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Share something truly sweet with your loved ones this Valentine's Day: each Freedom from Hunger eCard you purchase helps us empower mothers around the world.

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Microfinance and Health Pairing to be Model for Global Expansion

Our pioneering work to bring women microfinance combined with health services in India is now being developed as a model for global expansion.

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In Her Hands:
2011 Annual Report

Our Annual Report, “In Her Hands” is now available. Learn about our impact
in FY 11.

Saving for Health


Five years ago, Bintou Coulibaly was constantly worried about feeding her children. Then, she joined a women's Credit Association based on Freedom from Hunger's Credit with Education program. “Things have improved a lot,” she says. “We can help our husbands and work together as a team.”

Self-Help through Microfinance — and More.

We bring poor women in Africa, Asia, and Latin America a powerful combination of microfinance, education, and health protection to help them achieve a sustainable, self-help end to world hunger.

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Microfinance and World Hunger News and Updates!

Leveling a Mountain

One of the biggest obstacles a poor family faces in their steep climb out of poverty, is illness. Money that could be invested in education, a home-based business, or even a new roof, must often be diverted to pay for medical care. But Freedom from Hunger's new partnership with Oikocredit is about to help thousands of families in the Andes turn a daunting peak into a rolling hill. Learn more.

More than the Three Rs: Making Education Work for Poor Women

Many of the women Freedom from Hunger serves have never been to school. But they’re quickly absorbing and applying lessons about child nutrition, microenterprise management and safeguarding family health. In a new article, Freedom from Hunger’s trainers describe what works and what doesn’t in adult education. Learn more.

Health Loans Preserve the Hard-won Successes of a Mother and Entrepreneur

Laily Begum nearly saw her sewing business wiped out when a series of health calamities struck her family. But thanks to our health protection initiative, she had an alternative to begging: she took out a health loan. Learn more.

Microfinance and Health Pairing to be Model for Global Expansion

Our pioneering work to bring women microfinance combined with health services in India is now being developed as a model for global expansion. Learn more about this Johnson & Johnson and Ashmore Foundation collaboration between Freedom from Hunger and the Microcredit Summit Campaign.

Jane Pauley and Garry Trudeau to Double "Freedom from Hunger Day" Donations

The sixth annual Freedom from Hunger Day on September 28 launches a month–long matching–gift campaign to celebrate women's stories of hope, health and success from around the world. You can make a difference. Read more.

New President Steve Hollingworth to Lead Freedom from Hunger

Steve Hollingworth, Freedom from Hunger's newly appointed President (CEO), assumes the helm from longtime leader Chris Dunford. Hollingworth was offered the position after a year-long international search. Read more.