim David Deull* Shirley Goodman Robert and Rebecca Barr* Grace Buckley Denise Dewar Elizabeth Granoff Pete and Martha Barrera Roger Bunn* Parthasarati and Mala Dileepan* Laura Graybeal Sherry Barto* Barbi Buresh Loan Dinh and Mr. Gallion Jacob Grinnell Linda Baumgarten and Laura and Chuck Burt* Barbara Groel Capella University Inspire Jessica K. and J. Alexander Barbara Gural and M. Douglas, Jr. Thomas Steinmetz Leanna Beaber Giving Program Michael Dunitz Crisis Meredith Haberfeld* Allan Bean* Morton Orman and Christina Chambreau* Foundation, Inc. Gillian Hamilton* The Tom and Wendy Beasley Ruth Eckland and Family Foundation Marguerite Chandler and William and Norma Hamm Richmond Shreve John DiFonzo Todd Begalke Suzanne Harness and John Chen Linda and Robert Eichler Raymond Kogan Karen and Lee Berenbaum Jia-Yuarn Cheng Judith Black and Susan and David Harycki* Sonya and Adam Berg Michael Elkin Michael and Pamela Chepiga David Hefner* James F. Bergquist* Rona Elliot and * * Patricia Christian * Rosemary Helsabeck Bert Berkley Roger Brossy The Circle Fund Scott Hemmeter Richard Berndt Catherine Elliott Jonathan and Stacy Clark* Michael J. and Bernhardt Family Charitable Miriam Ex Anna Hemsch* Fund Lillian Clementi Peter Faherty Bruce and Nancy Henson* Wayne Bert and Mark Coffman Thomas and Jean Fahey* * Kerstin Jagerbo * Christopher Herak Maureen and Martin Cohen Sharon Feeney and Robert Bilsker* Robert and Fran Cole* Frederick Alway* Xiaowen Heurteux Susan and Bryan Binder* Carol Colwell Robert Feidelson Patricia Higgins * Bonnie Blomberg* Richard Cooley Laura Felzer Laurie Higgins Sara and Kate Bloom The Cooper Family Becky and Mike Fernette Armin and Esther Hirsch Foundation Steven Boehm Foundation Patricia Flannery Dennis Hobb The Linehan Family Bryan Palmer Maria Scharin and * Bonnie and Dave Horowitz* Foundation, Inc. Wendy Parker and Hezi Imbar * * * Tom and Darci Horton Kristin Logadottir William Smith III Ann Scharpf * * Paul Hrabal Beula Lucas Barbara Parton Stacy Schievelbein * Ani Huang* Brigid and Clark Lund Jack and Jill Pasanen Carol Schneeweis * Thomas Hughes* Ronald Lynch Umesh and Shruti Patel Angel and Mark Schneider * LaDeana and Mark Huyler Christina and Bradley Lyons John and Caroline Payne David and Kristina Schrader The Inglesea Charitable Trust Christine and Debra and Sarah Schram James MacDonald D. Michael Peasley Eric and Merry Ann Jackson* Noreen and Valerie Maldonado Clare Petersen Richard Schuster* Sanjiv Jain* Gary Mallon Patrick Phillips Cynthia Schutt Jane and Ronald Jenny John and Marty Marmaduke Jasa Porciello and Alison