The Hunger Project ( The Hunger Project , TNR) is a nonprofit charitable organization registered in the state of California , USA [1] , whose main goal is to counteract hunger around the world. The organization has ongoing programs in Africa , Asia and Latin America , where programs are being implemented to mobilize rural communities to achieve sustainable progress in health, education, nutrition and family income [2] .
| The Hunger Project | |
|---|---|
| Type of | 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization |
| Year of foundation | 1977 |
| Location | New York |
| Key figures | Mary Ellen McNish John Coonrod Idrissa Dicko |
| Income | $ 80,533 (return on investment) + $ 223,340 (other income) (2011) |
| Donations | $ 14,062,302 (2011) |
| Number of employees | 118 |
| Site | thp.org |
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Mission
The project is a global non-profit, strategic organization, seeks to end the global hunger. In Africa, Asia and Latin America, the Hunger Project seeks to end hunger and poverty by empowering people to lead a life of their own, by satisfying their basic needs and building a better future for their children. The project fulfills its mission through three areas of activity: mobilizing rural clusters at the grassroots level, empowering women as key agents of change, and establishing effective partnerships with local authorities.
Reporting
The project collects funds through contributions in different countries of the world: in Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Great Britain and the USA. According to a February 2007 report by Charity Navigator (an independent American nonprofit corporation evaluating charities in the United States), hunger spending in fiscal 2005 was 80.2%, and administrative and fundraising expenses were up 19.8 % [3] . The Better Business Bureau (a non-profit organization that collects and provides free business reviews for more than 4 million enterprises, acts as an intermediary between consumers and enterprises, warns the public about possible scams, assists with donations to charity, etc.) reports that as of December 2006, the expenses of the project program for targeted needs amounted to 77% of the total, and other expenses amounted to 23%, which corresponds to the standards; as of December 2011 this ratio changed as follows: income - contributions and grants $ 14 062 302 + investment income $ 80 533 + other income $ 223 340 (total $ 14 366 175), expenses - 85% for programs, 8% for financing, administrative 7% (total $ 14,872,829) [4] .
Charity Navigator gives the project a rating of four stars [3] , and the American Philanthropy Institute - the highest rating A [5] .
Project Criticism
The main areas of criticism of the project:
- The failure of the main goal of the project is to get rid of world hunger by 1997 [6] .
- the project’s focus (especially in 1977-1990) is education and propaganda rather than food provision and other direct action (on May 30, 1981, the Oxfam Canada charity board of directors adopted a resolution stating that the organization would not approve of any activity or the program of the project “Hunger” and will not accept funds from the project [7] ).
Member Countries
In 2009, the Project was active in Africa ( Benin , Burkina Faso , Ethiopia , Ghana , Malawi , Mozambique , Senegal and Uganda ), in Asia ( Bangladesh and India ), and in Latin America (in Mexico , Bolivia (in partnership with the Cultural Foundation Loyola (ACLO)), and Peru (in partnership with CHIRAPAQ (Peruvian Indigenous Cultural Center) [8] )).
Management and Administration
Executive staff
- Mary Ellen McNish, President and Chief Executive Officer
- John Coonrod, Executive Vice President
- Idrissa Dicko , Vice President of Programs for Africa
Board Members [9]
- Steven J. Sherwood , Chairman [10]
- Joan Holmes, former president of the project [11]
- Joaquin Chissano , Former President of Mozambique
- V. Mohini Giri, former Chairman of the National Women's Commission in India
- Specioza Wandira Kazibwe, former Vice President and Minister of Agriculture in Uganda
- Cecilia Loría Saviñón , former director of Indesol in Mexico
- George Mathew
- Queen of Jordan Noor , Honorary Councilor
- Javier Perez de Cuellar , Peruvian diplomat, Fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations (honorary)
- Amartia Sen , economist, Nobel laureate in economics (honorary)
- George Weiss
- M. S. Swaminathan , Honorary Chairman (Head of the M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation)
- Charles Dull, Secretary
Notes
- ↑ Charity Review of Hunger Project . bbb.org . Date of treatment May 14, 2014.
- ↑ Mission - The Hunger Project (inaccessible link) . thp.org . Date of treatment May 14, 2014. Archived January 28, 2010.
- ↑ 1 2 The Hunger Project . Charity Navigator organization site. Date of appeal May 15, 2014.
- ↑ Global Hunger Project, The . BBB Wise Giving Alliance website. Date of appeal May 15, 2014.
- ↑ Top Rated Charities . American Institute of Philanthropy. Date of appeal May 15, 2014.
- ↑ Gordon, Suzanne (December 1978). "Let them eat est." Mother Jones. Vol. 3, No. 10, pp. 40-44, 49-50, 52-54
- ↑ Bell, Daniel and Weston, Brendan (February 13, 1985. “Hunger Project feeds itself.” McGill Daily
- ↑ The Hunger Project . Of. site of the center of indigenous cultures of Peru CHIRAPAQ. Date of treatment May 14, 2014.
- ↑ Global Board of Directors and Officers - The Hunger Project (inaccessible link) . thp.org . Date of treatment May 14, 2014. Archived February 22, 2014.
- ↑ Steven J. Sherwood . CWS Capital Partners LLC website. Date of treatment May 14, 2014.
- ↑ Joan Holmes Founding President, The Hunger Project (inaccessible link) . Of. The Hunger Project website. Date of treatment May 14, 2014. Archived April 17, 2012.