deThe Hunger Project works with people to identify the root causes of hunger in their lives and then, together, we create an action plan to work to overcome these obstacles and transform the systems holding hunger in place.
This progress is driven by fostering leadership skills and capacity in women, girls and men in rural communities around the world. In 2025 alone, more than 32,000 people participated in leadership workshops, building the confidence and capacity to drive change in their communities. Since 2008, nearly 601,000 women have been trained in leadership, alongside thousands of adolescent girls stepping forward to shape their futures.
It is also driven by practical, hands-on action. Last year, over 38,000 people were trained in food security, 20,000 in nutrition and more than 12,000 in income-generating activities, strengthening local economies and improving access to healthy, sustainable food.
As the climate crisis intensifies, communities must build their resilience. In 2025, more than 23,000 people were trained in climate adaptation, contributing to over 181,000 people building climate resilience since 2008.
“Across Africa, there are 90 communities, encompassing 1.4 million people, that we have worked with who now have declared self-reliance. Self-reliance is not the end point. It is the moment that communities declare that they can transform the conditions of inequity into opportunities for dignity, resilience and growth,” said Rowlands Kaotcha, President and CEO of The Hunger Project.
These numbers tell a clear story: when people have the opportunity to lead, they create lasting solutions. This World Hunger Day, we are reminded that ending hunger is not about charity. It is about transforming systems, investing in people and recognizing that those closest to the challenge are also closest to the solution.
A world without hunger is not a distant goal. It is already being built—community by community, leader by leader. The question is not whether we can end hunger. It is whether we will choose to.