Martier Schweizer Christopher Johnson * Donna Maronde-Varnau* Jon Petruschke and William Schweizer Greg and Tracy Johnson Joy Marr and Channing Power Camden Scott * Diane Johnson David Henderson* Presbyterian Women of Scott Family Foundation * Abiodun Johnson Brij Masand* the Irvington Presbyterian Patti Searle * Church Robert Jones Simy and Issac Mathov Bruce Senst The Prudential Foundation Nancy Jordan Janet and James P. McCann* Mark Sessums* Divyanshu and Arun Raj Edward Juda Paul McElwee and Wendy and Stephen Shalen Patricia Raufer Alexander Kalamaros Gayle Rosemann Alice and Emily Sheitelman Jacques and Cheryl Rebibo* Alvin and Lenore Katz Kevin and Carolyne McEnery Sonja Pettingill and John Redd* James and Leslie Keefe* Robert McGoff* Steven Silber Indrasena and Padma Reddy Joy and Bennett Keiser Maureen McNamara Jason and Deb Silberstein Rosemary Robbins* Charitable Fund Khajak Keledjian and Elizabeth McNeal * Maryam Abdullina Krishen and Geeta Mehta David Roberson Silver Mountain Foundation for the Arts Richard and Ellen Kelson Carmen Mendez Nancy Robinson Patience Joie Simpson Jeff Kincheloe Donna and Jim Mercer Matthew Rodgers * * Bonnie Simpson Dana King Frances Milberg* Cathleen A. and Thomas A. Rogers* Frances and Kirby Slate* Eugenia Klagstad Anthony Miller and Mary Romoser* Smidinger Trust Carolyn Kleefeld Renee Speh The Rosenthal Family Zigmunt W. and KLM Foundation Joseph Mitchell, III* Trust One Diana Smigaj* Ann Kolsch* Page Morahan Steven Rosenthal* Charles and Felicia Smith Mary Jo and Heather Moran* George and Jolie Roundy* Corinne Smith David Koppenhofer Carol and Edward Moreno Christopher Rouse Jeanne and Bruce Snapp Mary Margiotta and Jon and Jennifer Mosle Vasu Krishnamurthy Martin Rubin Carol and Joseph Soldo* Ilene and Kevin Muething* Vicki Lachman* Randy and Terry Ryals* Sharon Soper Daniel Murphy Scott Lambros Taher Ali Sadruddin Sharon and Carl Spaulding Kathie Murtey* Elena and Scott Lawlor Salesforce.org Lisa Spaulding M. G. Sanathana Murthy, Gretchen Leavitt M.D. and Surekha S. Susan Sampliner and Bert and Magi Speelpenning Emily Grishman* Travis Lee Murthy Raymond and Maria Speth* Adam Samuels* Donna Levy-Leroy and Nicole Napier Rashmi Srinivasa and Richard Leroy Lisa North and Daniel Sapadin Anand Natrajan Thomas Levanduski* Paul Yamamoto* Sandeep Saroch* John and Shirley Steck* Edith Leverenz Stunkel Northern Trust, NA Jack Sawyer* Simon Steel Foundation Martha Okie and Azita Sayan-Morgan* Chad and Mary Stone* Celine Liminet Anthony Fouracre Robert Schaal Cathie Stumpenhaus* Justin Lin Susan Ostanik Sheila Sullivan*

