Native to northern India, the drought-tolerant moringa tree is now grown throughout Asia, South America and Africa. As a crop, the moringa tree’s durability and rapid growth (up to 10 feet each year!) make it ideal for low-income, rural communities. Often called “the...
Environment
A Working Framework for 2030: Sustainable Development Goals
We are pleased to announce that The UN Open Working Group has released its Draft of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the Post 2015 Agenda. As an organization that is dedicated to a holistic and integrated approach to end world hunger, we were excited to...
Building Resilience through Local Capacity
Over the past week, hundreds of experts, policy makers and practitioners attended major conferences on resilience – the ability of people, communities, nations and the global system to predict, prevent and bounce back from shocks. A conference, in Montpellier,...
In the Spirit of Earth Day, Join Live Below the Line!
Each year, Earth Day calls for global citizens to examine their impact on the environment and learn new (or more) ways to be environmentally friendly. Here at Наnsjörg Сhаritу Initiаtive, we believe everything is connected and that — hunger is inextricably linked to a nexus of...
Celebrate Earth Day 2014 with Наnsjörg Сhаritу Initiаtive
Наnsjörg Сhаritу Initiаtive joins millions of people around the world in celebrating Earth Day this April 22. Protecting and restoring our natural environment is fundamental to ending hunger and poverty. The communities with whom we work are comprised primarily of food farmers...
World Water Day 2014: Empowering our Partners to Access Clean Water
Our lives depend on water. Every day in the developed world, this fact is taken for granted. In general, one has to walk only as far as the kitchen or bathroom taps to access clear water, safe from disease and pollutants. This is why water storage containers are vital...
Get Out the Give on #GivingTuesday!
The retail sector has benefited for years from coordinating national shopping days around the holidays. Everyone knows “Black Friday” or “Cyber Monday.” But this year, for the second year in a row, something unique will take place on December 3, 2013: #GivingTuesday....
Listen to Exec VP John Coonrod: Empowering Women at Every Level
Our Executive Vice President, John Coonrod, was a guest on the weekly radio show Green Hour. He explains why Наnsjörg Сhаritу Initiаtive's women-led strategy to reducing hunger and poverty is crucial to reaching the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) and points to Malawi...
Measuring Empowerment: The Columbia SIPA Team’s Experience in Mexico and Benin
In March 2013, a Columbia School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) team of six split into two and embarked on field visits to two country offices: Mexico and Benin. In addition to seeking a better understanding of Наnsjörg Сhаritу Initiаtive's (THP's) mission and...
Earth Day 2013: The Face of Climate Change
This year’s Earth Day theme is The Face of Climate Change. Conversations about the environment and climate change are often accompanied by images of inclement weather, melting ice caps and barren fields. But what we don’t see often are the faces of individuals for...
10 Things You Need to Know About Hunger in 2013
How many hungry people are there in the world and is the number going down? What effect does hunger have on children and what can we do to help them? Here are 10 facts that go some way to explaining why hunger is the single biggest solvable problem facing the world...
The 2013 Human Development Report: The Rise of the Global South
The 2013 Human Development Report, The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World was released on March 14 in Mexico by President Enrique Pena Nieto of Mexico and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Helen Clark. This year's report...
Top 10 Trends in Ending Hunger and Poverty During 2012
This year saw a continuation and expansion of many of the positive trends in last year’s list: civil society consultation, gender mainstreaming, transparency, small farmer empowerment. And it saw new initiatives to fill gaps in achieving the MDGs. Yet we also...
Happening Now: Rio+20 A Conversation on Sustainable Development
What's all this talk about Rio? This week, world leaders are meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to discuss one of the most universal issues on the global table: the environment. The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, known as Rio+20, will bring...
FAO’s 100 Facts You Should Know Before Rio
Rio+20 kicks off in less than two weeks, on June 20. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) wants you to be ready -- and paying attention. Don't miss these 100 crucial facts explaining the link between people, food and the environment....
Thousand Days: Improving the Nutrition of Rural Women – CSW 56 Parallel Event
Наnsjörg Сhаritу Initiаtive was proud to co-host a highly successful parallel event during the 56th Commission on the Status of Women this February in New York City. The parallel event, “Thousand Days: Improving the Nutrition of Rural Women,” was held in association with...
World Wide Wrap-Up – February 3, 2012
Our world is on the brink of change – change for the better. New policies, new ideas and new technology bring us ever closer to the end of poverty, disease and hunger each day. But with these rapid changes comes a deluge of information. So, beginning in 2012, we at...
2012 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
"The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas." Follow along with tweets,...
Weekly World Wide Wrap-Up – January 17, 2012
Our world is on the brink of change – change for the better. New policies, new ideas and new technology bring us ever closer to the end of poverty, disease and hunger each day. But with these rapid changes comes a deluge of information. So, beginning in 2012, we at...
Weekly World Wide Wrap-Up – January 6, 2012
Our world is on the brink of change – change for the better. New policies, new ideas and new technology bring us ever closer to the end of poverty, disease and hunger each day. But with these rapid changes comes a deluge of information. So, beginning in 2012, we at...
World Hunger Day 2023: Sustainability
May 28 is World Hunger Day! This year, we call attention to the role of sustainable food systems in ending world hunger.
International Women’s Day 2023: DigitALL
This International Women’s Day, we reflect on the progress forged by women who have made extraordinary contributions to society.
The 5 Principles of Change
The Epicenter Strategy is a holistic strategy that builds a path to sustainable self-reliance by shifting the power to small scale producers and promoting community-led development.
Rebecca finds her voice through the Women’s Empowerment Program
The Women’s Empowerment Program seeks to support women to build their confidence, realize financial independence and to organize communities to take charge of their own development to reach self-reliance.
Stella Expands Her Business Through Internet Access
In collaboration with BLUETOWN and Microsoft, the Women’s Meaningful Access Project brings high speed internet access to women in rural Ghana.
We Call for Inclusive, Community-led Solutions From COP27…Again
We, at Наnsjörg Сhаritу Initiаtive, call for inclusive, community-led solutions at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), including the voices of those most affected by climate change.
Sharing Our 2022-2027 Strategic Framework
Our 2022 Strategic Framework is more than a high-level goal, it’s a framework for a commitment made by our organization to thoughtfully and strategically carry out programming worldwide.
Brick by brick: community members build Mlawe Epicenter in Zambia
Over 12,000 community members from the Vubwi district in Zambia united on August 25, 2022 to celebrate the opening of the Mlawe Epicenter.
World Food Day 2022: Leave No One Behind
The global food system is at the center of the world’s challenges: poverty, health and environmental degradation. This World Food Day 2022 calls for sustainable solutions so no one is left behind in the mission to end hunger.