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Gary M. Sumers Leslie Todd* Marshal Wallace Kavita Singh-Wissmann and Selma Swaminathan Louis and Ingrid Trapp* James Wapelhorst Kord Wissmann * Isabel Tartaglia Lynne and Bill Twist* Duncan Watts Helaine Witt * Drew Tennant* Tamara Tyler and Paul Weinstein and Nicholas Wolfson * Kara Tennis* David Cowan Deborah Bernstein Scott and Milei Maureen Yardley* Bronson Tennis* United Technologies Jay and Lisa West * Winifred Yen Wood Noah and Jan M. Van Wart Lynne Weston-Pontikes Melissa Tepperberg Ashok and Meera Vasudevan Mary Wheat Maya Zloof Michael and Julie Throne Sally and Jack Velzen James White Rosa Zubizarreta and Bruce Nayowith David and Suzanne Tillman Robert L. and Howard Wilkins and * TisBest Philanthropy Catherine M. Vilburn Mary Beth Hastings JOAN HOLMES LEADERSHIP FUND

In 2015, we launched the Joan Holmes Leadership Fund to honor the visionary leadership of The Hunger Project’s Founding President, Joan Holmes. The Fund is designed to honor and call forth leadership that will take us across the finish line to the final end of hunger.

Sheree Stomberg and Alice and Chris Dorrance Marguerite Chandler and Billy Kantrowitz Peter Firestein Jan and Harold Solomon Richmond Shreve Brij Masand Beth Brill and Joanna and Julian Ryder Andee Burrell Joseph Hardy Elizabeth Sanderson Jonathan Deull and Elizabeth Brown Gary Perkovac Åsa Skogström Feldt and Sheryl Sturges Carmen Mendez Patrik Feldt Mary McNichol Nancy and Phil Groben Phyllis Dubrow Gerald and Joan Starika Rick and Angela Amado Supriya Banavalikar Krishen and Geeta Mehta Albert Berkowitz Rosalba Rojas-Currier Karen and Michael Herman Victoria Watson Donald Carter

UNLEASHED WOMEN LEADERS INITIATIVE

We are pleased to acknowledge the members of our Unleashed Women’s Leadership Initiative, a multi-year funding initiative, launched in March 2011 on the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day, which aims to focus our attention and resources on the fact that empowering women’s leadership is the key to ending hunger.

Melissa and Gregory Alcorn Cindi and Glenn Cooper Tom Lemons Andee Burrell Karen and Michael Herman The Upstart Foundation Nancy Chernett and Joan Holmes Bruce and Marsha Weinstein Daniel A. Sutton Alan Hyman

Left: Ensuring the right to clean water in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. 31 LEGACY CIRCLEO END OF HUNGER

More than 160 individuals are members of our Legacy Circle, and as such, have committed to include The Hunger Project in their estate plan — through trusts, bequests or making The Hunger Project a beneficiary of their insurance or retirement plan. They are willing to be listed here in order to inspire others to do the same (members are in the United States, unless otherwise noted).

Edye Allen Prudence Ducich Billy Kantrowitz S. Neil Peck and Harvey Austin Denise Edmond Deborah Kaplan Barbara Rose Scott Bahr and Suja Thomas Avi Edwards Helen Kessler Joy Perreras and Brian McFadin Robert Balderson The Rev. Eileen L. Epperson Fran Kieffer Doug Plette Supriya Banavalikar Gail Ervin Kima Kraimer Spencer Quinn Irma Barnuml Michael J. Falkowski, Jr.l Connie Kratz Jenna Recuber Gary Baxel Åsa Skogström Feldt Vicki Lachman Christine Roess Aleen Bayard Walt Ferris Mary Layman and J. Ronald Rothl Joanna and Jo Fielder Martin Rubin Joanna and Julian Ryder Christoph Bichsel Mark Flashen Gretchen Leavitt Carla Sadoff Dennis Bishop and Richard Frees Tom Lemons Felicity McRobb Barry Saiff Thomas J. Gearing Peggy Link Jacqui Bishop Brigid and Clark Lund Gretchen Sand and Jim Goodman Bruce Preville Susan Bixler l Shirley Goodman Constance Trapp MacCrate Phyllis and Sam Bowen Elizabeth Sanderson Yasmin Goodman William A. and Ross Brown Jeanne R. Malletl Emil Sauer Marilyn Graman Joanne Burger Chris Martin Jack Sawyer Lonnie Green Andee Burrell Mary Ellen McNish and Colene and Fred Schlaepfer Nancy and Phil Groben Laura and Chuck Burt David Miller Trisha D. Scudder Karen Herman l Gloria Chuk Marty Merrill Patti Searle Karl and Betty Hess Philip Cisneros Benjamin Moore Lucille Serwa Joan Holmes Margaret Cohenl Page Morahan Brenda and Steve Sherwood Paul Hrabal Peter J. Cohnl Anthony F. Mullen, Jr. Margaret Jane Simoneaux Jennifer J. Hunter l William Connerl Kathie Murtey Jane Sisco Scott Hunter l Carol and John Coonrod Marvin Nadel Diana and Lyle Smith Richard Hysong l l Martha L. Corley Marion Nisbet June Smith David and Tracie Jansen Susan Curry Lisa North and Ellen Snortland Karen Johns (New Zealand) Paul Yamamoto l Julia Dederer Kay and Harvey Solomon Hilary Johnston and Madelyn Page Edmond S. Delmonl Leonard A. and Les Shiell (Canada) Barbara Parton Roslyn Solomonl Jerry Donahoe Grace Jones Jack and Jill Pasanen Jane Downes Kitty Juda Phyllis Dubrow Nancy Juda Right: About 25 young volunteer leaders from different communities and organizations shared their experiences and the challenges of community work for young people in Mexico in November 2016. Arne and Olina Springorum Rick Susman (Australia) Tamera and Dennis Warner (Czech Republic) Rhea M. Tabakl Sunya Webber l Michael Steuerman Annette and John Thompson Gary A. Weberl Wayne E. and Dorothy L. Carol Tisson and Mike Ginn Frances Gillespie Wentorfl Stingley Family Trust Ellen Tolliver Trinda Weymouthl The Jerry Stock Trust, under will of Robert Moyerl Dan Tompkins Barbara and Jim Whitton l Deb Strange Judy Townsend Stallone June Witte l Faith Strong Family Harold Walcoff Scott Wolf Revae Stuart Daniela Zvonarova lDeceased

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Global Board of Directors (Year 2016)

STEVEN J. SHERWOOD, Chair SYEDA SAIYIDAIN HAMEED Chair, CWS Capital Partners LLC Former Member of the Planning Commission, Government of India SUZANNE MAYO FRINDT (ex-officio; current)^ President and CEO, The Hunger Project CARL-DIEDRIC HAMILTON, Chair, Audit Committee Senior Advisor, Sweden ÅSA SKOGSTRÖM FELDT (ex-officio; 2016)^^ (Former) President and CEO, The Hunger Project JOAN HOLMES Founding President, The Hunger Project JOAQUIM ALBERTO CHISSANO* Former President, Republic of Mozambique SHEREE S. STOMBERG, Chair, Governance, Nominating and 1997 Africa Prize Laureate Human Resources Committee Global Head, Citi Shared Services and the Citi Service Center MYRNA KAY CUNNINGHAM Network 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† H.E. MADAME LUÍSA DIOGO** Former Secretary-General, United Nations Former Prime Minister of Mozambique AMARTYA SEN† V. MOHINI GIRI* Lamont University Professor, Harvard University Former Chair, National Commission for Women, India 1998 Nobel Laureate in Economics M.S. SWAMINATHAN, Chair Emeritus† Chair, M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, India

Officers (Year 2016)

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 Vice President and Country Director, THP-India

l IDRISSA DICKO WHEATONIA MALEKEBU, Assistant Secretary * Vice President, Africa Programs, The Hunger Project Executive Assistant to the President/CEO, The Hunger Project BADIUL ALAM MAJUMDAR JENNA RECUBER, Assistant Secretary Vice President and Country Director, THP-Bangladesh Senior Director, Communications, The Hunger Project MARIA SCHARIN, Assistant Treasurer/Assistant Secretary Senior Manager, Operations, The Hunger Project

†Honorary members *Departed 2016 **Joined 2016 ^Joined early 2017 Left: Community partners at Ligowe Epicenter in Malawi celebrated ^^Departed early 2017 their self-reliance on October 14, 2016. lDeceased About The Hunger Project

The Hunger Project is a global, non-profit, strategic organization. Vision: A world where every woman, man and child leads a healthy, fulfilling life of self-reliance and dignity. Mission: To end hunger and poverty by pioneering sustainable, grassroots, women-centered strategies and advocating for their widespread adoption in countries throughout the world. Where We Work: 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. The Global Hunger Project is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization in the United States. Get involved at www.thp.org.

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